Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empato | |
| tú | empatas | |
| él / ella / usted | empata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empatáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empatan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empaté | |
| tú | empataste | |
| él / ella / usted | empató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empatasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empataba | |
| tú | empatabas | |
| él / ella / usted | empataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empatábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empatabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empataré | |
| tú | empatarás | |
| él / ella / usted | empatará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empatarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empataría | |
| tú | empatarías | |
| él / ella / usted | empataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empatarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empate | |
| tú | empates | |
| él / ella / usted | empate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empatemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empatéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empaten |
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 tie, draw (to have the same score or position)
- to connect, join
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