Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevengo | |
| tú | previenes | |
| él / ella / usted | previene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prevenimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prevenís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | previenen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | previne | |
| tú | previniste | |
| él / ella / usted | previno | |
| nosotros / nosotras | previnimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | previnisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | previnieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevenía | |
| tú | prevenías | |
| él / ella / usted | prevenía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preveníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preveníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevenían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevendré | |
| tú | prevendrás | |
| él / ella / usted | prevendrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prevendremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prevendréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevendrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevendría | |
| tú | prevendrías | |
| él / ella / usted | prevendría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prevendríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prevendríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevendrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevenga | |
| tú | prevengas | |
| él / ella / usted | prevenga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prevengamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prevengáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevengan |
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 prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward off, to stave off
- to avert (e.g. a disease, an accident, a disaster, danger)
- to forewarn, warn
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