Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fuerzo | |
| tú | fuerzas | |
| él / ella / usted | fuerza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fuerzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forcé | |
| tú | forzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | forzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | forzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forzaba | |
| tú | forzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | forzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | forzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forzaré | |
| tú | forzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | forzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | forzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forzaría | |
| tú | forzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | forzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | forzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fuerce | |
| tú | fuerces | |
| él / ella / usted | fuerce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | forcemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | forcéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fuercen |
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 force, break through
- to violate, rape, ravish
- to take by storm
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