Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preciso | |
| tú | precisas | |
| él / ella / usted | precisa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | precisáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | precisé | |
| tú | precisaste | |
| él / ella / usted | precisó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | precisasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | precisaba | |
| tú | precisabas | |
| él / ella / usted | precisaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | precisabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | precisaré | |
| tú | precisarás | |
| él / ella / usted | precisará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | precisaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | precisaría | |
| tú | precisarías | |
| él / ella / usted | precisaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | precisaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | precise | |
| tú | precises | |
| él / ella / usted | precise | |
| nosotros / nosotras | precisemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preciséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | precisen |
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 state, specify
- to need, to require
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