Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expreso | |
| tú | expresas | |
| él / ella / usted | expresa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expresáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expresé | |
| tú | expresaste | |
| él / ella / usted | expresó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expresasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expresaba | |
| tú | expresabas | |
| él / ella / usted | expresaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expresabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expresaré | |
| tú | expresarás | |
| él / ella / usted | expresará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expresaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | expresaría | |
| tú | expresarías | |
| él / ella / usted | expresaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expresaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exprese | |
| tú | expreses | |
| él / ella / usted | exprese | |
| nosotros / nosotras | expresemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | expreséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | expresen |
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 express
- to specify
- (reflexive) to express oneself
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