Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destaco | |
| tú | destacas | |
| él / ella / usted | destaca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destacamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destacáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destacan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destaqué | |
| tú | destacaste | |
| él / ella / usted | destacó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destacamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destacasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destacaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destacaba | |
| tú | destacabas | |
| él / ella / usted | destacaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destacábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destacabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destacaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destacaré | |
| tú | destacarás | |
| él / ella / usted | destacará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destacaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destacaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destacarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destacaría | |
| tú | destacarías | |
| él / ella / usted | destacaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destacaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destacaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destacarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destaque | |
| tú | destaques | |
| él / ella / usted | destaque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destaquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destaquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destaquen |
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 emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note
- to detach troops
- (reflexive) to stand out, to excel, to shine (to make oneself stand out, to distinguish oneself)
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