Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | opero | |
| tú | operas | |
| él / ella / usted | opera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | operé | |
| tú | operaste | |
| él / ella / usted | operó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | operaba | |
| tú | operabas | |
| él / ella / usted | operaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | operaré | |
| tú | operarás | |
| él / ella / usted | operará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | operaría | |
| tú | operarías | |
| él / ella / usted | operaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | opere | |
| tú | operes | |
| él / ella / usted | opere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | operemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | operéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | operen |
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 operate (to perform surgery)
- to produce, to achieve
- to operate (to deal in a commodity)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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