Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pruebo | |
| tú | pruebas | |
| él / ella / usted | prueba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prueban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | probé | |
| tú | probaste | |
| él / ella / usted | probó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | probaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | probaba | |
| tú | probabas | |
| él / ella / usted | probaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | probaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | probaré | |
| tú | probarás | |
| él / ella / usted | probará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | probarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | probaría | |
| tú | probarías | |
| él / ella / usted | probaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | probarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pruebe | |
| tú | pruebes | |
| él / ella / usted | pruebe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | probemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | probéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prueben |
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 prove
- to test, to demonstrate
- to taste, to try
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