Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dicto | |
| tú | dictas | |
| él / ella / usted | dicta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dictan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dicté | |
| tú | dictaste | |
| él / ella / usted | dictó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dictaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dictaba | |
| tú | dictabas | |
| él / ella / usted | dictaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dictaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dictaré | |
| tú | dictarás | |
| él / ella / usted | dictará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dictarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dictaría | |
| tú | dictarías | |
| él / ella / usted | dictaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dictarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dicte | |
| tú | dictes | |
| él / ella / usted | dicte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dictemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dictéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dicten |
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 dictate
- to pronounce
- to give; to deliver (i.e. a lecture)
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