Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observo | |
| tú | observas | |
| él / ella / usted | observa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observé | |
| tú | observaste | |
| él / ella / usted | observó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observaba | |
| tú | observabas | |
| él / ella / usted | observaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observaré | |
| tú | observarás | |
| él / ella / usted | observará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observaría | |
| tú | observarías | |
| él / ella / usted | observaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | observe | |
| tú | observes | |
| él / ella / usted | observe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | observemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | observéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | observen |
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 observe, to eye
- to observe (“to obey”)
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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