Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayuno | |
| tú | desayunas | |
| él / ella / usted | desayuna | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayuné | |
| tú | desayunaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desayunó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayunaba | |
| tú | desayunabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desayunaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayunaré | |
| tú | desayunarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desayunará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayunaría | |
| tú | desayunarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desayunaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desayune | |
| tú | desayunes | |
| él / ella / usted | desayune | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desayunemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desayunéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desayunen |
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 break a fast
- to have (for) breakfast
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