Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | refuerzo | |
| tú | refuerzas | |
| él / ella / usted | refuerza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | refuerzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reforcé | |
| tú | reforzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | reforzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reforzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reforzaba | |
| tú | reforzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | reforzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reforzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reforzaré | |
| tú | reforzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | reforzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reforzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reforzaría | |
| tú | reforzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | reforzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reforzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | refuerce | |
| tú | refuerces | |
| él / ella / usted | refuerce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reforcemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reforcéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | refuercen |
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 reinforce, to bolster, to buttress
- to strengthen, to increase, to beef up (the level, strength, amount of)
- to tighten, to tighten up (e.g. security, regulations)
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