Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | porto | |
| tú | portas | |
| él / ella / usted | porta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | portan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | porté | |
| tú | portaste | |
| él / ella / usted | portó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | portaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | portaba | |
| tú | portabas | |
| él / ella / usted | portaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | portaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | portaré | |
| tú | portarás | |
| él / ella / usted | portará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | portarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | portaría | |
| tú | portarías | |
| él / ella / usted | portaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | portarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | porte | |
| tú | portes | |
| él / ella / usted | porte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | portemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | portéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | porten |
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 bear, to carry
- to wear (clothes)
- (reflexive) to behave, to be good
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