Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merezco | |
| tú | mereces | |
| él / ella / usted | merece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | merecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | merecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merecí | |
| tú | mereciste | |
| él / ella / usted | mereció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | merecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | merecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merecía | |
| tú | merecías | |
| él / ella / usted | merecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | merecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | merecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mereceré | |
| tú | merecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | merecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mereceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mereceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merecería | |
| tú | merecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | merecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mereceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mereceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merezca | |
| tú | merezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | merezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | merezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | merezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | merezcan |
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 deserve
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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