Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | percibo | |
| tú | percibes | |
| él / ella / usted | percibe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perciben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | percibí | |
| tú | percibiste | |
| él / ella / usted | percibió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | percibieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | percibía | |
| tú | percibías | |
| él / ella / usted | percibía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | percibían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | percibiré | |
| tú | percibirás | |
| él / ella / usted | percibirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | percibirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | percibiría | |
| tú | percibirías | |
| él / ella / usted | percibiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | percibirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perciba | |
| tú | percibas | |
| él / ella / usted | perciba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | percibamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | percibáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perciban |
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 perceive
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