Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | uso | |
| tú | usas | |
| él / ella / usted | usa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | usáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | usé | |
| tú | usaste | |
| él / ella / usted | usó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | usasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | usaba | |
| tú | usabas | |
| él / ella / usted | usaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | usabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | usaré | |
| tú | usarás | |
| él / ella / usted | usará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | usaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | usaría | |
| tú | usarías | |
| él / ella / usted | usaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | usaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | use | |
| tú | uses | |
| él / ella / usted | use | |
| nosotros / nosotras | usemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | uséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | usen |
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 use
- to wear
- to consume
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