Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despierto | |
| tú | despiertas | |
| él / ella / usted | despierta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despiertan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperté | |
| tú | despertaste | |
| él / ella / usted | despertó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despertaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaba | |
| tú | despertabas | |
| él / ella / usted | despertaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despertaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaré | |
| tú | despertarás | |
| él / ella / usted | despertará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despertarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaría | |
| tú | despertarías | |
| él / ella / usted | despertaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despertarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despierte | |
| tú | despiertes | |
| él / ella / usted | despierte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despertemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despertéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despierten |
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 wake
- to wake up
- to awaken
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