Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temo | |
| tú | temes | |
| él / ella / usted | teme | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tememos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | teméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temí | |
| tú | temiste | |
| él / ella / usted | temió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temía | |
| tú | temías | |
| él / ella / usted | temía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temeré | |
| tú | temerás | |
| él / ella / usted | temerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | temería | |
| tú | temerías | |
| él / ella / usted | temería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | temerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tema | |
| tú | temas | |
| él / ella / usted | tema | |
| nosotros / nosotras | temamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | temáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | teman |
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 fear
- to dread
- (reflexive) to be afraid, sorry; to suspect
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