to address (an audience)
To give a speech or address an audience.
In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"El alcalde habló ante miles y prometió wifi gratis."
The mayor spoke before thousands and promised free Wi‑Fi.
"Meryl Streep habló contra el odio en los Globos de Oro."
Meryl Streep spoke against hate at the Golden Globes.
"Habló ante la ONU y citó a Neruda."
She spoke before the UN and quoted Neruda.
Conjugations
Most common forms
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| hablar | Infinitive | — | "to speak" |
| hablando | Gerund | — | "speaking" |
| hablado | Participle | — | "spoken" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| hablo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I speak" |
| hablas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you speak" |
| habla | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she speaks" |
| habláis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all speak" |
| hablan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they speak" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| hablé | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I spoke" |
| hablaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you spoke" |
| habló | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she spoke" |
| hablamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we spoke" |
| hablasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all spoke" |
| hablaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they spoke" |
| Imperfect | |||
| hablabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to speak" |
| hablaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to speak" |
| hablábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to speak" |
| hablabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to speak" |
| hablaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to speak" |
| Future | |||
| hablaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will speak" |
| hablarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will speak" |
| hablará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will speak" |
| hablaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will speak" |
| hablaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will speak" |
| hablarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will speak" |
| Conditional | |||
| hablarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would speak" |
| hablaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would speak" |
| hablaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would speak" |
| hablaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would speak" |
| hablarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would speak" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| hables | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you speak" |
| hable | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she speak" |
| hablemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we speak" |
| habléis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all speak" |
| hablen | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they speak" |