Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | genero | |
| tú | generas | |
| él / ella / usted | genera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | generé | |
| tú | generaste | |
| él / ella / usted | generó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | generaba | |
| tú | generabas | |
| él / ella / usted | generaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | generaré | |
| tú | generarás | |
| él / ella / usted | generará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | generaría | |
| tú | generarías | |
| él / ella / usted | generaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | genere | |
| tú | generes | |
| él / ella / usted | genere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | generemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | generéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | generen |
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 generate, to create, to produce, to cause
- to engender, to breed
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