Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | venzo | |
| tú | vences | |
| él / ella / usted | vence | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vencemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vencéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vencen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vencí | |
| tú | venciste | |
| él / ella / usted | venció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vencimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vencisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vencieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vencía | |
| tú | vencías | |
| él / ella / usted | vencía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vencíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vencíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vencían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | venceré | |
| tú | vencerás | |
| él / ella / usted | vencerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | venceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | venceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vencerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vencería | |
| tú | vencerías | |
| él / ella / usted | vencería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | venceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | venceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vencerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | venza | |
| tú | venzas | |
| él / ella / usted | venza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | venzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | venzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venzan |
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 defeat, to win, to conquer
- to beat
- to expire
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