Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bato | |
| tú | bates | |
| él / ella / usted | bate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | baten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | batí | |
| tú | batiste | |
| él / ella / usted | batió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | batieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | batía | |
| tú | batías | |
| él / ella / usted | batía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | batían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | batiré | |
| tú | batirás | |
| él / ella / usted | batirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | batirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | batiría | |
| tú | batirías | |
| él / ella / usted | batiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | batirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bata | |
| tú | batas | |
| él / ella / usted | bata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | batamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | batáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | batan |
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 beat, to pound repeatedly
- to beat, whisk, whip
- to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)
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