Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valgo | |
| tú | vales | |
| él / ella / usted | vale | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valí | |
| tú | valiste | |
| él / ella / usted | valió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valía | |
| tú | valías | |
| él / ella / usted | valía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valdré | |
| tú | valdrás | |
| él / ella / usted | valdrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valdremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valdréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valdrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valdría | |
| tú | valdrías | |
| él / ella / usted | valdría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valdríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valdríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valdrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | valga | |
| tú | valgas | |
| él / ella / usted | valga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | valgamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | valgáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | valgan |
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 be worth
- to be useful or valid
- to be well, healthy
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