Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imito | |
| tú | imitas | |
| él / ella / usted | imita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imitan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imité | |
| tú | imitaste | |
| él / ella / usted | imitó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imitaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imitaba | |
| tú | imitabas | |
| él / ella / usted | imitaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imitaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imitaré | |
| tú | imitarás | |
| él / ella / usted | imitará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imitarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imitaría | |
| tú | imitarías | |
| él / ella / usted | imitaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imitarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imite | |
| tú | imites | |
| él / ella / usted | imite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imitemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imitéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imiten |
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 imitate, to mimic, to ape, to copy, to copycat, to impersonate, to simulate
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