Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustro | |
| tú | ilustras | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustré | |
| tú | ilustraste | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustraba | |
| tú | ilustrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustraré | |
| tú | ilustrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustraría | |
| tú | ilustrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ilustre | |
| tú | ilustres | |
| él / ella / usted | ilustre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ilustremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ilustréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ilustren |
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 illustrate
- to enlighten, to educate
- to learn
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