Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | concibo | |
| tú | concibes | |
| él / ella / usted | concibe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concebimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concebís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conciben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | concebí | |
| tú | concebiste | |
| él / ella / usted | concibió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concebimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concebisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | concibieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | concebía | |
| tú | concebías | |
| él / ella / usted | concebía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concebíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concebíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | concebían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | concebiré | |
| tú | concebirás | |
| él / ella / usted | concebirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concebiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concebiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | concebirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | concebiría | |
| tú | concebirías | |
| él / ella / usted | concebiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concebiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concebiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | concebirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conciba | |
| tú | concibas | |
| él / ella / usted | conciba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | concibamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | concibáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conciban |
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 conceive, imagine
- to understand
- to conceive, become pregnant
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