Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indico | |
| tú | indicas | |
| él / ella / usted | indica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indiqué | |
| tú | indicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | indicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indicaba | |
| tú | indicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | indicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indicaré | |
| tú | indicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | indicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indicaría | |
| tú | indicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | indicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | indique | |
| tú | indiques | |
| él / ella / usted | indique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | indiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | indiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | indiquen |
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 indicate, signal, designate
- to prescribe
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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