Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elevo | |
| tú | elevas | |
| él / ella / usted | eleva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eleváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elevan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elevé | |
| tú | elevaste | |
| él / ella / usted | elevó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elevasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elevaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elevaba | |
| tú | elevabas | |
| él / ella / usted | elevaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elevabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elevaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elevaré | |
| tú | elevarás | |
| él / ella / usted | elevará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elevaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elevarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elevaría | |
| tú | elevarías | |
| él / ella / usted | elevaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elevaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elevarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eleve | |
| tú | eleves | |
| él / ella / usted | eleve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elevemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elevéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eleven |
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 elevate
- to raise; lift up
- to raise (a number) (to a power)
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