Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caliento | |
| tú | calientas | |
| él / ella / usted | calienta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calientan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | calenté | |
| tú | calentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | calentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | calentaba | |
| tú | calentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | calentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | calentaré | |
| tú | calentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | calentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | calentaría | |
| tú | calentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | calentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caliente | |
| tú | calientes | |
| él / ella / usted | caliente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | calentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | calienten |
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 heat, to warm up (cause an increase in temperature)
- to turn on (arouse sexually)
- to warm up (prepare for a physical activity)
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