Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Agradar in Spanish
To please Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Agradar (to please) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: agrado, agradas, agrada, agradamos, agradáis, agradan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Agradar
- Agradar in the Indicative Present
- Agradar in the Indicative Preterite
- Agradar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Agradar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Agradar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Agradar in the Indicative Future
- Agradar in the Indicative Conditional
- Agradar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Agradar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Agradar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Agradar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Agradar
- Imperative tenses of Agradar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Agradar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Agradar is the Spanish verb for "to please". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to agradar include: complacer.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | agradar | to please |
| Past participle | agradado | pleased |
| Gerund | agradando | pleasing |
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Agradar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of agradar 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, "agrado", meaning "I please".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agrado | I please |
| Tú | agradas | you please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agrada | s/he pleases |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradamos | we please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradáis | you (plural) please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradan | they please |
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Agradar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of agradar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "agradé", meaning "I pleased".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradé | I pleased |
| Tú | agradaste | you pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradó | s/he pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradamos | we pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradasteis | you (plural) pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradaron | they pleased |
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Agradar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of agradar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "agradaba", meaning "I used to please".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradaba | I used to please |
| Tú | agradabas | you used to please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradaba | s/he used to please |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradábamos | we used to please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradabais | you (plural) used to please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradaban | they used to please |
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Agradar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of agradar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy agradando", meaning "I am pleasing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy agradando | I am pleasing |
| Tú | estás agradando | you are pleasing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está agradando | s/he is pleasing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos agradando | we are pleasing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis agradando | you (plural) are pleasing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están agradando | they are pleasing |
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Agradar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of agradar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a agradar", meaning "I am going to please".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a agradar | I am going to please |
| Tú | vas a agradar | you are going to please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a agradar | s/he is going to please |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a agradar | we are going to please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a agradar | you (plural) are going to please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a agradar | they are going to please |
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Agradar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of agradar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "agradaré", meaning "I will please".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradaré | I will please |
| Tú | agradarás | you will please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradará | s/he will please |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradaremos | we will please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradaréis | you (plural) will please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradarán | they will please |
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Agradar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of agradar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "agradaría", meaning "I would please".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradaría | I would please |
| Tú | agradarías | you would please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradaría | s/he would please |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradaríamos | we would please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradaríais | you (plural) would please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradarían | they would please |
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Agradar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of agradar 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 agradado", meaning "I have pleased".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he agradado | I have pleased |
| Tú | has agradado | you have pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha agradado | s/he has pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos agradado | we have pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis agradado | you (plural) have pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han agradado | they have pleased |
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Agradar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of agradar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había agradado", meaning "I had pleased".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había agradado | I had pleased |
| Tú | habías agradado | you had pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había agradado | s/he had pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos agradado | we had pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais agradado | you (plural) had pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían agradado | they had pleased |
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Agradar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of agradar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré agradado", meaning "I will have pleased".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré agradado | I will have pleased |
| Tú | habrás agradado | you will have pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá agradado | s/he will have pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos agradado | we will have pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis agradado | you (plural) will have pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán agradado | they will have pleased |
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Agradar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of agradar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría agradado", meaning "I would have pleased".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría agradado | I would have pleased |
| Tú | habrías agradado | you would have pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría agradado | s/he would have pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos agradado | we would have pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais agradado | you (plural) would have pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían agradado | they would have pleased |
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Agradar 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, "agrade", meaning "I please".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agrade | I please |
| Tú | agrades | you please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agrade | s/he pleases |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agrademos | we please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradéis | you (plural) please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agraden | they please |
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Agradar 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, "agradara", meaning "I pleased".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradara | I pleased |
| Tú | agradaras | you pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradara | s/he pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradáramos | we pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradarais | you (plural) pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradaran | they pleased |
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Agradar 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, "agradare", meaning "I will please".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agradare | I will please |
| Tú | agradares | you will please |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agradare | s/he will please |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agradáremos | we will please |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradareis | you (plural) will please |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agradaren | they will please |
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Agradar 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 agradado", meaning "I have pleased".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya agradado | I have pleased |
| Tú | hayas agradado | you have pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya agradado | s/he has pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos agradado | we have pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis agradado | you (plural) have pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan agradado | they have pleased |
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Agradar 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 agradado", meaning "I had pleased".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera agradado | I had pleased |
| Tú | hubieras agradado | you had pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera agradado | s/he had pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos agradado | we had pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais agradado | you (plural) had pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran agradado | they had pleased |
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Agradar 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 agradado", meaning "I will have pleased".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere agradado | I will have pleased |
| Tú | hubieres agradado | you will have pleased |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere agradado | s/he will have pleased |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos agradado | we will have pleased |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis agradado | you (plural) will have pleased |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren agradado | they will have pleased |
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Agradar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "agrade", meaning "(to you formal) please!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | agrada | (to you) please! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agrade | (to you formal) please! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agrademos | let's please! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agradad | (to you plural) please! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agraden | (to you plural formal) please! |
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Agradar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no agrade", meaning "(to you formal) don't please!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no agrades | (to you) don't please! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no agrade | (to you formal) don't please! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no agrademos | let's not please! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no agradéis | (to you plural) don't please! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no agraden | (to you plural formal) don't please! |
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Frequently asked questions about Agradar
Is agradar a regular or irregular verb?
Agradar 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 agradar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), agradar is conjugated as: yo agrado, tú agradas, él/ella/usted agrada, nosotros agradamos, vosotros agradáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agradan. 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 agradar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), agradar is conjugated as: yo agradé, tú agradaste, él/ella/usted agradó, nosotros agradamos, vosotros agradasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agradaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate agradar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), agradar is conjugated as: yo agradaba, tú agradabas, él/ella/usted agradaba, nosotros agradábamos, vosotros agradabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes agradaban. 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 agradar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), agradar is conjugated as: yo agradaré, tú agradarás, él/ella/usted agradará, nosotros agradaremos, vosotros agradaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agradarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate agradar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), agradar is conjugated as: yo agrade, tú agrades, él/ella/usted agrade, nosotros agrademos, vosotros agradéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agraden. 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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