Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clavo | |
| tú | clavas | |
| él / ella / usted | clava | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | claváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | clavan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clavé | |
| tú | clavaste | |
| él / ella / usted | clavó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | clavasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | clavaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clavaba | |
| tú | clavabas | |
| él / ella / usted | clavaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | clavabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | clavaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clavaré | |
| tú | clavarás | |
| él / ella / usted | clavará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | clavaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | clavarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clavaría | |
| tú | clavarías | |
| él / ella / usted | clavaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | clavaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | clavarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | clave | |
| tú | claves | |
| él / ella / usted | clave | |
| nosotros / nosotras | clavemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | clavéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | claven |
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 nail, to pin, to stick
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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