Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | causo | |
| tú | causas | |
| él / ella / usted | causa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | causé | |
| tú | causaste | |
| él / ella / usted | causó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | causaba | |
| tú | causabas | |
| él / ella / usted | causaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | causaré | |
| tú | causarás | |
| él / ella / usted | causará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | causaría | |
| tú | causarías | |
| él / ella / usted | causaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cause | |
| tú | causes | |
| él / ella / usted | cause | |
| nosotros / nosotras | causemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | causéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | causen |
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 cause, to make
- to wreak, to bring, to provoke
- to inflict
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