Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consulto | |
| tú | consultas | |
| él / ella / usted | consulta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consultan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consulté | |
| tú | consultaste | |
| él / ella / usted | consultó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consultaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consultaba | |
| tú | consultabas | |
| él / ella / usted | consultaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consultaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consultaré | |
| tú | consultarás | |
| él / ella / usted | consultará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consultarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consultaría | |
| tú | consultarías | |
| él / ella / usted | consultaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consultarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consulte | |
| tú | consultes | |
| él / ella / usted | consulte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | consultemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | consultéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consulten |
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 consult
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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