Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conozco | |
| tú | conoces | |
| él / ella / usted | conoce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conocemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conocéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conocen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conocí | |
| tú | conociste | |
| él / ella / usted | conoció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conocimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conocisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conocieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conocía | |
| tú | conocías | |
| él / ella / usted | conocía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conocíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conocíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conocían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conoceré | |
| tú | conocerás | |
| él / ella / usted | conocerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conoceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conoceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conocerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conocería | |
| tú | conocerías | |
| él / ella / usted | conocería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conoceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conoceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conocerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conozca | |
| tú | conozcas | |
| él / ella / usted | conozca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | conozcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | conozcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conozcan |
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 know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
- to meet
- to get to know, become acquainted (with)
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