Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pillo | |
| tú | pillas | |
| él / ella / usted | pilla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pilláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pillé | |
| tú | pillaste | |
| él / ella / usted | pilló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pillasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pillaba | |
| tú | pillabas | |
| él / ella / usted | pillaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pillabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pillaré | |
| tú | pillarás | |
| él / ella / usted | pillará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pillaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pillaría | |
| tú | pillarías | |
| él / ella / usted | pillaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pillaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pille | |
| tú | pilles | |
| él / ella / usted | pille | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pillemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pilléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pillen |
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 catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)
- to pilfer, steal
- to tag
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