Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prospero | |
| tú | prosperas | |
| él / ella / usted | prospera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prosperé | |
| tú | prosperaste | |
| él / ella / usted | prosperó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prosperaba | |
| tú | prosperabas | |
| él / ella / usted | prosperaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prosperaré | |
| tú | prosperarás | |
| él / ella / usted | prosperará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prosperaría | |
| tú | prosperarías | |
| él / ella / usted | prosperaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prospere | |
| tú | prosperes | |
| él / ella / usted | prospere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prosperemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prosperéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prosperen |
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 prosper, to thrive, to flourish
- to boom (e.g., business)
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