Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guío | |
| tú | guías | |
| él / ella / usted | guía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guiais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guie | |
| tú | guiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | guio | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guiaba | |
| tú | guiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | guiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guiaré | |
| tú | guiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | guiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guiaría | |
| tú | guiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | guiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guíe | |
| tú | guíes | |
| él / ella / usted | guíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | guiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | guieis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | guíen |
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 guide
- to lead, to conduct
- to show the way
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