Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernizo | |
| tú | modernizas | |
| él / ella / usted | moderniza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernizáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernizan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernicé | |
| tú | modernizaste | |
| él / ella / usted | modernizó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernizasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernizaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernizaba | |
| tú | modernizabas | |
| él / ella / usted | modernizaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernizábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernizabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernizaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernizaré | |
| tú | modernizarás | |
| él / ella / usted | modernizará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernizaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernizaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernizarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernizaría | |
| tú | modernizarías | |
| él / ella / usted | modernizaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernizaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernizaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernizarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modernice | |
| tú | modernices | |
| él / ella / usted | modernice | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modernicemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modernicéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modernicen |
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 modernize (to make something modern)
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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