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to address (an audience)
To give a speech or address an audience.
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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Hablo contigo luego, que ahora la cafetera manda."
I'll talk to you later, the coffeemaker is in charge right now.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
hablar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to speak"
hablo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Current
"I speak"
habla
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she speaks"
hablas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you speak"
hablan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they speak"
habló
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she spoke"
| 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" |