Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifro | |
| tú | descifras | |
| él / ella / usted | descifra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desciframos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifré | |
| tú | descifraste | |
| él / ella / usted | descifró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desciframos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifraba | |
| tú | descifrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | descifraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descifrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifraré | |
| tú | descifrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | descifrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descifraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifraría | |
| tú | descifrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | descifraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descifraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descifre | |
| tú | descifres | |
| él / ella / usted | descifre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descifremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descifréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descifren |
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
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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