Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultivo | |
| tú | cultivas | |
| él / ella / usted | cultiva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultiváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultivan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultivé | |
| tú | cultivaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cultivó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultivasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultivaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultivaba | |
| tú | cultivabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cultivaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultivabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultivaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultivaré | |
| tú | cultivarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cultivará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultivaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultivarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultivaría | |
| tú | cultivarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cultivaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultivaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultivarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cultive | |
| tú | cultives | |
| él / ella / usted | cultive | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cultivemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cultivéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cultiven |
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 cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
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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