Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambio | |
| tú | cambias | |
| él / ella / usted | cambia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambié | |
| tú | cambiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cambió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambiaba | |
| tú | cambiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cambiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambiaré | |
| tú | cambiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cambiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambiaría | |
| tú | cambiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cambiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cambie | |
| tú | cambies | |
| él / ella / usted | cambie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cambiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cambiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cambien |
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 change, to shift, to switch, to alter
- to modify
- to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
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