Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entablo | |
| tú | entablas | |
| él / ella / usted | entabla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entabláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entablé | |
| tú | entablaste | |
| él / ella / usted | entabló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entablasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entablaba | |
| tú | entablabas | |
| él / ella / usted | entablaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entablabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entablaré | |
| tú | entablarás | |
| él / ella / usted | entablará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entablaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entablaría | |
| tú | entablarías | |
| él / ella / usted | entablaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entablaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entable | |
| tú | entables | |
| él / ella / usted | entable | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entablemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entabléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entablen |
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 initiate, to strike up, to engage in, to enter into, to establish, to open (e.g. a conversation, dialogue, cooperation, collaboration, contact, a connection, a relationship)
- to file (e.g. a complaint, a lawsuit, a claim, proceedings)
- to cover or reinforce with boards
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