Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prendo | |
| tú | prendes | |
| él / ella / usted | prende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prenden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prendí | |
| tú | prendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | prendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prendía | |
| tú | prendías | |
| él / ella / usted | prendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prenderé | |
| tú | prenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | prenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prendería | |
| tú | prenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | prendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prenda | |
| tú | prendas | |
| él / ella / usted | prenda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prendan |
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 catch, to arrest
- to light, to ignite
- to turn on (light, machine, etc.)
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