Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspiro | |
| tú | inspiras | |
| él / ella / usted | inspira | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspiran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspiré | |
| tú | inspiraste | |
| él / ella / usted | inspiró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspirasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspiraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspiraba | |
| tú | inspirabas | |
| él / ella / usted | inspiraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspirábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspirabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspiraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspiraré | |
| tú | inspirarás | |
| él / ella / usted | inspirará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspiraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspiraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspirarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspiraría | |
| tú | inspirarías | |
| él / ella / usted | inspiraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspiraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspiraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspirarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | inspire | |
| tú | inspires | |
| él / ella / usted | inspire | |
| nosotros / nosotras | inspiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | inspiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | inspiren |
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 inspire
- to inhale
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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