Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demuestro | |
| tú | demuestras | |
| él / ella / usted | demuestra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demuestran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demostré | |
| tú | demostraste | |
| él / ella / usted | demostró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demostraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demostraba | |
| tú | demostrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | demostraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demostraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demostraré | |
| tú | demostrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | demostrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demostrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demostraría | |
| tú | demostrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | demostraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demostrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | demuestre | |
| tú | demuestres | |
| él / ella / usted | demuestre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | demostremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | demostréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | demuestren |
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 show, to demonstrate
- to prove
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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