Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respaldo | |
| tú | respaldas | |
| él / ella / usted | respalda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respaldan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respaldé | |
| tú | respaldaste | |
| él / ella / usted | respaldó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respaldaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respaldaba | |
| tú | respaldabas | |
| él / ella / usted | respaldaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respaldaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respaldaré | |
| tú | respaldarás | |
| él / ella / usted | respaldará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respaldarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respaldaría | |
| tú | respaldarías | |
| él / ella / usted | respaldaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respaldarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respalde | |
| tú | respaldes | |
| él / ella / usted | respalde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respaldemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respaldéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respalden |
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 support, back up, stand up for
- to underpin
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