Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procuro | |
| tú | procuras | |
| él / ella / usted | procura | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procuramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procuráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procuran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procuré | |
| tú | procuraste | |
| él / ella / usted | procuró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procuramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procurasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procuraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procuraba | |
| tú | procurabas | |
| él / ella / usted | procuraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procurábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procurabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procuraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procuraré | |
| tú | procurarás | |
| él / ella / usted | procurará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procuraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procuraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procurarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procuraría | |
| tú | procurarías | |
| él / ella / usted | procuraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procuraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procuraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procurarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | procure | |
| tú | procures | |
| él / ella / usted | procure | |
| nosotros / nosotras | procuremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | procuréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | procuren |
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 try, to attempt, to endeavor
- to make sure, to assure
- to obtain, to acquire
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