Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fío | |
| tú | fías | |
| él / ella / usted | fía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fiais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fie | |
| tú | fiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | fio | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fiaba | |
| tú | fiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | fiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fiaré | |
| tú | fiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | fiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fiaría | |
| tú | fiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | fiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fíe | |
| tú | fíes | |
| él / ella / usted | fíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fieis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fíen |
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 guarantee
- to sell on credit; to give credit; to put on the slate
- to entrust
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