Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meto | |
| tú | metes | |
| él / ella / usted | mete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | metemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | metéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | metí | |
| tú | metiste | |
| él / ella / usted | metió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | metimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | metisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | metieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | metía | |
| tú | metías | |
| él / ella / usted | metía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | metíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | metíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | metían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meteré | |
| tú | meterás | |
| él / ella / usted | meterá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meteremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meteréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meterán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | metería | |
| tú | meterías | |
| él / ella / usted | metería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meteríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meteríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meterían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meta | |
| tú | metas | |
| él / ella / usted | meta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | metamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | metáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | metan |
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 put in, insert
- to score
- to make (noise)
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