Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cito | |
| tú | citas | |
| él / ella / usted | cita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cité | |
| tú | citaste | |
| él / ella / usted | citó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | citaba | |
| tú | citabas | |
| él / ella / usted | citaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | citaré | |
| tú | citarás | |
| él / ella / usted | citará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | citaría | |
| tú | citarías | |
| él / ella / usted | citaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cite | |
| tú | cites | |
| él / ella / usted | cite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | citemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | citéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | citen |
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 cite
- to summon
- to schedule, make an appointment
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