Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | velo | |
| tú | velas | |
| él / ella / usted | vela | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | velé | |
| tú | velaste | |
| él / ella / usted | veló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | velasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | velaba | |
| tú | velabas | |
| él / ella / usted | velaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | velabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | velaré | |
| tú | velarás | |
| él / ella / usted | velará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | velaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | velaría | |
| tú | velarías | |
| él / ella / usted | velaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | velaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vele | |
| tú | veles | |
| él / ella / usted | vele | |
| nosotros / nosotras | velemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | velen |
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 watch, guard
- to be vigilant
- to ensure, see to, guarantee
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