Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | represento | |
| tú | representas | |
| él / ella / usted | representa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | representé | |
| tú | representaste | |
| él / ella / usted | representó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | representaba | |
| tú | representabas | |
| él / ella / usted | representaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | representaré | |
| tú | representarás | |
| él / ella / usted | representará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | representaría | |
| tú | representarías | |
| él / ella / usted | representaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | represente | |
| tú | representes | |
| él / ella / usted | represente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | representemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | representéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | representen |
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 represent
- to make up, constitute, account for
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