Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Adelantar in Spanish
adelantar to move forward, to overtake, to go ahead Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Adelantar (to move forward, to overtake, to go ahead) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: adelanto, adelantas, adelanta, adelantamos, adelantáis, adelantan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- adelantado moved forward
- Gerund
- adelantando moving forward
- Similar
- aventajarse, rebasar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Adelantar
- Adelantar in the Indicative Present
- Adelantar in the Indicative Preterite
- Adelantar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Adelantar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Adelantar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Adelantar in the Indicative Future
- Adelantar in the Indicative Conditional
- Adelantar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Adelantar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Adelantar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Adelantar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Adelantar
- Imperative tenses of Adelantar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Adelantar
Adelantar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of adelantar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “adelanto”, meaning “I move forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelanto | I move forward |
| Tú | adelantas | you move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelanta | s/he moves forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantamos | we move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantáis | you (plural) move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantan | they move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: stem adelant- plus the -ar endings.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of adelantar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “adelanté”, meaning “I moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelanté | I moved forward |
| Tú | adelantaste | you moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantó | s/he moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantamos | we moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantasteis | you (plural) moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantaron | they moved forward |
How it’s built: Regular: stem adelant- plus the -ar endings.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of adelantar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “adelantaba”, meaning “I used to move forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelantaba | I used to move forward |
| Tú | adelantabas | you used to move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantaba | s/he used to move forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantábamos | we used to move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantabais | you (plural) used to move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantaban | they used to move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: stem adelant- plus the -ar endings.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of adelantar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy adelantando”, meaning “I am moving forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy adelantando | I am moving forward |
| Tú | estás adelantando | you are moving forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está adelantando | s/he is moving forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos adelantando | we are moving forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis adelantando | you (plural) are moving forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están adelantando | they are moving forward |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund adelantando.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of adelantar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a adelantar”, meaning “I am going to move forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a adelantar | I am going to move forward |
| Tú | vas a adelantar | you are going to move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a adelantar | s/he is going to move forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a adelantar | we are going to move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a adelantar | you (plural) are going to move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a adelantar | they are going to move forward |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive adelantar.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of adelantar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “adelantaré”, meaning “I will move forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelantaré | I will move forward |
| Tú | adelantarás | you will move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantará | s/he will move forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantaremos | we will move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantaréis | you (plural) will move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantarán | they will move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive adelantar plus the future endings.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of adelantar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “adelantaría”, meaning “I would move forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelantaría | I would move forward |
| Tú | adelantarías | you would move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantaría | s/he would move forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantaríamos | we would move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantaríais | you (plural) would move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantarían | they would move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive adelantar plus the conditional endings.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of adelantar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he adelantado”, meaning “I have moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he adelantado | I have moved forward |
| Tú | has adelantado | you have moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha adelantado | s/he has moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos adelantado | we have moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis adelantado | you (plural) have moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han adelantado | they have moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of adelantar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había adelantado”, meaning “I had moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había adelantado | I had moved forward |
| Tú | habías adelantado | you had moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había adelantado | s/he had moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos adelantado | we had moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais adelantado | you (plural) had moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían adelantado | they had moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of adelantar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré adelantado”, meaning “I will have moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré adelantado | I will have moved forward |
| Tú | habrás adelantado | you will have moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá adelantado | s/he will have moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos adelantado | we will have moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis adelantado | you (plural) will have moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán adelantado | they will have moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Adelantar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of adelantar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría adelantado”, meaning “I would have moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría adelantado | I would have moved forward |
| Tú | habrías adelantado | you would have moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría adelantado | s/he would have moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos adelantado | we would have moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais adelantado | you (plural) would have moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían adelantado | they would have moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Adelantar
Adelantar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “adelante”, meaning “I move forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelante | I move forward |
| Tú | adelantes | you move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelante | s/he moves forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantemos | we move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantéis | you (plural) move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelanten | they move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: stem adelant- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Adelantar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “adelantara”, meaning “I moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelantara | I moved forward |
| Tú | adelantaras | you moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantara | s/he moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantáramos | we moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantarais | you (plural) moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantaran | they moved forward |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, adelantaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (adelantáramos).
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Adelantar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “adelantare”, meaning “I will move forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adelantare | I will move forward |
| Tú | adelantares | you will move forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelantare | s/he will move forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantáremos | we will move forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantareis | you (plural) will move forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelantaren | they will move forward |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, adelantaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (adelantáremos).
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Adelantar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya adelantado”, meaning “I have moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya adelantado | I have moved forward |
| Tú | hayas adelantado | you have moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya adelantado | s/he has moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos adelantado | we have moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis adelantado | you (plural) have moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan adelantado | they have moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Adelantar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera adelantado”, meaning “I had moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera adelantado | I had moved forward |
| Tú | hubieras adelantado | you had moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera adelantado | s/he had moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos adelantado | we had moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais adelantado | you (plural) had moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran adelantado | they had moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Adelantar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere adelantado”, meaning “I will have moved forward”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere adelantado | I will have moved forward |
| Tú | hubieres adelantado | you will have moved forward |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere adelantado | s/he will have moved forward |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos adelantado | we will have moved forward |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis adelantado | you (plural) will have moved forward |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren adelantado | they will have moved forward |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle adelantado.
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Imperative tenses of Adelantar
Adelantar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “adelante”, meaning “(to you formal) move forward!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | adelanta | (to you) move forward! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adelante | (to you formal) move forward! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adelantemos | let's move forward! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adelantad | (to you plural) move forward! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adelanten | (to you plural formal) move forward! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (adelanta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (adelante, adelantemos, adelanten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (adelantad).
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Adelantar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no adelante”, meaning “(to you formal) don't move forward!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no adelantes | (to you) don't move forward! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no adelante | (to you formal) don't move forward! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no adelantemos | let's not move forward! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no adelantéis | (to you plural) don't move forward! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no adelanten | (to you plural formal) don't move forward! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no adelantes, no adelante, no adelantemos, no adelantéis, no adelanten.
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Frequently asked questions about Adelantar
Is adelantar a regular or irregular verb?
Adelantar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate adelantar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), adelantar is conjugated as: yo adelanto, tú adelantas, él/ella/usted adelanta, nosotros adelantamos, vosotros adelantáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate adelantar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), adelantar is conjugated as: yo adelanté, tú adelantaste, él/ella/usted adelantó, nosotros adelantamos, vosotros adelantasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate adelantar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), adelantar is conjugated as: yo adelantaba, tú adelantabas, él/ella/usted adelantaba, nosotros adelantábamos, vosotros adelantabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate adelantar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), adelantar is conjugated as: yo adelantaré, tú adelantarás, él/ella/usted adelantará, nosotros adelantaremos, vosotros adelantaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate adelantar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), adelantar is conjugated as: yo adelante, tú adelantes, él/ella/usted adelante, nosotros adelantemos, vosotros adelantéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelanten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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