Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ceso | |
| tú | cesas | |
| él / ella / usted | cesa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cesáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cesé | |
| tú | cesaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cesó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cesasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cesaba | |
| tú | cesabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cesaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cesabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cesaré | |
| tú | cesarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cesará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cesaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cesaría | |
| tú | cesarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cesaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cesaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cese | |
| tú | ceses | |
| él / ella / usted | cese | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cesemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ceséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cesen |
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 cease (to stop)
- to quit, to step down
- to dismiss
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