Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libero | |
| tú | liberas | |
| él / ella / usted | libera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | liberé | |
| tú | liberaste | |
| él / ella / usted | liberó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | liberaba | |
| tú | liberabas | |
| él / ella / usted | liberaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | liberaré | |
| tú | liberarás | |
| él / ella / usted | liberará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | liberaría | |
| tú | liberarías | |
| él / ella / usted | liberaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libere | |
| tú | liberes | |
| él / ella / usted | libere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liberemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liberéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liberen |
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 liberate, to release, to free, to set free, to free up
- to deliver, to rid (someone from/of something)
- to relieve (e.g., relieve pressure, tension, stress)
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