Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compenso | |
| tú | compensas | |
| él / ella / usted | compensa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compensáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compensé | |
| tú | compensaste | |
| él / ella / usted | compensó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compensasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compensaba | |
| tú | compensabas | |
| él / ella / usted | compensaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compensabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compensaré | |
| tú | compensarás | |
| él / ella / usted | compensará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compensaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compensaría | |
| tú | compensarías | |
| él / ella / usted | compensaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compensaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compense | |
| tú | compenses | |
| él / ella / usted | compense | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compensemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compenséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compensen |
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 compensate, make up for
- to compensate, remunerate
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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