Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafío | |
| tú | desafías | |
| él / ella / usted | desafía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafié | |
| tú | desafiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desafió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafiaba | |
| tú | desafiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desafiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafiaré | |
| tú | desafiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desafiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafiaría | |
| tú | desafiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desafiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desafíe | |
| tú | desafíes | |
| él / ella / usted | desafíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desafiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desafiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desafíen |
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 challenge (in a competition)
- to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo)
- to brave
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