Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | predico | |
| tú | predicas | |
| él / ella / usted | predica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | predicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | predicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | predican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prediqué | |
| tú | predicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | predicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | predicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | predicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | predicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | predicaba | |
| tú | predicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | predicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | predicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | predicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | predicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | predicaré | |
| tú | predicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | predicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | predicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | predicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | predicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | predicaría | |
| tú | predicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | predicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | predicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | predicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | predicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | predique | |
| tú | prediques | |
| él / ella / usted | predique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prediquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prediquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prediquen |
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
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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