Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamento | |
| tú | lamentas | |
| él / ella / usted | lamenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamenté | |
| tú | lamentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | lamentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamentaba | |
| tú | lamentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | lamentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamentaré | |
| tú | lamentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | lamentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamentaría | |
| tú | lamentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | lamentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lamente | |
| tú | lamentes | |
| él / ella / usted | lamente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lamentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lamentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lamenten |
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 lament, to regret
- (reflexive) to mourn (often followed by la muerte de or la pérdida de)
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