Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retraso | |
| tú | retrasas | |
| él / ella / usted | retrasa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrasáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrasé | |
| tú | retrasaste | |
| él / ella / usted | retrasó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrasasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrasaba | |
| tú | retrasabas | |
| él / ella / usted | retrasaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrasabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrasaré | |
| tú | retrasarás | |
| él / ella / usted | retrasará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrasaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrasaría | |
| tú | retrasarías | |
| él / ella / usted | retrasaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrasaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrase | |
| tú | retrases | |
| él / ella / usted | retrase | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrasemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retraséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrasen |
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 delay, to set back, to slow down, to postpone, to retard, to hold up, to put back
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