Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importo | |
| tú | importas | |
| él / ella / usted | importa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importé | |
| tú | importaste | |
| él / ella / usted | importó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importaba | |
| tú | importabas | |
| él / ella / usted | importaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importaré | |
| tú | importarás | |
| él / ella / usted | importará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importaría | |
| tú | importarías | |
| él / ella / usted | importaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | importe | |
| tú | importes | |
| él / ella / usted | importe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | importemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | importéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | importen |
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 matter, to be important [with a ‘someone’] (often translated idiomatically with English care or mind, with subject and object reversed)
- to care
- to import
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