Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escribo | |
| tú | escribes | |
| él / ella / usted | escribe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escriben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escribí | |
| tú | escribiste | |
| él / ella / usted | escribió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escribieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escribía | |
| tú | escribías | |
| él / ella / usted | escribía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escribían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escribiré | |
| tú | escribirás | |
| él / ella / usted | escribirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escribirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escribiría | |
| tú | escribirías | |
| él / ella / usted | escribiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escribirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escriba | |
| tú | escribas | |
| él / ella / usted | escriba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escribamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escribáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escriban |
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 write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
- to write (to) someone (a letter, etc.)
- to write someone something
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