Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bailo | |
| tú | bailas | |
| él / ella / usted | baila | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bailé | |
| tú | bailaste | |
| él / ella / usted | bailó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bailaba | |
| tú | bailabas | |
| él / ella / usted | bailaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bailaré | |
| tú | bailarás | |
| él / ella / usted | bailará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bailaría | |
| tú | bailarías | |
| él / ella / usted | bailaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | baile | |
| tú | bailes | |
| él / ella / usted | baile | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bailemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bailéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bailen |
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 dance
- to dribble (the ball)
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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