Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensayo | |
| tú | ensayas | |
| él / ella / usted | ensaya | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensayé | |
| tú | ensayaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ensayó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensayaba | |
| tú | ensayabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ensayaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensayaré | |
| tú | ensayarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ensayará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensayaría | |
| tú | ensayarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ensayaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ensaye | |
| tú | ensayes | |
| él / ella / usted | ensaye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ensayemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ensayéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ensayen |
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 rehearse, to practice, to run lines
- to test, to try out, to pilot, to experiment
- to assay
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