Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | varío | |
| tú | varías | |
| él / ella / usted | varía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | varían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | varié | |
| tú | variaste | |
| él / ella / usted | varió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | variaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | variaba | |
| tú | variabas | |
| él / ella / usted | variaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | variaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | variaré | |
| tú | variarás | |
| él / ella / usted | variará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | variarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | variaría | |
| tú | variarías | |
| él / ella / usted | variaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | variarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | varíe | |
| tú | varíes | |
| él / ella / usted | varíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | variemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | variéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | varíen |
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 alter, vary, change
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