Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastreo | |
| tú | rastreas | |
| él / ella / usted | rastrea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrean |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastreé | |
| tú | rastreaste | |
| él / ella / usted | rastreó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrearon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastreaba | |
| tú | rastreabas | |
| él / ella / usted | rastreaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastreaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastrearé | |
| tú | rastrearás | |
| él / ella / usted | rastreará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastrearemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastrearéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrearán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastrearía | |
| tú | rastrearías | |
| él / ella / usted | rastrearía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastrearíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastrearíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrearían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rastree | |
| tú | rastrees | |
| él / ella / usted | rastree | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastreen |
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 track, pursue
- to trace, to retrace, to trail, to backtrack, to scour
- to trawl
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