How to conjugate Adoptar in Spanish
To adopt Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Adoptar
- Adoptar in the Indicative Present
- Adoptar in the Indicative Preterite
- Adoptar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Adoptar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Adoptar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Adoptar in the Indicative Future
- Adoptar in the Indicative Conditional
- Adoptar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Adoptar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Adoptar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Adoptar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Adoptar
- Imperative tenses of Adoptar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Adoptar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Adoptar is the Spanish verb for "to adopt". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to adoptar include: prohijar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | adoptar | to adopt |
| Past participle | adoptado | adopted |
| Gerund | adoptando | adopting |
Indicative Tenses of Adoptar
Adoptar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of adoptar 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, "adopto", meaning "I adopt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adopto | I adopt |
| Tú | adoptas | you adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adopta | s/he adopts, you (formal) adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptamos | we adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptáis | you (plural) adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptan | they adopt, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of adoptar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "adopté", meaning "I adopted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adopté | I adopted |
| Tú | adoptaste | you adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptó | s/he adopted, you (formal) adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptamos | we adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptasteis | you (plural) adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptaron | they adopted, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of adoptar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "adoptaba", meaning "I used to adopt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adoptaba | I used to adopt |
| Tú | adoptabas | you used to adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptaba | s/he used to adopt, you (formal) used to adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptábamos | we used to adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptabais | you (plural) used to adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptaban | they used to adopt, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of adoptar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy adoptando", meaning "I am adopting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy adoptando | I am adopting |
| Tú | estás adoptando | you are adopting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está adoptando | s/he is adopting, you (formal) are adopting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos adoptando | we are adopting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis adoptando | you (plural) are adopting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están adoptando | they are adopting, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of adoptar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a adoptar", meaning "I am going to adopt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a adoptar | I am going to adopt |
| Tú | vas a adoptar | you are going to adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a adoptar | s/he is going to adopt, you (formal) are going to adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a adoptar | we are going to adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a adoptar | you (plural) are going to adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a adoptar | they are going to adopt, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of adoptar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "adoptaré", meaning "I will adopt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adoptaré | I will adopt |
| Tú | adoptarás | you will adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptará | s/he will adopt, you (formal) will adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptaremos | we will adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptaréis | you (plural) will adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptarán | they will adopt, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of adoptar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "adoptaría", meaning "I would adopt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adoptaría | I would adopt |
| Tú | adoptarías | you would adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptaría | s/he would adopt, you (formal) would adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptaríamos | we would adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptaríais | you (plural) would adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptarían | they would adopt, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of adoptar 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 adoptado", meaning "I have adopted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he adoptado | I have adopted |
| Tú | has adoptado | you have adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha adoptado | s/he has adopted, you (formal) have adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos adoptado | we have adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis adoptado | you (plural) have adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han adoptado | they have adopted, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of adoptar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había adoptado", meaning "I had adopted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había adoptado | I had adopted |
| Tú | habías adoptado | you had adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había adoptado | s/he had adopted, you (formal) had adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos adoptado | we had adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais adoptado | you (plural) had adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían adoptado | they had adopted, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of adoptar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré adoptado", meaning "I will have adopted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré adoptado | I will have adopted |
| Tú | habrás adoptado | you will have adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá adoptado | s/he will have adopted, you (formal) will have adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos adoptado | we will have adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis adoptado | you (plural) will have adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán adoptado | they will have adopted, |
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Adoptar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of adoptar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría adoptado", meaning "I would have adopted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría adoptado | I would have adopted |
| Tú | habrías adoptado | you would have adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría adoptado | s/he would have adopted, you (formal) would have adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos adoptado | we would have adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais adoptado | you (plural) would have adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían adoptado | they would have adopted, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Adoptar
Adoptar 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, "adopte", meaning "I adopt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adopte | I adopt |
| Tú | adoptes | you adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adopte | s/he adopts, you (formal) adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptemos | we adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptéis | you (plural) adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adopten | they adopt, |
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Adoptar 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, "adoptara", meaning "I adopted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adoptara | I adopted |
| Tú | adoptaras | you adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptara | s/he adopted, you (formal) adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptáramos | we adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptarais | you (plural) adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptaran | they adopted, |
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Adoptar 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, "adoptare", meaning "I will adopt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | adoptare | I will adopt |
| Tú | adoptares | you will adopt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adoptare | s/he will adopt, you (formal) will adopt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptáremos | we will adopt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptareis | you (plural) will adopt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adoptaren | they will adopt, |
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Adoptar 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 adoptado", meaning "I have adopted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya adoptado | I have adopted |
| Tú | hayas adoptado | you have adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya adoptado | s/he has adopted, you (formal) have adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos adoptado | we have adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis adoptado | you (plural) have adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan adoptado | they have adopted, |
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Adoptar 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 adoptado", meaning "I had adopted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera adoptado | I had adopted |
| Tú | hubieras adoptado | you had adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera adoptado | s/he had adopted, you (formal) had adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos adoptado | we had adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais adoptado | you (plural) had adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran adoptado | they had adopted, |
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Adoptar 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 adoptado", meaning "I will have adopted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere adoptado | I will have adopted |
| Tú | hubieres adoptado | you will have adopted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere adoptado | s/he will have adopted, you (formal) will have adopted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos adoptado | we will have adopted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis adoptado | you (plural) will have adopted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren adoptado | they will have adopted, |
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Imperative Tenses of Adoptar
Adoptar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "adopte", meaning "(to you formal) adopt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | adopta | (to you) adopt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | adopte | (to you formal) adopt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | adoptemos | let's adopt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | adoptad | (to you plural) adopt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | adopten | (to you plural formal) adopt! |
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Adoptar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no adopte", meaning "(to you formal) don't adopt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no adoptes | (to you) don't adopt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no adopte | (to you formal) don't adopt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no adoptemos | let's not adopt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no adoptéis | (to you plural) don't adopt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no adopten | (to you plural formal) don't adopt! |
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