Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigilo | |
| tú | vigilas | |
| él / ella / usted | vigila | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigiláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigilé | |
| tú | vigilaste | |
| él / ella / usted | vigiló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigilasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigilaba | |
| tú | vigilabas | |
| él / ella / usted | vigilaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigilabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigilaré | |
| tú | vigilarás | |
| él / ella / usted | vigilará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigilaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigilaría | |
| tú | vigilarías | |
| él / ella / usted | vigilaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigilaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vigile | |
| tú | vigiles | |
| él / ella / usted | vigile | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vigilemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vigiléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vigilen |
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
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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