Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retiro | |
| tú | retiras | |
| él / ella / usted | retira | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retiran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retiré | |
| tú | retiraste | |
| él / ella / usted | retiró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retirasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retiraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retiraba | |
| tú | retirabas | |
| él / ella / usted | retiraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retirábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retirabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retiraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retiraré | |
| tú | retirarás | |
| él / ella / usted | retirará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retiraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retiraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retirarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retiraría | |
| tú | retirarías | |
| él / ella / usted | retiraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retiraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retiraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retirarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retire | |
| tú | retires | |
| él / ella / usted | retire | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retiren |
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
- (colloquial) to remove
- to withdraw
- (reflexive) to retreat, to withdraw
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