Devorar means to eat something eagerly and completely, often with a sense of voracity or intense appetite. It is used when describing the act of consuming food or other things with great enthusiasm.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoro | Yo devoro la cena rápidamente. I devour the dinner quickly. | |
| Tú | devoras | Tú devoras la pizza en minutos. You devour the pizza in minutes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devora | Ella devora el libro en una noche. She devours the book in one night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoramos | Nosotros devoramos la comida rápidamente. We devour the food quickly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devoráis | Vosotros devoráis las frutas frescas. You all devour the fresh fruits. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoran | Ellos devoran las hamburguesas. They devour the hamburgers. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoré | Ayer devoré toda la pizza. Yesterday I devoured the whole pizza. | |
| Tú | devoraste | Tú devoraste el libro en una noche. You devoured the book in one night. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devoró | Ella devoró la ensalada rápidamente. She devoured the salad quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoramos | Nosotros devoramos la cena en minutos. We devoured the dinner in minutes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devorasteis | Vosotros devorasteis las frutas del desayuno. You all devoured the breakfast fruits. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoraron | Los niños devoraron las galletas rápidamente. The children devoured the cookies quickly. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoraba | Yo devoraba libros cuando era niño. I used to devour books when I was a child. | |
| Tú | devorabas | Tú devorabas la comida rápidamente. You used to devour the food quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devoraba | Ella devoraba las películas viejas. She used to devour old movies. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devorábamos | Nosotros devorábamos las aventuras del libro. We used to devour the adventures in the book. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devorabais | Vosotros devorabais las pizzas en la fiesta. You all used to devour the pizzas at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoraban | Ellos devoraban las historias antiguas. They used to devour the old stories. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy devorando | Estoy devorando un libro interesante. I am devouring an interesting book. | |
| Tú | estás devorando | ¿Estás devorando esa pizza? Are you devouring that pizza? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está devorando | Ella está devorando su cena rápidamente. She is devouring her dinner quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos devorando | Estamos devorando las últimas noticias. We are devouring the latest news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis devorando | Vosotros estáis devorando esas frutas. You all are devouring those fruits. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están devorando | Los niños están devorando sus postres. The children are devouring their desserts. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a devorar | Voy a devorar esa pizza ahora mismo. I am going to devour that pizza right now. | |
| Tú | vas a devorar | Vas a devorar el libro en una semana. You are going to devour the book in a week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a devorar | Ella va a devorar esa hamburguesa. She is going to devour that burger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a devorar | Vamos a devorar la cena juntos. We are going to devour the dinner together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a devorar | Vosotros vais a devorar esas papas fritas. You all are going to devour those fries. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a devorar | Ellos van a devorar toda la comida. They are going to devour all the food. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoraré | Mañana devoraré ese libro. Tomorrow I will devour that book. | |
| Tú | devorarás | Tú devorarás la pizza más tarde. You will devour the pizza later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devorará | Ella devorará la cena en minutos. She will devour the dinner in minutes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoraremos | Nosotros devoraremos la comida juntos. We will devour the food together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devoraréis | Vosotros devoraréis esas galletas. You all will devour those cookies. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devorarán | Ellos devorarán la pizza en minutos. They will devour the pizza in minutes. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoraría | Yo devoraría esa pizza si tuviera hambre. I would devour that pizza if I were hungry. | |
| Tú | devorarías | Tú devorarías el pastel si lo probaras. You would devour the cake if you tried it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devoraría | Él devoraría el libro en un día. He would devour the book in a day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoraríamos | Nosotros devoraríamos la comida si no estuviéramos a dieta. We would devour the food if we weren't on a diet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devoraríais | Vosotros devoraríais esas hamburguesas. You all would devour those burgers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devorarían | Ellos devorarían la cena si llegaran temprano. They would devour the dinner if they arrived early. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he devorado | He devorado toda la pizza. I have eaten all the pizza. | |
| Tú | has devorado | ¿Has devorado el pastel? Have you eaten the cake? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha devorado | Ella ha devorado el libro rápidamente. She has devoured the book quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos devorado | Hemos devorado toda la comida. We have eaten all the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis devorado | ¿Habéis devorado las frutas? Have you all eaten the fruits? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han devorado | Los niños han devorado las galletas. The children have devoured the cookies. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había devorado | Ya había devorado la pizza cuando llegaste. I had already devoured the pizza when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías devorado | Tú habías devorado todo antes de que yo llegara. You had devoured everything before I arrived. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había devorado | Ella había devorado el libro en una noche. She had devoured the book in one night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos devorado | Nosotros habíamos devorado toda la comida. We had devoured all the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais devorado | Vosotros habíais devorado las uvas rápidamente. You all had devoured the grapes quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían devorado | Ellos habían devorado la cena antes de salir. They had devoured the dinner before leaving. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré devorado | Para entonces, ya habré devorado la pizza. By then, I will have already devoured the pizza. | |
| Tú | habrás devorado | Para mañana, habrás devorado toda la comida. By tomorrow, you will have devoured all the food. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá devorado | Ella habrá devorado el libro para el fin de semana. She will have devoured the book by the weekend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos devorado | Nosotros habremos devorado la cena antes de salir. We will have devoured the dinner before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis devorado | Vosotros habréis devorado toda la comida para entonces. You all will have devoured all the food by then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán devorado | Ellos habrán devorado el pastel para la fiesta. They will have devoured the cake for the party. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría devorado | Yo habría devorado la pizza si hubiera tenido hambre. I would have devoured the pizza if I had been hungry. | |
| Tú | habrías devorado | Tú habrías devorado el pastel si lo hubieras visto. You would have devoured the cake if you had seen it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría devorado | Ella habría devorado toda la comida si no hubiera llegado tarde. She would have devoured all the food if she hadn't arrived late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos devorado | Nosotros habríamos devorado la cena si hubiéramos llegado a tiempo. We would have devoured the dinner if we had arrived on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais devorado | Vosotros habríais devorado las frutas si las hubierais probado. You all would have devoured the fruits if you had tried them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían devorado | Ellos habrían devorado toda la comida si hubieran tenido hambre. They would have devoured all the food if they had been hungry. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devore | Espero que él devore la comida rápidamente. I hope he devours the food quickly. | |
| Tú | devores | Es importante que tú devores el libro. It's important that you devour the book. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devore | Es posible que ella devore toda la pizza. It's possible that she devours the whole pizza. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoremos | Queremos que nosotros devoremos la cena. We want us to devour the dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devoréis | Espero que vosotros devoréis el postre. I hope you all devour the dessert. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoren | Es probable que ellas devoren toda la fruta. It's likely that they devour all the fruit. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devorara | Esperaba que devorara la comida rápidamente. I hoped that he/she devoured the food quickly. | |
| Tú | devoraras | No creía que devoraras toda la pizza. I didn't believe that you devoured the whole pizza. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devorara | Dudaba que él devorara el pastel. I doubted that he devoured the cake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoráramos | Si pudiéramos, devoráramos todo el banquete. If we could, we would devour the entire feast. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devorárais | No pensaba que vosotros devorárais tanto. I didn't think that you all devoured so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoraran | Era improbable que ellos devoraran toda la comida. It was unlikely that they devoured all the food. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devorare | Si la comida fuera buena, devorare todo. If the food were good, I would devour everything. | |
| Tú | devorares | Cuando llegues, devorares la cena. When you arrive, you will devour the dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devorare | Él devorare el libro en una noche. He will devour the book in one night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoráremos | Nosotros devoráremos la pizza mañana. We will devour the pizza tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devorareis | Vosotros devorareis la comida si tenéis hambre. You all will devour the food if you're hungry. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoraren | Ellos devoraren toda la fiesta. They will devour the entire party. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya devorado | Espero que haya devorado toda la comida. I hope I have devoured all the food. | |
| Tú | hayas devorado | Es posible que hayas devorado el pastel. It's possible that you have devoured the cake. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya devorado | Es importante que haya devorado la cena. It's important that he/she/you have devoured the dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos devorado | Creemos que hayamos devorado todo. We believe that we have devoured everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis devorado | No creo que hayáis devorado eso aún. I don't think you all have devoured that yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan devorado | Me alegra que hayan devorado la pizza. I'm glad that they/you all have devoured the pizza. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera devorado | Si hubiera devorado más rápido, habría llegado a tiempo. If I had devoured faster, I would have arrived on time. | |
| Tú | hubieras devorado | Es posible que tú hubieras devorado toda la pizza. It's possible that you had devoured the whole pizza. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera devorado | Ella pensó que él hubiera devorado el libro entero. She thought that he had devoured the entire book. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos devorado | Si nosotros hubiéramos devorado más, no tendríamos hambre. If we had devoured more, we wouldn't be hungry. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais devorado | No creía que vosotros hubierais devorado todo. I didn't think that you all had devoured everything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran devorado | Es probable que ellos hubieran devorado la comida antes. It's likely that they had devoured the food earlier. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere devorado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere devorado la cena. When I arrive, I will have already devoured the dinner. | |
| Tú | hubieres devorado | Para entonces, tú hubieres devorado todo. By then, you will have devoured everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere devorado | Es posible que él hubiere devorado el pastel. It is possible that he will have devoured the cake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos devorado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos devorado toda la comida. Maybe we will have devoured all the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis devorado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis devorado el plato. By then, you all will have devoured the dish. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren devorado | Es probable que ellos hubieren devorado la fruta. It is likely that they will have devoured the fruit. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | devoro | No des órdenes en mi presencia, por favor. Don't give orders in my presence, please. | |
| Tú | devora | ¡Devora esa pizza ahora! Eat that pizza now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | devore | Devore toda la comida en su plato. Eat all the food on your plate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | devoramos | Devoramos la cena rápidamente. Let's eat up the dinner quickly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | devorad | Devorad esas frutas antes de que se echen a perder. Eat those fruits before they spoil. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | devoren | ¡Devoren toda la comida en la fiesta! Eat all the food at the party! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no devore | No devore esa comida rápida. Don't devour that fast food. | |
| Tú | no devores | No devores en la sala. Don't devour in the living room. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no devore | Por favor, no devore esa fruta. Please, don't devour that fruit. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no devoremos | No devoremos toda la comida todavía. Let's not devour all the food yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no devoréis | No devoréis esas galletas ahora. Don't devour those cookies now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no devoren | No devoren esa pizza entera. Don't devour that whole pizza. |
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