Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reduzco | |
| tú | reduces | |
| él / ella / usted | reduce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reducimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reducís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reducen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reduje | |
| tú | redujiste | |
| él / ella / usted | redujo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | redujimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | redujisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | redujeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reducía | |
| tú | reducías | |
| él / ella / usted | reducía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reducíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reducíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reducían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reduciré | |
| tú | reducirás | |
| él / ella / usted | reducirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reduciremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reduciréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reducirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reduciría | |
| tú | reducirías | |
| él / ella / usted | reduciría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reduciríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reduciríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reducirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reduzca | |
| tú | reduzcas | |
| él / ella / usted | reduzca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reduzcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reduzcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reduzcan |
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 reduce, to lower, to cut, to scale back
- to narrow, to narrow down (e.g. suspects, a search, a gap, choices)
- to whittle
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