Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motivo | |
| tú | motivas | |
| él / ella / usted | motiva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motiváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motivan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motivé | |
| tú | motivaste | |
| él / ella / usted | motivó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motivasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motivaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motivaba | |
| tú | motivabas | |
| él / ella / usted | motivaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motivabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motivaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motivaré | |
| tú | motivarás | |
| él / ella / usted | motivará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motivaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motivarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motivaría | |
| tú | motivarías | |
| él / ella / usted | motivaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motivaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motivarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | motive | |
| tú | motives | |
| él / ella / usted | motive | |
| nosotros / nosotras | motivemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | motivéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | motiven |
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 motivate
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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