Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumplo | |
| tú | cumples | |
| él / ella / usted | cumple | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumplimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumplís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumplí | |
| tú | cumpliste | |
| él / ella / usted | cumplió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumplimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumplisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumplía | |
| tú | cumplías | |
| él / ella / usted | cumplía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumplíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumplíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumpliré | |
| tú | cumplirás | |
| él / ella / usted | cumplirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumpliremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumpliréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumpliría | |
| tú | cumplirías | |
| él / ella / usted | cumpliría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumpliríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumpliríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cumpla | |
| tú | cumplas | |
| él / ella / usted | cumpla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cumplamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cumpláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cumplan |
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 fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)
- to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)
- to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los)
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