emplear
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verb
- to hire, to employto give someone a job
- to useemploy, apply
- to useconsume, spend
Forms
Present
| I | empleo |
|---|---|
| you | empleas |
| he, she, it | emplea |
| we | empleamos |
| you (plural) | empleáis |
| they | emplean |
Preterite
| I | empleé |
|---|---|
| you | empleaste |
| he, she, it | empleó |
| we | empleamos |
| you (plural) | empleasteis |
| they | emplearon |
Imperfect
| I | empleaba |
|---|---|
| you | empleabas |
| he, she, it | empleaba |
| we | empleábamos |
| you (plural) | empleabais |
| they | empleaban |
Future
| I | emplearé |
|---|---|
| you | emplearás |
| he, she, it | empleará |
| we | emplearemos |
| you (plural) | emplearéis |
| they | emplearán |
Conditional
| I | emplearía |
|---|---|
| you | emplearías |
| he, she, it | emplearía |
| we | emplearíamos |
| you (plural) | emplearíais |
| they | emplearían |
Subjunctive
| I | emplee |
|---|---|
| you | emplees |
| he, she, it | emplee |
| we | empleemos |
| you (plural) | empleéis |
| they | empleen |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | empleara / emplease |
|---|---|
| you | emplearas / empleases |
| he, she, it | empleara / emplease |
| we | empleáramos / empleásemos |
| you (plural) | emplearais / empleaseis |
| they | emplearan / empleasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- La fábrica de conservas emplea a medio pueblo en verano.The canning factory employs half the village in summer.B2Otra vez, por favor (9) — Once more, please (9) (B2)
- La escuela va a emplear a dos instructores más en verano.The school is going to take on two more instructors in summer.B2Una vez más (2) — Once more (2) (B2)
- El puerto va a emplear a cien personas más en verano.The port is going to take on a hundred more people in summer.B2Una vez más (7) — Once more (7) (B2)