Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elaboro | |
| tú | elaboras | |
| él / ella / usted | elabora | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaboramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaboráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaboran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elaboré | |
| tú | elaboraste | |
| él / ella / usted | elaboró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaboramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaborasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaboraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elaboraba | |
| tú | elaborabas | |
| él / ella / usted | elaboraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaborábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaborabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaboraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elaboraré | |
| tú | elaborarás | |
| él / ella / usted | elaborará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaboraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaboraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaborarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elaboraría | |
| tú | elaborarías | |
| él / ella / usted | elaboraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaboraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaboraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaborarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elabore | |
| tú | elabores | |
| él / ella / usted | elabore | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elaboremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elaboréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elaboren |
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 make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate)
- to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design)
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