Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ficho | |
| tú | fichas | |
| él / ella / usted | ficha | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fichamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ficháis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fichan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fiché | |
| tú | fichaste | |
| él / ella / usted | fichó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fichamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fichasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ficharon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fichaba | |
| tú | fichabas | |
| él / ella / usted | fichaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fichábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fichabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fichaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ficharé | |
| tú | ficharás | |
| él / ella / usted | fichará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ficharemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ficharéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ficharán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ficharía | |
| tú | ficharías | |
| él / ella / usted | ficharía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ficharíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ficharíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ficharían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fiche | |
| tú | fiches | |
| él / ella / usted | fiche | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fichemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fichéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fichen |
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 clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)
- to record, file, index (make a record of information)
- to book, to put on file (arrested)
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