Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combato | |
| tú | combates | |
| él / ella / usted | combate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combaten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combatí | |
| tú | combatiste | |
| él / ella / usted | combatió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combatieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combatía | |
| tú | combatías | |
| él / ella / usted | combatía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combatían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combatiré | |
| tú | combatirás | |
| él / ella / usted | combatirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combatirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combatiría | |
| tú | combatirías | |
| él / ella / usted | combatiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combatirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | combata | |
| tú | combatas | |
| él / ella / usted | combata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | combatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | combatáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | combatan |
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 combat or fight
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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