Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cedo | |
| tú | cedes | |
| él / ella / usted | cede | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cedemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cedéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ceden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cedí | |
| tú | cediste | |
| él / ella / usted | cedió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cedisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cedieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cedía | |
| tú | cedías | |
| él / ella / usted | cedía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cedíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cedíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cedían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cederé | |
| tú | cederás | |
| él / ella / usted | cederá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cederemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cederéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cederán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cedería | |
| tú | cederías | |
| él / ella / usted | cedería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cederíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cederíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cederían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ceda | |
| tú | cedas | |
| él / ella / usted | ceda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cedamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cedáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cedan |
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 cede, to hand over, to convey
- to transfer, to yield
- to relinquish, to abandon, to leave, to give in
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