Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | resto | |
| tú | restas | |
| él / ella / usted | resta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | restan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | resté | |
| tú | restaste | |
| él / ella / usted | restó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | restaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | restaba | |
| tú | restabas | |
| él / ella / usted | restaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | restaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | restaré | |
| tú | restarás | |
| él / ella / usted | restará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | restarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | restaría | |
| tú | restarías | |
| él / ella / usted | restaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | restarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | reste | |
| tú | restes | |
| él / ella / usted | reste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | restemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | restéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | resten |
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 subtract, to reduce, to deduct
- to remain
- to return (hit the ball back after a serve)
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