Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | domino | |
| tú | dominas | |
| él / ella / usted | domina | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | domináis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dominé | |
| tú | dominaste | |
| él / ella / usted | dominó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dominasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dominaba | |
| tú | dominabas | |
| él / ella / usted | dominaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dominabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dominaré | |
| tú | dominarás | |
| él / ella / usted | dominará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dominaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dominaría | |
| tú | dominarías | |
| él / ella / usted | dominaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dominaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | domine | |
| tú | domines | |
| él / ella / usted | domine | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dominemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dominéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dominen |
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 dominate; to hold sway
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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