Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tapo | |
| tú | tapas | |
| él / ella / usted | tapa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tapáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tapan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tapé | |
| tú | tapaste | |
| él / ella / usted | tapó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tapasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | taparon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tapaba | |
| tú | tapabas | |
| él / ella / usted | tapaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tapábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tapabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tapaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | taparé | |
| tú | taparás | |
| él / ella / usted | tapará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | taparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | taparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | taparán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | taparía | |
| tú | taparías | |
| él / ella / usted | taparía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | taparíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | taparíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | taparían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tape | |
| tú | tapes | |
| él / ella / usted | tape | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tapemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tapéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tapen |
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 cover
- to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on
- to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit
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