Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprendo | |
| tú | emprendes | |
| él / ella / usted | emprende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprenden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprendí | |
| tú | emprendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | emprendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprendía | |
| tú | emprendías | |
| él / ella / usted | emprendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprenderé | |
| tú | emprenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | emprenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprendería | |
| tú | emprenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | emprendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | emprenda | |
| tú | emprendas | |
| él / ella / usted | emprenda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | emprendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | emprendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | emprendan |
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 undertake, to engage in
- to take (e.g. actions, steps, initiatives, an approach, a path)
- to start, to launch, to initiate, to begin (e.g. a project, an investigation, a business venture, a negotiation)
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