Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | canto | |
| tú | cantas | |
| él / ella / usted | canta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cantan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | canté | |
| tú | cantaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cantó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cantaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cantaba | |
| tú | cantabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cantaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cantaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cantaré | |
| tú | cantarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cantará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cantarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cantaría | |
| tú | cantarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cantaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cantarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cante | |
| tú | cantes | |
| él / ella / usted | cante | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cantemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cantéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | canten |
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 sing
- (colloquial) to stink
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