Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me quejo | |
| tú | te quejas | |
| él / ella / usted | se queja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me quejé | |
| tú | te quejaste | |
| él / ella / usted | se quejó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me quejaba | |
| tú | te quejabas | |
| él / ella / usted | se quejaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me quejaré | |
| tú | te quejarás | |
| él / ella / usted | se quejará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me quejaría | |
| tú | te quejarías | |
| él / ella / usted | se quejaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me queje | |
| tú | te quejes | |
| él / ella / usted | se queje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nos quejemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | os quejéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | se quejen |
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 complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef
- to grumble, to moan, to groan
- to quarrel
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