Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordeno | |
| tú | ordenas | |
| él / ella / usted | ordena | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordené | |
| tú | ordenaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ordenó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordenaba | |
| tú | ordenabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ordenaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordenaré | |
| tú | ordenarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ordenará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordenaría | |
| tú | ordenarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ordenaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ordene | |
| tú | ordenes | |
| él / ella / usted | ordene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ordenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ordenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ordenen |
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 order, arrange
- to order, command
- to order (request a product or service)
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