Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compongo | |
| tú | compones | |
| él / ella / usted | compone | |
| nosotros / nosotras | componemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | componéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | componen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compuse | |
| tú | compusiste | |
| él / ella / usted | compuso | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compusimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compusisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compusieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | componía | |
| tú | componías | |
| él / ella / usted | componía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | componíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | componíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | componían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compondré | |
| tú | compondrás | |
| él / ella / usted | compondrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compondremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compondréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compondrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compondría | |
| tú | compondrías | |
| él / ella / usted | compondría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compondríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compondríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compondrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | componga | |
| tú | compongas | |
| él / ella / usted | componga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compongamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compongáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compongan |
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 compose (write music)
- to compose, make up
- to repair, fix
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