Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exagero | |
| tú | exageras | |
| él / ella / usted | exagera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exageramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exageráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exageran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exageré | |
| tú | exageraste | |
| él / ella / usted | exageró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exageramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exagerasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exageraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exageraba | |
| tú | exagerabas | |
| él / ella / usted | exageraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exagerábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exagerabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exageraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exageraré | |
| tú | exagerarás | |
| él / ella / usted | exagerará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exageraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exageraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exagerarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exageraría | |
| tú | exagerarías | |
| él / ella / usted | exageraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exageraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exageraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exagerarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exagere | |
| tú | exageres | |
| él / ella / usted | exagere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | exageremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exageréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | exageren |
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 exaggerate, to overstate, to overemphasize
- to overdo, to go overboard
- to overreact, to blow out of proportion
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