Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retomo | |
| tú | retomas | |
| él / ella / usted | retoma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retomáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retoman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retomé | |
| tú | retomaste | |
| él / ella / usted | retomó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retomasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retomaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retomaba | |
| tú | retomabas | |
| él / ella / usted | retomaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retomabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retomaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retomaré | |
| tú | retomarás | |
| él / ella / usted | retomará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retomaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retomarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retomaría | |
| tú | retomarías | |
| él / ella / usted | retomaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retomaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retomarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retome | |
| tú | retomes | |
| él / ella / usted | retome | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retomemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retoméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retomen |
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 retake
- to resume, to restart, to take up again
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