Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copio | |
| tú | copias | |
| él / ella / usted | copia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copié | |
| tú | copiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | copió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copiaba | |
| tú | copiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | copiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copiaré | |
| tú | copiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | copiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copiaría | |
| tú | copiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | copiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | copie | |
| tú | copies | |
| él / ella / usted | copie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | copiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | copiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | copien |
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 copy; to crib
- to copy; to imitate
- to copy (to place a copy of an object in memory for later use)
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