Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | opto | |
| tú | optas | |
| él / ella / usted | opta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | optan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | opté | |
| tú | optaste | |
| él / ella / usted | optó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | optaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | optaba | |
| tú | optabas | |
| él / ella / usted | optaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | optaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | optaré | |
| tú | optarás | |
| él / ella / usted | optará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | optarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | optaría | |
| tú | optarías | |
| él / ella / usted | optaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | optarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | opte | |
| tú | optes | |
| él / ella / usted | opte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | optemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | optéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | opten |
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 opt
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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