Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | formo | |
| tú | formas | |
| él / ella / usted | forma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | formáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | forman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | formé | |
| tú | formaste | |
| él / ella / usted | formó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | formasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | formaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | formaba | |
| tú | formabas | |
| él / ella / usted | formaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | formabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | formaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | formaré | |
| tú | formarás | |
| él / ella / usted | formará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | formaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | formarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | formaría | |
| tú | formarías | |
| él / ella / usted | formaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | formaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | formarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forme | |
| tú | formes | |
| él / ella / usted | forme | |
| nosotros / nosotras | formemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | formen |
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 form, to create
- to train, to educate
- to make up, to constitute
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