Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | persigo | |
| tú | persigues | |
| él / ella / usted | persigue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perseguimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perseguís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | persiguen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseguí | |
| tú | perseguiste | |
| él / ella / usted | persiguió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perseguimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perseguisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | persiguieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseguía | |
| tú | perseguías | |
| él / ella / usted | perseguía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perseguíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perseguíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perseguían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseguiré | |
| tú | perseguirás | |
| él / ella / usted | perseguirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perseguiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perseguiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perseguirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseguiría | |
| tú | perseguirías | |
| él / ella / usted | perseguiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perseguiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perseguiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perseguirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | persiga | |
| tú | persigas | |
| él / ella / usted | persiga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | persigamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | persigáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | persigan |
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 pursue, to chase, to go after
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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