Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | poseo | |
| tú | posees | |
| él / ella / usted | posee | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | poseen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | poseí | |
| tú | poseíste | |
| él / ella / usted | poseyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | poseyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | poseía | |
| tú | poseías | |
| él / ella / usted | poseía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | poseían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | poseeré | |
| tú | poseerás | |
| él / ella / usted | poseerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | poseerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | poseería | |
| tú | poseerías | |
| él / ella / usted | poseería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | poseerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | posea | |
| tú | poseas | |
| él / ella / usted | posea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poseamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poseáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | posean |
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 possess, to own, to hold, to have
- to sexually penetrate
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