Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hallo | |
| tú | hallas | |
| él / ella / usted | halla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | halláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hallé | |
| tú | hallaste | |
| él / ella / usted | halló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hallasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hallaba | |
| tú | hallabas | |
| él / ella / usted | hallaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hallabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hallaré | |
| tú | hallarás | |
| él / ella / usted | hallará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hallaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hallaría | |
| tú | hallarías | |
| él / ella / usted | hallaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hallaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | halle | |
| tú | halles | |
| él / ella / usted | halle | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hallemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | halléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hallen |
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 find something, deliberately or not
- to strike (a balance between options)
- (reflexive) to find oneself in a certain way (+adjective)
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