Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robo | |
| tú | robas | |
| él / ella / usted | roba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | roban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robé | |
| tú | robaste | |
| él / ella / usted | robó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | robaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robaba | |
| tú | robabas | |
| él / ella / usted | robaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | robaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robaré | |
| tú | robarás | |
| él / ella / usted | robará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | robarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robaría | |
| tú | robarías | |
| él / ella / usted | robaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | robarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | robe | |
| tú | robes | |
| él / ella / usted | robe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | robemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | robéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | roben |
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 rob
- to steal
- to draw (e.g., a card from an opponent in a game)
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