Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpeo | |
| tú | golpeas | |
| él / ella / usted | golpea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpeamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpeáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpean |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpeé | |
| tú | golpeaste | |
| él / ella / usted | golpeó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpeamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpeasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpearon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpeaba | |
| tú | golpeabas | |
| él / ella / usted | golpeaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpeábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpeabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpeaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpearé | |
| tú | golpearás | |
| él / ella / usted | golpeará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpearemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpearéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpearán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpearía | |
| tú | golpearías | |
| él / ella / usted | golpearía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpearíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpearíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpearían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | golpee | |
| tú | golpees | |
| él / ella / usted | golpee | |
| nosotros / nosotras | golpeemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | golpeéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | golpeen |
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 hit, to knock, to tap
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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