Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependo | |
| tú | dependes | |
| él / ella / usted | depende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependí | |
| tú | dependiste | |
| él / ella / usted | dependió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependía | |
| tú | dependías | |
| él / ella / usted | dependía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependeré | |
| tú | dependerás | |
| él / ella / usted | dependerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependería | |
| tú | dependerías | |
| él / ella / usted | dependería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dependa | |
| tú | dependas | |
| él / ella / usted | dependa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dependamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dependáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dependan |
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 depend, to be subject to
- to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon
- to be up to
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