Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | siembro | |
| tú | siembras | |
| él / ella / usted | siembra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | siembran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sembré | |
| tú | sembraste | |
| él / ella / usted | sembró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sembraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sembraba | |
| tú | sembrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | sembraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sembraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sembraré | |
| tú | sembrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | sembrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sembrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sembraría | |
| tú | sembrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | sembraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sembrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | siembre | |
| tú | siembres | |
| él / ella / usted | siembre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sembremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sembréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | siembren |
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 plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow)
- to sow, to seed
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