Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubro | |
| tú | cubres | |
| él / ella / usted | cubre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubrís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubrí | |
| tú | cubriste | |
| él / ella / usted | cubrió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubristeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubrieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubría | |
| tú | cubrías | |
| él / ella / usted | cubría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubrían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubriré | |
| tú | cubrirás | |
| él / ella / usted | cubrirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubriremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubriréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubrirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubriría | |
| tú | cubrirías | |
| él / ella / usted | cubriría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubriríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubriríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubrirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cubra | |
| tú | cubras | |
| él / ella / usted | cubra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cubramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cubráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cubran |
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 cover
- to cover, to mount
- (reflexive) to cover oneself
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