Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controlo | |
| tú | controlas | |
| él / ella / usted | controla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controlé | |
| tú | controlaste | |
| él / ella / usted | controló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controlasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controlaba | |
| tú | controlabas | |
| él / ella / usted | controlaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controlabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controlaré | |
| tú | controlarás | |
| él / ella / usted | controlará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controlaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controlaría | |
| tú | controlarías | |
| él / ella / usted | controlaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controlaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | controle | |
| tú | controles | |
| él / ella / usted | controle | |
| nosotros / nosotras | controlemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | controléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | controlen |
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 control, to rein in
- to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
- to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
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