Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compruebo | |
| tú | compruebas | |
| él / ella / usted | comprueba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprueban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprobé | |
| tú | comprobaste | |
| él / ella / usted | comprobó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprobaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprobaba | |
| tú | comprobabas | |
| él / ella / usted | comprobaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprobaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprobaré | |
| tú | comprobarás | |
| él / ella / usted | comprobará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprobarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprobaría | |
| tú | comprobarías | |
| él / ella / usted | comprobaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprobarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compruebe | |
| tú | compruebes | |
| él / ella / usted | compruebe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprobemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprobéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprueben |
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 check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
- to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm
- to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
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