Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mando | |
| tú | mandas | |
| él / ella / usted | manda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mandan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mandé | |
| tú | mandaste | |
| él / ella / usted | mandó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mandaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mandaba | |
| tú | mandabas | |
| él / ella / usted | mandaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mandaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mandaré | |
| tú | mandarás | |
| él / ella / usted | mandará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mandarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mandaría | |
| tú | mandarías | |
| él / ella / usted | mandaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mandarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mande | |
| tú | mandes | |
| él / ella / usted | mande | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mandemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mandéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manden |
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 send
- to order
- to lead, be in charge, command
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