Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cazo | |
| tú | cazas | |
| él / ella / usted | caza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cazáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cazan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cacé | |
| tú | cazaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cazó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cazasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cazaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cazaba | |
| tú | cazabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cazaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cazábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cazabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cazaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cazaré | |
| tú | cazarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cazará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cazaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cazaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cazarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cazaría | |
| tú | cazarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cazaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cazaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cazaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cazarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cace | |
| tú | caces | |
| él / ella / usted | cace | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cacemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cacéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cacen |
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 hunt
- to catch (a ball, said especially of the goalkeeper)
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