Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparo | |
| tú | comparas | |
| él / ella / usted | compara | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparé | |
| tú | comparaste | |
| él / ella / usted | comparó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compararon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparaba | |
| tú | comparabas | |
| él / ella / usted | comparaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compararé | |
| tú | compararás | |
| él / ella / usted | comparará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compararemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compararéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compararán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compararía | |
| tú | compararías | |
| él / ella / usted | compararía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compararíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compararíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compararían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compare | |
| tú | compares | |
| él / ella / usted | compare | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparen |
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 compare
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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