Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separo | |
| tú | separas | |
| él / ella / usted | separa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separé | |
| tú | separaste | |
| él / ella / usted | separó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separaba | |
| tú | separabas | |
| él / ella / usted | separaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separaré | |
| tú | separarás | |
| él / ella / usted | separará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separaría | |
| tú | separarías | |
| él / ella / usted | separaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | separe | |
| tú | separes | |
| él / ella / usted | separe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | separemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | separéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | separen |
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 separate, to detach (to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect)
- to break up, to split up (a couple or group that the subject of the sentence is not a part of)
- (reflexive) to break up, to split up, to separate (e.g. a relationship, a band, a fight)
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