Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | leo | |
| tú | lees | |
| él / ella / usted | lee | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | leen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | leí | |
| tú | leíste | |
| él / ella / usted | leyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | leyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | leía | |
| tú | leías | |
| él / ella / usted | leía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | leían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | leeré | |
| tú | leerás | |
| él / ella / usted | leerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | leerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | leería | |
| tú | leerías | |
| él / ella / usted | leería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | leerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lea | |
| tú | leas | |
| él / ella / usted | lea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | leamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | leáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lean |
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
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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