Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablo | |
| tú | hablas | |
| él / ella / usted | habla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | habláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablé | |
| tú | hablaste | |
| él / ella / usted | habló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hablasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablaba | |
| tú | hablabas | |
| él / ella / usted | hablaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hablabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablaré | |
| tú | hablarás | |
| él / ella / usted | hablará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hablaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hablaría | |
| tú | hablarías | |
| él / ella / usted | hablaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hablaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hable | |
| tú | hables | |
| él / ella / usted | hable | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hablemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | habléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablen |
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.
Hablamos español en casa.
We speak Spanish at home.
Hablamos can be present or preterite; context tells you which.
Meaning & usage
- to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
- to speak (a language)
- (informal, reflexive) to talk or speak regularly with someone, sometimes online
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