Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impongo | |
| tú | impones | |
| él / ella / usted | impone | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imponemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imponéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imponen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impuse | |
| tú | impusiste | |
| él / ella / usted | impuso | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impusimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impusisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impusieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imponía | |
| tú | imponías | |
| él / ella / usted | imponía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | imponíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | imponíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | imponían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impondré | |
| tú | impondrás | |
| él / ella / usted | impondrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impondremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impondréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impondrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | impondría | |
| tú | impondrías | |
| él / ella / usted | impondría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impondríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impondríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impondrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | imponga | |
| tú | impongas | |
| él / ella / usted | imponga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | impongamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | impongáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | impongan |
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 impose, impress
- to impose, enforce, foist
- to enjoin
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