Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autorizo | |
| tú | autorizas | |
| él / ella / usted | autoriza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autorizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autorizáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autorizan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autoricé | |
| tú | autorizaste | |
| él / ella / usted | autorizó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autorizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autorizasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autorizaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autorizaba | |
| tú | autorizabas | |
| él / ella / usted | autorizaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autorizábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autorizabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autorizaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autorizaré | |
| tú | autorizarás | |
| él / ella / usted | autorizará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autorizaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autorizaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autorizarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autorizaría | |
| tú | autorizarías | |
| él / ella / usted | autorizaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autorizaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autorizaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autorizarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | autorice | |
| tú | autorices | |
| él / ella / usted | autorice | |
| nosotros / nosotras | autoricemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | autoricéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | autoricen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to authorize
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations