Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeño | |
| tú | desempeñas | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeña | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeñé | |
| tú | desempeñaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeñó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeñaba | |
| tú | desempeñabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeñaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeñaré | |
| tú | desempeñarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeñará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeñaría | |
| tú | desempeñarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeñaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desempeñe | |
| tú | desempeñes | |
| él / ella / usted | desempeñe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desempeñemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desempeñéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desempeñen |
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 hold (a position, a title)
- to play a role; to serve in or as
- to redeem (out of pawn)
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