Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sanciono | |
| tú | sancionas | |
| él / ella / usted | sanciona | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sancioné | |
| tú | sancionaste | |
| él / ella / usted | sancionó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sancionaba | |
| tú | sancionabas | |
| él / ella / usted | sancionaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sancionaré | |
| tú | sancionarás | |
| él / ella / usted | sancionará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sancionaría | |
| tú | sancionarías | |
| él / ella / usted | sancionaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sancione | |
| tú | sanciones | |
| él / ella / usted | sancione | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sancionemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sancionéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sancionen |
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 pass a law
- to sanction, punish, penalize
- to sanction, approve, authorize
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