Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | curo | |
| tú | curas | |
| él / ella / usted | cura | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | curé | |
| tú | curaste | |
| él / ella / usted | curó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | curaba | |
| tú | curabas | |
| él / ella / usted | curaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | curaré | |
| tú | curarás | |
| él / ella / usted | curará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | curaría | |
| tú | curarías | |
| él / ella / usted | curaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cure | |
| tú | cures | |
| él / ella / usted | cure | |
| nosotros / nosotras | curemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | curéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | curen |
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 cure, heal (body, soul, mind, heart); nurse, treat, dress (a wound)
- to remedy (an evil)
- to clean, cleanse
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