Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impido | |
| tú | impides | |
| él / ella / usted | impide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impedís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impiden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impedí | |
| tú | impediste | |
| él / ella / usted | impidió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impedisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impidieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impedía | |
| tú | impedías | |
| él / ella / usted | impedía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impedíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impedíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impedían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impediré | |
| tú | impedirás | |
| él / ella / usted | impedirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impediremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impediréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impedirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impediría | |
| tú | impedirías | |
| él / ella / usted | impediría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impediríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impediríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impedirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impida | |
| tú | impidas | |
| él / ella / usted | impida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impidan |
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 impede, hinder
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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