Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narro | |
| tú | narras | |
| él / ella / usted | narra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narré | |
| tú | narraste | |
| él / ella / usted | narró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narraba | |
| tú | narrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | narraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narraré | |
| tú | narrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | narrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narraría | |
| tú | narrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | narraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | narre | |
| tú | narres | |
| él / ella / usted | narre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | narremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | narréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | narren |
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 narrate
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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