Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebo | |
| tú | bebes | |
| él / ella / usted | bebe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebí | |
| tú | bebiste | |
| él / ella / usted | bebió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bebieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebía | |
| tú | bebías | |
| él / ella / usted | bebía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bebían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | beberé | |
| tú | beberás | |
| él / ella / usted | beberá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | beberemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | beberéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beberán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebería | |
| tú | beberías | |
| él / ella / usted | bebería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | beberíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | beberíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beberían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | beba | |
| tú | bebas | |
| él / ella / usted | beba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beban |
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
- (sometimes reflexive) to drink
- to drink alcohol
- to draw from (to be inspired by)
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