Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrento | |
| tú | enfrentas | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrenté | |
| tú | enfrentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrentaba | |
| tú | enfrentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrentaré | |
| tú | enfrentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrentaría | |
| tú | enfrentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enfrente | |
| tú | enfrentes | |
| él / ella / usted | enfrente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | enfrentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | enfrentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enfrenten |
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 confront, to face (can also be translated with deal with, tackle, etc.)
- to pit something against something else
- to pit two things against each other
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