Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuido | |
| tú | cuidas | |
| él / ella / usted | cuida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuidan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuidé | |
| tú | cuidaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cuidó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuidaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuidaba | |
| tú | cuidabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cuidaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuidaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuidaré | |
| tú | cuidarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cuidará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuidarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuidaría | |
| tú | cuidarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cuidaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuidarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuide | |
| tú | cuides | |
| él / ella / usted | cuide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cuidemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cuidéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuiden |
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 look after, take care of (e.g. a house, a person)
- to mind, watch, pay attention to, be mindful of
- (reflexive) to look after oneself, take care
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