Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reservo | |
| tú | reservas | |
| él / ella / usted | reserva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reserváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reservan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reservé | |
| tú | reservaste | |
| él / ella / usted | reservó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reservasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reservaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reservaba | |
| tú | reservabas | |
| él / ella / usted | reservaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reservabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reservaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reservaré | |
| tú | reservarás | |
| él / ella / usted | reservará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reservaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reservarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reservaría | |
| tú | reservarías | |
| él / ella / usted | reservaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reservaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reservarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reserve | |
| tú | reserves | |
| él / ella / usted | reserve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | reservemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | reservéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | reserven |
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 reserve, keep, save
- to put aside, set aside
- to put off, postpone
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