Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requiero | |
| tú | requieres | |
| él / ella / usted | requiere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requerimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requerís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requieren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requerí | |
| tú | requeriste | |
| él / ella / usted | requirió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requerimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requeristeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requirieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requería | |
| tú | requerías | |
| él / ella / usted | requería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requerían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requeriré | |
| tú | requerirás | |
| él / ella / usted | requerirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requeriremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requeriréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requerirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requeriría | |
| tú | requerirías | |
| él / ella / usted | requeriría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requeriríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requeriríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requerirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | requiera | |
| tú | requieras | |
| él / ella / usted | requiera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | requiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | requiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | requieran |
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 require, need
- to ask for, send for, call 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