Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padezco | |
| tú | padeces | |
| él / ella / usted | padece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padecí | |
| tú | padeciste | |
| él / ella / usted | padeció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padecía | |
| tú | padecías | |
| él / ella / usted | padecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padeceré | |
| tú | padecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | padecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padeceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padeceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padecería | |
| tú | padecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | padecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padeceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padeceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | padezca | |
| tú | padezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | padezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | padezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | padezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | padezcan |
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 suffer
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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