Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centro | |
| tú | centras | |
| él / ella / usted | centra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centré | |
| tú | centraste | |
| él / ella / usted | centró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centraba | |
| tú | centrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | centraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centraré | |
| tú | centrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | centrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centraría | |
| tú | centrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | centraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | centre | |
| tú | centres | |
| él / ella / usted | centre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | centremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | centréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | centren |
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 focus, to center
- cross (pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side)
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