Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pico | |
| tú | picas | |
| él / ella / usted | pica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | picamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | picáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | piqué | |
| tú | picaste | |
| él / ella / usted | picó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | picamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | picasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | picaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | picaba | |
| tú | picabas | |
| él / ella / usted | picaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | picábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | picabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | picaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | picaré | |
| tú | picarás | |
| él / ella / usted | picará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | picaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | picaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | picarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | picaría | |
| tú | picarías | |
| él / ella / usted | picaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | picaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | picaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | picarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pique | |
| tú | piques | |
| él / ella / usted | pique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | piquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | piquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piquen |
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 itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
- to sting
- to chop
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