Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provoco | |
| tú | provocas | |
| él / ella / usted | provoca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provocáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provocan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provoqué | |
| tú | provocaste | |
| él / ella / usted | provocó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provocasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provocaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provocaba | |
| tú | provocabas | |
| él / ella / usted | provocaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provocábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provocabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provocaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provocaré | |
| tú | provocarás | |
| él / ella / usted | provocará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provocaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provocaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provocarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provocaría | |
| tú | provocarías | |
| él / ella / usted | provocaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provocaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provocaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provocarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | provoque | |
| tú | provoques | |
| él / ella / usted | provoque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | provoquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | provoquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | provoquen |
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 cause or provoke, to prompt
- to tease sexually
- to fancy, would like
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