Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practico | |
| tú | practicas | |
| él / ella / usted | practica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practiqué | |
| tú | practicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | practicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practicaba | |
| tú | practicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | practicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practicaré | |
| tú | practicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | practicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practicaría | |
| tú | practicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | practicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | practique | |
| tú | practiques | |
| él / ella / usted | practique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | practiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | practiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | practiquen |
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 practice
- to exercise
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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