Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detecto | |
| tú | detectas | |
| él / ella / usted | detecta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detectan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detecté | |
| tú | detectaste | |
| él / ella / usted | detectó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detectaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detectaba | |
| tú | detectabas | |
| él / ella / usted | detectaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detectaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detectaré | |
| tú | detectarás | |
| él / ella / usted | detectará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detectarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detectaría | |
| tú | detectarías | |
| él / ella / usted | detectaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detectarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | detecte | |
| tú | detectes | |
| él / ella / usted | detecte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | detectemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | detectéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | detecten |
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 detect
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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