Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interpreto | |
| tú | interpretas | |
| él / ella / usted | interpreta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpretan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interpreté | |
| tú | interpretaste | |
| él / ella / usted | interpretó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpretaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interpretaba | |
| tú | interpretabas | |
| él / ella / usted | interpretaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpretaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interpretaré | |
| tú | interpretarás | |
| él / ella / usted | interpretará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpretarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interpretaría | |
| tú | interpretarías | |
| él / ella / usted | interpretaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpretarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | interprete | |
| tú | interpretes | |
| él / ella / usted | interprete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | interpretemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | interpretéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | interpreten |
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 interpret, explain, decipher
- to interpret, translate (orally)
- to act a part
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