Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preservo | |
| tú | preservas | |
| él / ella / usted | preserva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preserváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preservan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preservé | |
| tú | preservaste | |
| él / ella / usted | preservó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preservasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preservaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preservaba | |
| tú | preservabas | |
| él / ella / usted | preservaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preservabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preservaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preservaré | |
| tú | preservarás | |
| él / ella / usted | preservará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preservaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preservarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preservaría | |
| tú | preservarías | |
| él / ella / usted | preservaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preservaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preservarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preserve | |
| tú | preserves | |
| él / ella / usted | preserve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preservemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preservéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preserven |
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 preserve
- to be preserved
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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