Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oriento | |
| tú | orientas | |
| él / ella / usted | orienta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orientan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | orienté | |
| tú | orientaste | |
| él / ella / usted | orientó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orientaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | orientaba | |
| tú | orientabas | |
| él / ella / usted | orientaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orientaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | orientaré | |
| tú | orientarás | |
| él / ella / usted | orientará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orientarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | orientaría | |
| tú | orientarías | |
| él / ella / usted | orientaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orientarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oriente | |
| tú | orientes | |
| él / ella / usted | oriente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | orientemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | orientéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | orienten |
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 orient
- (reflexive) to get one's bearings
- (reflexive) to be directed
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