Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preveo | |
| tú | prevés | |
| él / ella / usted | prevé | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prevemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prevéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevén |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preví | |
| tú | previste | |
| él / ella / usted | previó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | previmos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | previsteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | previeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preveía | |
| tú | preveías | |
| él / ella / usted | preveía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preveíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preveíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preveían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preveré | |
| tú | preverás | |
| él / ella / usted | preverá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preveremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preveréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preverán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevería | |
| tú | preverías | |
| él / ella / usted | prevería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preveríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preveríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preverían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prevea | |
| tú | preveas | |
| él / ella / usted | prevea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preveamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preveáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prevean |
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 foresee, to anticipate
- to envisage
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