Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rezo | |
| tú | rezas | |
| él / ella / usted | reza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rezamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rezáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rezan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recé | |
| tú | rezaste | |
| él / ella / usted | rezó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rezamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rezasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rezaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rezaba | |
| tú | rezabas | |
| él / ella / usted | rezaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rezábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rezabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rezaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rezaré | |
| tú | rezarás | |
| él / ella / usted | rezará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rezaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rezaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rezarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rezaría | |
| tú | rezarías | |
| él / ella / usted | rezaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rezaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rezaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rezarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rece | |
| tú | reces | |
| él / ella / usted | rece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recen |
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 pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc.
- to read, say
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