Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilizo | |
| tú | utilizas | |
| él / ella / usted | utiliza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilizáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilizan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilicé | |
| tú | utilizaste | |
| él / ella / usted | utilizó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilizasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilizaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilizaba | |
| tú | utilizabas | |
| él / ella / usted | utilizaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilizábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilizabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilizaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilizaré | |
| tú | utilizarás | |
| él / ella / usted | utilizará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilizaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilizaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilizarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilizaría | |
| tú | utilizarías | |
| él / ella / usted | utilizaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilizaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilizaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilizarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | utilice | |
| tú | utilices | |
| él / ella / usted | utilice | |
| nosotros / nosotras | utilicemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | utilicéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | utilicen |
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 make use of; to utilize
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