Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capturo | |
| tú | capturas | |
| él / ella / usted | captura | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capturé | |
| tú | capturaste | |
| él / ella / usted | capturó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capturaba | |
| tú | capturabas | |
| él / ella / usted | capturaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capturaré | |
| tú | capturarás | |
| él / ella / usted | capturará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capturaría | |
| tú | capturarías | |
| él / ella / usted | capturaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | capture | |
| tú | captures | |
| él / ella / usted | capture | |
| nosotros / nosotras | capturemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | capturéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | capturen |
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 catch, trap, capture
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