Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestro | |
| tú | secuestras | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestré | |
| tú | secuestraste | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestraba | |
| tú | secuestrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestraré | |
| tú | secuestrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestraría | |
| tú | secuestrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secuestre | |
| tú | secuestres | |
| él / ella / usted | secuestre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secuestremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secuestréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secuestren |
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 kidnap, to abduct
- to hijack (of a vehicle)
- to sequester, seize, confiscate
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