Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respiro | |
| tú | respiras | |
| él / ella / usted | respira | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respiran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respiré | |
| tú | respiraste | |
| él / ella / usted | respiró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respirasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respiraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respiraba | |
| tú | respirabas | |
| él / ella / usted | respiraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respirábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respirabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respiraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respiraré | |
| tú | respirarás | |
| él / ella / usted | respirará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respiraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respiraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respirarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respiraría | |
| tú | respirarías | |
| él / ella / usted | respiraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respiraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respiraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respirarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respire | |
| tú | respires | |
| él / ella / usted | respire | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respiren |
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 breathe
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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