Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tiemblo | |
| tú | tiemblas | |
| él / ella / usted | tiembla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tembláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tiemblan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temblé | |
| tú | temblaste | |
| él / ella / usted | tembló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temblasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temblaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temblaba | |
| tú | temblabas | |
| él / ella / usted | temblaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temblabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temblaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temblaré | |
| tú | temblarás | |
| él / ella / usted | temblará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temblaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temblarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temblaría | |
| tú | temblarías | |
| él / ella / usted | temblaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temblaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temblarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tiemble | |
| tú | tiembles | |
| él / ella / usted | tiemble | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temblemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tembléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tiemblen |
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 tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
- to shake
- to shiver
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