Animar conjugation
to encourage, cheer up
Past participleanimado
Gerundanimando
Future stemanimar-
Preterite (yo)animé
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Animar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo animo |
| tú animas |
| él/ella/usted anima |
| nosotros/as animamos |
| vosotros/as animáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo animé |
| tú animaste |
| él/ella/usted animó |
| nosotros/as animamos |
| vosotros/as animasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo animaba |
| tú animabas |
| él/ella/usted animaba |
| nosotros/as animábamos |
| vosotros/as animabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a animar |
| tú vas a animar |
| él/ella/usted va a animar |
| nosotros/as vamos a animar |
| vosotros/as vais a animar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a animar |
Futuro simple future
| yo animaré |
| tú animarás |
| él/ella/usted animará |
| nosotros/as animaremos |
| vosotros/as animaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo animaría |
| tú animarías |
| él/ella/usted animaría |
| nosotros/as animaríamos |
| vosotros/as animaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he animado |
| tú has animado |
| él/ella/usted ha animado |
| nosotros/as hemos animado |
| vosotros/as habéis animado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han animado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy animando |
| tú estás animando |
| él/ella/usted está animando |
| nosotros/as estamos animando |
| vosotros/as estáis animando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están animando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) anima |
| (usted) anime |
| (vosotros/as) animad |
| (ustedes) animen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había animado |
| tú habías animado |
| él/ella/usted había animado |
| nosotros/as habíamos animado |
| vosotros/as habíais animado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían animado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo anime |
| tú animes |
| él/ella/usted anime |
| nosotros/as animemos |
| vosotros/as animéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes animen |
Quick questions about animar
Is animar regular or irregular?
Animar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of animar?
In the preterite, yo animé and él/ella/usted animó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of animar?
The past participle of animar is animado, as in yo he animado.
What is the gerund of animar?
The gerund (-ing form) of animar is animando, as in yo estoy animando.
What is the future stem of animar?
The future and conditional stem of animar is animar-: yo animaré, yo animaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
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