Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demando | |
| tú | demandas | |
| él / ella / usted | demanda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demandan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demandé | |
| tú | demandaste | |
| él / ella / usted | demandó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demandaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demandaba | |
| tú | demandabas | |
| él / ella / usted | demandaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demandaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demandaré | |
| tú | demandarás | |
| él / ella / usted | demandará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demandarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demandaría | |
| tú | demandarías | |
| él / ella / usted | demandaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demandarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demande | |
| tú | demandes | |
| él / ella / usted | demande | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demandemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demandéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demanden |
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 insist, ask (for something), request
- to sue, file suit, implead
- to take charge (of something)
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