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How to conjugate Aficionar in Spanish

aficionar to get (someone) interested in Regular AR Verb

At a glance: Aficionar (to get (someone) interested in) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aficiono, aficionas, aficiona, aficionamos, aficionáis, aficionan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.

Past participle: aficionado gotten interested in
Gerund: aficionando getting interested in

Indicative tenses of Aficionar
Subjunctive tenses of Aficionar
Imperative tenses of Aficionar
- Aficionar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Aficionar in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Aficionar

Aficionar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of aficionar 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, “aficiono”, meaning “I get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficiono	I get interested in
Tú	aficionas	you get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficiona	s/he gets interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionamos	we get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionáis	you (plural) get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionan	they get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: stem aficion- plus the -ar endings.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of aficionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aficioné”, meaning “I got interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficioné	I got interested in
Tú	aficionaste	you got interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionó	s/he got interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionamos	we got interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionasteis	you (plural) got interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionaron	they got interested in

How it’s built: Regular: stem aficion- plus the -ar endings.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of aficionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aficionaba”, meaning “I used to get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficionaba	I used to get interested in
Tú	aficionabas	you used to get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionaba	s/he used to get interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionábamos	we used to get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionabais	you (plural) used to get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionaban	they used to get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: stem aficion- plus the -ar endings.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of aficionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aficionando”, meaning “I am getting interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy aficionando	I am getting interested in
Tú	estás aficionando	you are getting interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	está aficionando	s/he is getting interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos aficionando	we are getting interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis aficionando	you (plural) are getting interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están aficionando	they are getting interested in

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aficionando.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of aficionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aficionar”, meaning “I am going to get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a aficionar	I am going to get interested in
Tú	vas a aficionar	you are going to get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	va a aficionar	s/he is going to get interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a aficionar	we are going to get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a aficionar	you (plural) are going to get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a aficionar	they are going to get interested in

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aficionar.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of aficionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aficionaré”, meaning “I will get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficionaré	I will get interested in
Tú	aficionarás	you will get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionará	s/he will get interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionaremos	we will get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionaréis	you (plural) will get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionarán	they will get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aficionar plus the future endings.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of aficionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aficionaría”, meaning “I would get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficionaría	I would get interested in
Tú	aficionarías	you would get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionaría	s/he would get interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionaríamos	we would get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionaríais	you (plural) would get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionarían	they would get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aficionar plus the conditional endings.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of aficionar 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 aficionado”, meaning “I have gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he aficionado	I have gotten interested in
Tú	has aficionado	you have gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	ha aficionado	s/he has gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos aficionado	we have gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis aficionado	you (plural) have gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han aficionado	they have gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of aficionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aficionado”, meaning “I had gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había aficionado	I had gotten interested in
Tú	habías aficionado	you had gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	había aficionado	s/he had gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos aficionado	we had gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais aficionado	you (plural) had gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían aficionado	they had gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of aficionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aficionado”, meaning “I will have gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré aficionado	I will have gotten interested in
Tú	habrás aficionado	you will have gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá aficionado	s/he will have gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos aficionado	we will have gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis aficionado	you (plural) will have gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán aficionado	they will have gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Aficionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aficionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aficionado”, meaning “I would have gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría aficionado	I would have gotten interested in
Tú	habrías aficionado	you would have gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	habría aficionado	s/he would have gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos aficionado	we would have gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais aficionado	you (plural) would have gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían aficionado	they would have gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Aficionar

Aficionar 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, “aficione”, meaning “I get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficione	I get interested in
Tú	aficiones	you get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficione	s/he gets interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionemos	we get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionéis	you (plural) get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionen	they get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: stem aficion- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.

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Aficionar 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, “aficionara”, meaning “I got interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficionara	I got interested in
Tú	aficionaras	you got interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionara	s/he got interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionáramos	we got interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionarais	you (plural) got interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionaran	they got interested in

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aficionaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aficionáramos).

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Aficionar 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, “aficionare”, meaning “I will get interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aficionare	I will get interested in
Tú	aficionares	you will get interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	aficionare	s/he will get interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionáremos	we will get interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionareis	you (plural) will get interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionaren	they will get interested in

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aficionaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aficionáremos).

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Aficionar 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 aficionado”, meaning “I have gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya aficionado	I have gotten interested in
Tú	hayas aficionado	you have gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	haya aficionado	s/he has gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos aficionado	we have gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis aficionado	you (plural) have gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan aficionado	they have gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Aficionar 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 aficionado”, meaning “I had gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera aficionado	I had gotten interested in
Tú	hubieras aficionado	you had gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera aficionado	s/he had gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos aficionado	we had gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais aficionado	you (plural) had gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran aficionado	they had gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Aficionar 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 aficionado”, meaning “I will have gotten interested in”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere aficionado	I will have gotten interested in
Tú	hubieres aficionado	you will have gotten interested in
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere aficionado	s/he will have gotten interested in
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos aficionado	we will have gotten interested in
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis aficionado	you (plural) will have gotten interested in
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren aficionado	they will have gotten interested in

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aficionado.

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Imperative tenses of Aficionar

Aficionar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aficione”, meaning “(to you formal) get interested in!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	aficiona	(to you) get interested in!
Ella / Él / Usted	aficione	(to you formal) get interested in!
Nosotras / Nosotros	aficionemos	let's get interested in!
Vosotras / Vosotros	aficionad	(to you plural) get interested in!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aficionen	(to you plural formal) get interested in!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aficiona); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aficione, aficionemos, aficionen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aficionad).

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Aficionar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aficione”, meaning “(to you formal) don't get interested in!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no aficiones	(to you) don't get interested in!
Ella / Él / Usted	no aficione	(to you formal) don't get interested in!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no aficionemos	let's not get interested in!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no aficionéis	(to you plural) don't get interested in!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no aficionen	(to you plural formal) don't get interested in!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aficiones, no aficione, no aficionemos, no aficionéis, no aficionen.

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Frequently asked questions about Aficionar

Is aficionar a regular or irregular verb?

Aficionar 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 aficionar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), aficionar is conjugated as: yo aficiono, tú aficionas, él/ella/usted aficiona, nosotros aficionamos, vosotros aficionáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aficionan. 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 aficionar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aficionar is conjugated as: yo aficioné, tú aficionaste, él/ella/usted aficionó, nosotros aficionamos, vosotros aficionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aficionaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate aficionar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aficionar is conjugated as: yo aficionaba, tú aficionabas, él/ella/usted aficionaba, nosotros aficionábamos, vosotros aficionabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aficionaban. 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 aficionar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), aficionar is conjugated as: yo aficionaré, tú aficionarás, él/ella/usted aficionará, nosotros aficionaremos, vosotros aficionaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aficionarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate aficionar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aficionar is conjugated as: yo aficione, tú aficiones, él/ella/usted aficione, nosotros aficionemos, vosotros aficionéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aficionen. 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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