Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsisto | |
| tú | subsistes | |
| él / ella / usted | subsiste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsistís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsisten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsistí | |
| tú | subsististe | |
| él / ella / usted | subsistió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsististeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsistieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsistía | |
| tú | subsistías | |
| él / ella / usted | subsistía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsistíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsistían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsistiré | |
| tú | subsistirás | |
| él / ella / usted | subsistirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsistiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsistirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsistiría | |
| tú | subsistirías | |
| él / ella / usted | subsistiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsistiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsistirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | subsista | |
| tú | subsistas | |
| él / ella / usted | subsista | |
| nosotros / nosotras | subsistamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | subsistáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | subsistan |
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 subsist
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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