Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presido | |
| tú | presides | |
| él / ella / usted | preside | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presiden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presidí | |
| tú | presidiste | |
| él / ella / usted | presidió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presidieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presidía | |
| tú | presidías | |
| él / ella / usted | presidía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presidían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presidiré | |
| tú | presidirás | |
| él / ella / usted | presidirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presidirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presidiría | |
| tú | presidirías | |
| él / ella / usted | presidiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presidirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presida | |
| tú | presidas | |
| él / ella / usted | presida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | presidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | presidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presidan |
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 preside
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