Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocupo | |
| tú | preocupas | |
| él / ella / usted | preocupa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocupamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocupáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocupan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocupé | |
| tú | preocupaste | |
| él / ella / usted | preocupó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocupamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocupasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocuparon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocupaba | |
| tú | preocupabas | |
| él / ella / usted | preocupaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocupábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocupabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocupaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocuparé | |
| tú | preocuparás | |
| él / ella / usted | preocupará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocuparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocuparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocuparán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocuparía | |
| tú | preocuparías | |
| él / ella / usted | preocuparía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocuparíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocuparíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocuparían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preocupe | |
| tú | preocupes | |
| él / ella / usted | preocupe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preocupemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preocupéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preocupen |
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 worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy
- (reflexive) to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled
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