Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | freno | |
| tú | frenas | |
| él / ella / usted | frena | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | frené | |
| tú | frenaste | |
| él / ella / usted | frenó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | frenaba | |
| tú | frenabas | |
| él / ella / usted | frenaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | frenaré | |
| tú | frenarás | |
| él / ella / usted | frenará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | frenaría | |
| tú | frenarías | |
| él / ella / usted | frenaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | frene | |
| tú | frenes | |
| él / ella / usted | frene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | frenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | frenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | frenen |
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 brake (a vehicle)
- to restrain
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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