Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modifico | |
| tú | modificas | |
| él / ella / usted | modifica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modificamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modificáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modifican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modifiqué | |
| tú | modificaste | |
| él / ella / usted | modificó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modificamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modificasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modificaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modificaba | |
| tú | modificabas | |
| él / ella / usted | modificaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modificábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modificabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modificaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modificaré | |
| tú | modificarás | |
| él / ella / usted | modificará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modificaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modificaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modificarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modificaría | |
| tú | modificarías | |
| él / ella / usted | modificaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modificaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modificaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modificarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | modifique | |
| tú | modifiques | |
| él / ella / usted | modifique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | modifiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | modifiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | modifiquen |
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 modify
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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