Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrocedo | |
| tú | retrocedes | |
| él / ella / usted | retrocede | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocedemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocedéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retroceden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrocedí | |
| tú | retrocediste | |
| él / ella / usted | retrocedió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocedisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrocedieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrocedía | |
| tú | retrocedías | |
| él / ella / usted | retrocedía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocedíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocedíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrocedían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrocederé | |
| tú | retrocederás | |
| él / ella / usted | retrocederá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocederemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocederéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrocederán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retrocedería | |
| tú | retrocederías | |
| él / ella / usted | retrocedería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocederíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocederíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrocederían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | retroceda | |
| tú | retrocedas | |
| él / ella / usted | retroceda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | retrocedamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | retrocedáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | retrocedan |
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 back up, to go back, to step back, to move backward, to shrink back
- to retreat, to fall back, to recede, to draw back
- to regress
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