Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complemento | |
| tú | complementas | |
| él / ella / usted | complementa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complementé | |
| tú | complementaste | |
| él / ella / usted | complementó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complementaba | |
| tú | complementabas | |
| él / ella / usted | complementaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complementaré | |
| tú | complementarás | |
| él / ella / usted | complementará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complementaría | |
| tú | complementarías | |
| él / ella / usted | complementaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | complemente | |
| tú | complementes | |
| él / ella / usted | complemente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | complementemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | complementéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | complementen |
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 complement (to provide what the partner lacks)
- to eke out
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