Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Afrontar in Spanish
afrontar to confront Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Afrontar (to confront) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: afronto, afrontas, afronta, afrontamos, afrontáis, afrontan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- afrontado confronted
- Gerund
- afrontando confronting
- Similar
- confrontar, encarar, encararse, enfrentar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Afrontar
- Afrontar in the Indicative Present
- Afrontar in the Indicative Preterite
- Afrontar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Afrontar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Afrontar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Afrontar in the Indicative Future
- Afrontar in the Indicative Conditional
- Afrontar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Afrontar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Afrontar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Afrontar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Afrontar
- Imperative tenses of Afrontar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Afrontar
Afrontar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of afrontar 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, “afronto”, meaning “I confront”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afronto | I confront |
| Tú | afrontas | you confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afronta | s/he confronts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontamos | we confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontáis | you (plural) confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontan | they confront |
How it’s built: Regular: stem afront- plus the -ar endings.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of afrontar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “afronté”, meaning “I confronted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afronté | I confronted |
| Tú | afrontaste | you confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontó | s/he confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontamos | we confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontasteis | you (plural) confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontaron | they confronted |
How it’s built: Regular: stem afront- plus the -ar endings.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of afrontar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “afrontaba”, meaning “I used to confront”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afrontaba | I used to confront |
| Tú | afrontabas | you used to confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontaba | s/he used to confront |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontábamos | we used to confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontabais | you (plural) used to confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontaban | they used to confront |
How it’s built: Regular: stem afront- plus the -ar endings.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of afrontar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy afrontando”, meaning “I am confronting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy afrontando | I am confronting |
| Tú | estás afrontando | you are confronting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está afrontando | s/he is confronting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos afrontando | we are confronting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis afrontando | you (plural) are confronting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están afrontando | they are confronting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund afrontando.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of afrontar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a afrontar”, meaning “I am going to confront”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a afrontar | I am going to confront |
| Tú | vas a afrontar | you are going to confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a afrontar | s/he is going to confront |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a afrontar | we are going to confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a afrontar | you (plural) are going to confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a afrontar | they are going to confront |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive afrontar.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of afrontar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “afrontaré”, meaning “I will confront”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afrontaré | I will confront |
| Tú | afrontarás | you will confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontará | s/he will confront |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontaremos | we will confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontaréis | you (plural) will confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontarán | they will confront |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive afrontar plus the future endings.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of afrontar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “afrontaría”, meaning “I would confront”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afrontaría | I would confront |
| Tú | afrontarías | you would confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontaría | s/he would confront |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontaríamos | we would confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontaríais | you (plural) would confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontarían | they would confront |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive afrontar plus the conditional endings.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of afrontar 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 afrontado”, meaning “I have confronted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he afrontado | I have confronted |
| Tú | has afrontado | you have confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha afrontado | s/he has confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos afrontado | we have confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis afrontado | you (plural) have confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han afrontado | they have confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of afrontar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había afrontado”, meaning “I had confronted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había afrontado | I had confronted |
| Tú | habías afrontado | you had confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había afrontado | s/he had confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos afrontado | we had confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais afrontado | you (plural) had confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían afrontado | they had confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of afrontar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré afrontado”, meaning “I will have confronted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré afrontado | I will have confronted |
| Tú | habrás afrontado | you will have confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá afrontado | s/he will have confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos afrontado | we will have confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis afrontado | you (plural) will have confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán afrontado | they will have confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Afrontar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of afrontar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría afrontado”, meaning “I would have confronted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría afrontado | I would have confronted |
| Tú | habrías afrontado | you would have confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría afrontado | s/he would have confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos afrontado | we would have confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais afrontado | you (plural) would have confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían afrontado | they would have confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Afrontar
Afrontar 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, “afronte”, meaning “I confront”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afronte | I confront |
| Tú | afrontes | you confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afronte | s/he confronts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontemos | we confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontéis | you (plural) confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afronten | they confront |
How it’s built: Regular: stem afront- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Afrontar 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, “afrontara”, meaning “I confronted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afrontara | I confronted |
| Tú | afrontaras | you confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontara | s/he confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontáramos | we confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontarais | you (plural) confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontaran | they confronted |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, afrontaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (afrontáramos).
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Afrontar 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, “afrontare”, meaning “I will confront”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | afrontare | I will confront |
| Tú | afrontares | you will confront |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afrontare | s/he will confront |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontáremos | we will confront |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontareis | you (plural) will confront |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afrontaren | they will confront |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, afrontaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (afrontáremos).
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Afrontar 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 afrontado”, meaning “I have confronted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya afrontado | I have confronted |
| Tú | hayas afrontado | you have confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya afrontado | s/he has confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos afrontado | we have confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis afrontado | you (plural) have confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan afrontado | they have confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Afrontar 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 afrontado”, meaning “I had confronted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera afrontado | I had confronted |
| Tú | hubieras afrontado | you had confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera afrontado | s/he had confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos afrontado | we had confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais afrontado | you (plural) had confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran afrontado | they had confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Afrontar 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 afrontado”, meaning “I will have confronted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere afrontado | I will have confronted |
| Tú | hubieres afrontado | you will have confronted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere afrontado | s/he will have confronted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos afrontado | we will have confronted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis afrontado | you (plural) will have confronted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren afrontado | they will have confronted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle afrontado.
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Imperative tenses of Afrontar
Afrontar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “afronte”, meaning “(to you formal) confront!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | afronta | (to you) confront! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | afronte | (to you formal) confront! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | afrontemos | let's confront! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | afrontad | (to you plural) confront! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | afronten | (to you plural formal) confront! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (afronta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (afronte, afrontemos, afronten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (afrontad).
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Afrontar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no afronte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't confront!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no afrontes | (to you) don't confront! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no afronte | (to you formal) don't confront! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no afrontemos | let's not confront! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no afrontéis | (to you plural) don't confront! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no afronten | (to you plural formal) don't confront! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no afrontes, no afronte, no afrontemos, no afrontéis, no afronten.
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Frequently asked questions about Afrontar
Is afrontar a regular or irregular verb?
Afrontar 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 afrontar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), afrontar is conjugated as: yo afronto, tú afrontas, él/ella/usted afronta, nosotros afrontamos, vosotros afrontáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontan. 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 afrontar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), afrontar is conjugated as: yo afronté, tú afrontaste, él/ella/usted afrontó, nosotros afrontamos, vosotros afrontasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate afrontar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), afrontar is conjugated as: yo afrontaba, tú afrontabas, él/ella/usted afrontaba, nosotros afrontábamos, vosotros afrontabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontaban. 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 afrontar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), afrontar is conjugated as: yo afrontaré, tú afrontarás, él/ella/usted afrontará, nosotros afrontaremos, vosotros afrontaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate afrontar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), afrontar is conjugated as: yo afronte, tú afrontes, él/ella/usted afronte, nosotros afrontemos, vosotros afrontéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afronten. 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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