Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libro | |
| tú | libras | |
| él / ella / usted | libra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | libramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | libráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | libran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libré | |
| tú | libraste | |
| él / ella / usted | libró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | libramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | librasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | libraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libraba | |
| tú | librabas | |
| él / ella / usted | libraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | librábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | librabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | libraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libraré | |
| tú | librarás | |
| él / ella / usted | librará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | libraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | libraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | librarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libraría | |
| tú | librarías | |
| él / ella / usted | libraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | libraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | libraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | librarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | libre | |
| tú | libres | |
| él / ella / usted | libre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | libremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | libréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | libren |
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 save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve
- to free, to exempt
- to place, to put (hope, trust)
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