Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estimo | |
| tú | estimas | |
| él / ella / usted | estima | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estimáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estiman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estimé | |
| tú | estimaste | |
| él / ella / usted | estimó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estimasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estimaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estimaba | |
| tú | estimabas | |
| él / ella / usted | estimaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estimabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estimaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estimaré | |
| tú | estimarás | |
| él / ella / usted | estimará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estimaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estimarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estimaría | |
| tú | estimarías | |
| él / ella / usted | estimaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estimaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estimarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estime | |
| tú | estimes | |
| él / ella / usted | estime | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estimemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estiméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estimen |
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 esteem
- to estimate
- to think, to believe
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