Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfecciono | |
| tú | perfeccionas | |
| él / ella / usted | perfecciona | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfeccioné | |
| tú | perfeccionaste | |
| él / ella / usted | perfeccionó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfeccionaba | |
| tú | perfeccionabas | |
| él / ella / usted | perfeccionaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfeccionaré | |
| tú | perfeccionarás | |
| él / ella / usted | perfeccionará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfeccionaría | |
| tú | perfeccionarías | |
| él / ella / usted | perfeccionaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perfeccione | |
| tú | perfecciones | |
| él / ella / usted | perfeccione | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perfeccionemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perfeccionéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perfeccionen |
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 perfect
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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