Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | supero | |
| tú | superas | |
| él / ella / usted | supera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | superé | |
| tú | superaste | |
| él / ella / usted | superó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | superaba | |
| tú | superabas | |
| él / ella / usted | superaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | superaré | |
| tú | superarás | |
| él / ella / usted | superará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | superaría | |
| tú | superarías | |
| él / ella / usted | superaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | supere | |
| tú | superes | |
| él / ella / usted | supere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | superemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | superéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | superen |
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 surpass, exceed
- to overcome
- to beat, to outdo
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