Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | echo | |
| tú | echas | |
| él / ella / usted | echa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eché | |
| tú | echaste | |
| él / ella / usted | echó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | echaba | |
| tú | echabas | |
| él / ella / usted | echaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | echaré | |
| tú | echarás | |
| él / ella / usted | echará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | echaría | |
| tú | echarías | |
| él / ella / usted | echaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eche | |
| tú | eches | |
| él / ella / usted | eche | |
| nosotros / nosotras | echemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | echéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | echen |
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 throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
- to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
- to put in, add
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