Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debato | |
| tú | debates | |
| él / ella / usted | debate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debaten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debatí | |
| tú | debatiste | |
| él / ella / usted | debatió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debatieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debatía | |
| tú | debatías | |
| él / ella / usted | debatía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debatían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debatiré | |
| tú | debatirás | |
| él / ella / usted | debatirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debatirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debatiría | |
| tú | debatirías | |
| él / ella / usted | debatiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debatirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | debata | |
| tú | debatas | |
| él / ella / usted | debata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | debatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | debatáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | debatan |
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 debate
- (reflexive) to struggle (in a decision)
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