Perorar means to speak at length or give a formal speech, often in a rhetorical or elaborate manner. It is used when someone delivers a speech or lecture with verbosity.
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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 | peroro | Yo peroro en la conferencia. I give a speech at the conference. | |
| Tú | peroras | Tú peroras muy bien. You speak very well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perora | Él perora con entusiasmo. He gives a speech with enthusiasm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroramos | Nosotros peroramos en la reunión. We give a speech at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | peroráis | Vosotros peroráis en la plaza. You all give a speech in the square. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peroran | Ellos peroran sobre política. They give a speech about politics. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | peroré | Ayer peroré en la conferencia. Yesterday I spoke at the conference. | |
| Tú | peroraste | Tú peroraste durante la reunión. You spoke during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | peroró | El orador peroró durante una hora. The speaker spoke for an hour. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroramos | Nosotros peroramos en la asamblea. We spoke at the assembly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | perorasteis | Vosotros perorasteis en el debate. You all spoke in the debate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peroraron | Ellos peroraron en la ceremonia. They spoke at the ceremony. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | peroraba | Yo peroraba en las reuniones antiguamente. I used to speak at length in meetings. | |
| Tú | perorabas | Tú perorabas mucho en las clases. You used to speak a lot in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | peroraba | Él peroraba durante horas en la plaza. He used to speak for hours in the square. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | perorabamos | Nosotros perorábamos en las asambleas. We used to speak at length in meetings. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | perorabais | Vosotros perorabais mucho en las reuniones. You all used to speak a lot in meetings. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perorababan | Ellos peroraban sin parar en la conferencia. They used to speak nonstop at the conference. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy perorando | Estoy perorando sobre la historia del país. I am giving a speech about the country's history. | |
| Tú | estás perorando | Estás perorando en la reunión ahora mismo. You are giving a speech in the meeting right now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está perorando | Ella está perorando en la conferencia. She is giving a speech at the conference. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos perorando | Estamos perorando sobre el proyecto actual. We are giving a speech about the current project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis perorando | Vosotros estáis perorando en la plaza. You all are giving a speech in the square. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están perorando | Ellos están perorando en la asamblea. They are giving a speech at the assembly. |
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 perorar | Voy a perorar en la reunión mañana. I am going to speak at the meeting tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a perorar | Tú vas a perorar en la conferencia. You are going to speak at the conference. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a perorar | Ella va a perorar sobre el tema. She is going to speak on the topic. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a perorar | Nosotros vamos a perorar en la asamblea. We are going to speak at the assembly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a perorar | Vosotros vais a perorar en la reunión. You all are going to speak at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a perorar | Ellos van a perorar sobre el proyecto. They are going to speak about the project. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | peroraré | Yo peroraré en la conferencia mañana. I will give a speech at the conference tomorrow. | |
| Tú | perorarás | Tú perorarás en la reunión importante. You will speak at the important meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perorará | Ella perorará en la ceremonia oficial. She will speak at the official ceremony. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroraremos | Nosotros peroraremos en el debate público. We will speak at the public debate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | peroraréis | Vosotros peroraréis en la asamblea escolar. You all will speak at the school assembly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perorarán | Ellos perorarán en la conferencia internacional. They will speak at the international conference. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | peroraría | Yo peroraría en la conferencia si tuviera la oportunidad. I would speak at the conference if I had the chance. | |
| Tú | perorarías | Tú perorarías mejor con más práctica. You would speak better with more practice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | peroraría | Él peroraría sobre política si le pidieran. He would speak about politics if asked. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroraríamos | Nosotros peroraríamos en la reunión si nos invitaran. We would speak at the meeting if we were invited. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | peroraríais | Vosotros peroraríais mejor con más preparación. You all would speak better with more preparation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perorarían | Ellos perorarían en el debate si participaran. They would speak in the debate if they participated. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he perorado | Yo he perorado en la conferencia. I have spoken at the conference. | |
| Tú | has perorado | Tú has perorado sobre el tema. You have spoken about the topic. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha perorado | Él ha perorado en la reunión. He has spoken at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos perorado | Nosotros hemos perorado toda la tarde. We have spoken all afternoon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis perorado | Vosotros habéis perorado en el debate. You all have spoken in the debate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han perorado | Ellos han perorado en la clase. They have spoken in class. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había perorado | Yo había perorado antes de que llegara la audiencia. I had spoken at length before the audience arrived. | |
| Tú | habías perorado | Tú habías perorado en la reunión anterior. You had spoken at length in the previous meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había perorado | Él había perorado sobre política antes del debate. He had spoken extensively about politics before the debate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos perorado | Nosotros habíamos perorado toda la tarde. We had spoken all afternoon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais perorado | Vosotros habíais perorado en la conferencia. You all had spoken at the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían perorado | Ellos habían perorado antes de la pausa. They had spoken before the break. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré perorado | Para entonces, habré perorado mucho. By then, I will have given many speeches. | |
| Tú | habrás perorado | Para mañana, habrás perorado en la conferencia. By tomorrow, you will have spoken at the conference. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá perorado | El orador habrá perorado antes de la reunión. The speaker will have spoken before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos perorado | Nosotros habremos perorado en varias ocasiones. We will have spoken on several occasions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis perorado | Vosotros habréis perorado en el evento. You all will have spoken at the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán perorado | Ellos habrán perorado antes de la ceremonia. They will have spoken before the ceremony. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría perorado | Yo habría perorado en la reunión. I would have given a speech at the meeting. | |
| Tú | habrías perorado | Tú habrías perorado si hubieras tenido la oportunidad. You would have given a speech if you had the chance. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría perorado | Él habría perorado en la conferencia. He would have given a speech at the conference. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos perorado | Nosotros habríamos perorado en el evento. We would have given a speech at the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais perorado | Vosotros habríais perorado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have given a speech if you had been there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían perorado | Ellos habrían perorado en la ceremonia. They would have given a speech at the ceremony. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | perore | Espero que yo perore en la reunión. I hope that I speak at the meeting. | |
| Tú | perores | Es importante que tú perores con confianza. It's important that you speak with confidence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perore | Dudo que él perore en público. I doubt that he speaks in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroremos | Queremos que nosotros peroremos bien. We want us to speak well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | peroréis | Es posible que vosotros peroréis en la conferencia. It's possible that you all speak at the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peroren | Es necesario que ellos peroren claramente. It's necessary that they speak clearly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | perorara | Esperaba que él perorara en la reunión. I hoped that he would speak at the meeting. | |
| Tú | peroraras | No creía que tú peroraras tan bien. I didn't believe that you would speak so well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perorara | Dudaba que ella perorara en público. I doubted that she would speak publicly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroráramos | Pensaba que nosotros peroráramos en la conferencia. I thought that we would speak at the conference. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | perorarais | No estaba seguro de que vosotros perorarais allí. I wasn't sure that you all would speak there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peroraran | Era posible que ellos peroraran en la asamblea. It was possible that they would speak at the assembly. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | perare | Si quieres que perare, te ayudaré. If you want me to speak, I will. | |
| Tú | perares | Cuando perares en la reunión, todos escucharán. When you speak at the meeting, everyone will listen. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perare | Es probable que perare en la conferencia. He/She/You will probably speak at the conference. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peráremos | Nosotros peráremos en la ceremonia. We will speak at the ceremony. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | perareis | Vosotros perareis en la próxima reunión. You all will speak at the next meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peraren | Ellos peraren en el debate mañana. They will speak in the debate tomorrow. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya perorado | Espero que haya perorado bien. I hope I have spoken well. | |
| Tú | hayas perorado | Es posible que hayas perorado antes. It's possible that you have spoken before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya perorado | Creo que él haya perorado en la reunión. I believe he has spoken at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos perorado | Es importante que hayamos perorado ya. It's important that we have spoken already. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis perorado | No creo que hayáis perorado mucho. I don't think you all have spoken much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan perorado | Es probable que hayan perorado en la conferencia. They probably have spoken at the conference. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera perorado | Si hubiera perorado más, habría aprendido mucho. If I had spoken at length more, I would have learned a lot. | |
| Tú | hubieras perorado | Es posible que hubieras perorado en la reunión. You might have spoken at length in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera perorado | Ella hubiera perorado si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have spoken at length if she had had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos perorado | Nosotros hubiéramos perorado más si hubiéramos sabido. We would have spoken more if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais perorado | Vosotros hubierais perorado en la conferencia. You all would have spoken at the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran perorado | Ellos hubieran perorado si hubieran tenido oportunidad. They would have spoken if they had had the chance. |
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 perorado | Cuando hayas llegado, ya habré perorado. When you have arrived, I will have already given my speech. | |
| Tú | hubieres perorado | Es posible que tú hubieres perorado antes del evento. It's possible that you will have given your speech before the event. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere perorado | Es probable que él hubiere perorado para entonces. He probably will have given his speech by then. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos perorado | Para esa fecha, nosotros hubiéremos perorado. By that date, we will have already given our speech. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis perorado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis perorado antes de la reunión. Maybe you all will have given your speech before the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren perorado | Es posible que ellos hubieren perorado para entonces. It's possible that they will have given their speech by then. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el imperativo en primera persona. Do not use the imperative in the first person. | |
| Tú | perora | ¡Perora con entusiasmo en la reunión! Speak passionately at the meeting! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | perore | ¡Perore con confianza en su discurso! Speak confidently in your speech! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | peroremos | Peroremos sobre el tema en la clase. Let's speak about the topic in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | perorad | ¡Perorad con fuerza en la presentación! Speak forcefully in the presentation! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | peroren | ¡Peroren con pasión en el debate! Speak passionately in the debate! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no perore | No perore en la reunión. Don't speak excessively in the meeting. | |
| Tú | no perores | No perores durante la presentación. Don't speak excessively during the presentation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no perore | No perore en clase, por favor. Don't speak excessively in class, please. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no peroremos | No peroremos en la conferencia. Let's not speak excessively at the conference. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no peroréis | No peroréis en la reunión. Don't speak excessively in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no peroren | No peroren en la asamblea. Don't speak excessively in the assembly. |
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