Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituyo | |
| tú | sustituyes | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituyen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituí | |
| tú | sustituiste | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituía | |
| tú | sustituías | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituiré | |
| tú | sustituirás | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituiría | |
| tú | sustituirías | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sustituya | |
| tú | sustituyas | |
| él / ella / usted | sustituya | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sustituyamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sustituyáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sustituyan |
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 replace, to take the place of
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