Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quemo | |
| tú | quemas | |
| él / ella / usted | quema | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quemamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quemáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | queman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quemé | |
| tú | quemaste | |
| él / ella / usted | quemó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quemamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quemasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quemaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quemaba | |
| tú | quemabas | |
| él / ella / usted | quemaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quemábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quemabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quemaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quemaré | |
| tú | quemarás | |
| él / ella / usted | quemará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quemaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quemaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quemarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quemaría | |
| tú | quemarías | |
| él / ella / usted | quemaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quemaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quemaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quemarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | queme | |
| tú | quemes | |
| él / ella / usted | queme | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quememos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | queméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quemen |
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 burn
- to scorch, to sear
- to tan
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