Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participo | |
| tú | participas | |
| él / ella / usted | participa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participé | |
| tú | participaste | |
| él / ella / usted | participó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participaba | |
| tú | participabas | |
| él / ella / usted | participaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participaré | |
| tú | participarás | |
| él / ella / usted | participará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participaría | |
| tú | participarías | |
| él / ella / usted | participaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | participe | |
| tú | participes | |
| él / ella / usted | participe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | participemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | participéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | participen |
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 participate, to take part, to partake
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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