Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capto | |
| tú | captas | |
| él / ella / usted | capta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capté | |
| tú | captaste | |
| él / ella / usted | captó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | captaba | |
| tú | captabas | |
| él / ella / usted | captaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | captaré | |
| tú | captarás | |
| él / ella / usted | captará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | captaría | |
| tú | captarías | |
| él / ella / usted | captaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capte | |
| tú | captes | |
| él / ella / usted | capte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | captemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | captéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capten |
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 capture, perceive, register, understand
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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