Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especifico | |
| tú | especificas | |
| él / ella / usted | especifica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especificamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especificáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especifican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especifiqué | |
| tú | especificaste | |
| él / ella / usted | especificó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especificamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especificasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especificaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especificaba | |
| tú | especificabas | |
| él / ella / usted | especificaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especificábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especificabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especificaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especificaré | |
| tú | especificarás | |
| él / ella / usted | especificará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especificaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especificaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especificarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especificaría | |
| tú | especificarías | |
| él / ella / usted | especificaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especificaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especificaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especificarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | especifique | |
| tú | especifiques | |
| él / ella / usted | especifique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | especifiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | especifiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | especifiquen |
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 specify
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