Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | niego | |
| tú | niegas | |
| él / ella / usted | niega | |
| nosotros / nosotras | negamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | negáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | niegan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | negué | |
| tú | negaste | |
| él / ella / usted | negó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | negamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | negasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | negaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | negaba | |
| tú | negabas | |
| él / ella / usted | negaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | negábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | negabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | negaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | negaré | |
| tú | negarás | |
| él / ella / usted | negará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | negaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | negaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | negarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | negaría | |
| tú | negarías | |
| él / ella / usted | negaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | negaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | negaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | negarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | niegue | |
| tú | niegues | |
| él / ella / usted | niegue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | neguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | neguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nieguen |
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 deny
- (reflexive) to refuse
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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