Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sumo | |
| tú | sumas | |
| él / ella / usted | suma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sumáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | suman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sumé | |
| tú | sumaste | |
| él / ella / usted | sumó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sumasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sumaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sumaba | |
| tú | sumabas | |
| él / ella / usted | sumaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sumabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sumaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sumaré | |
| tú | sumarás | |
| él / ella / usted | sumará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sumaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sumarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sumaría | |
| tú | sumarías | |
| él / ella / usted | sumaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sumaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sumarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sume | |
| tú | sumes | |
| él / ella / usted | sume | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sumemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | suméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sumen |
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 add
- to add, to add up
- (reflexive) to join up
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