Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescindo | |
| tú | prescindes | |
| él / ella / usted | prescinde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescinden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescindí | |
| tú | prescindiste | |
| él / ella / usted | prescindió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescindieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescindía | |
| tú | prescindías | |
| él / ella / usted | prescindía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescindían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescindiré | |
| tú | prescindirás | |
| él / ella / usted | prescindirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescindirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescindiría | |
| tú | prescindirías | |
| él / ella / usted | prescindiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescindirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prescinda | |
| tú | prescindas | |
| él / ella / usted | prescinda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prescindamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prescindáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prescindan |
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 do without
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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