Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligo | |
| tú | ligas | |
| él / ella / usted | liga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ligamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ligáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ligan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligué | |
| tú | ligaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ligó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ligamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ligasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ligaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligaba | |
| tú | ligabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ligaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ligábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ligabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ligaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligaré | |
| tú | ligarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ligará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ligaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ligaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ligarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligaría | |
| tú | ligarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ligaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ligaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ligaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ligarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ligue | |
| tú | ligues | |
| él / ella / usted | ligue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | liguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | liguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | liguen |
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 link, join
- to tie
- (colloquial) to score, (UK) to pull (persuade someone to kiss or have sex)
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