Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Alegrar in Spanish
alegrar to make happy, to cheer up Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Alegrar (to make happy, to cheer up) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: alegro, alegras, alegra, alegramos, alegráis, alegran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- alegrado made happy
- Gerund
- alegrando making happy
- Similar
- reconfortar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Alegrar
- Alegrar in the Indicative Present
- Alegrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Alegrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Alegrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Alegrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Alegrar in the Indicative Future
- Alegrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Alegrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Alegrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Alegrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Alegrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Alegrar
- Imperative tenses of Alegrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Alegrar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Alegrar
Alegrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of alegrar 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, “alegro”, meaning “I make happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegro | I make happy |
| Tú | alegras | you make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegra | s/he makes happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegramos | we make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegráis | you (plural) make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegran | they make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alegr- plus the -ar endings.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of alegrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “alegré”, meaning “I made happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegré | I made happy |
| Tú | alegraste | you made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegró | s/he made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegramos | we made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegrasteis | you (plural) made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegraron | they made happy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alegr- plus the -ar endings.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of alegrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “alegraba”, meaning “I used to make happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraba | I used to make happy |
| Tú | alegrabas | you used to make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegraba | s/he used to make happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegrábamos | we used to make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegrabais | you (plural) used to make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegraban | they used to make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alegr- plus the -ar endings.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of alegrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy alegrando”, meaning “I am making happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alegrando | I am making happy |
| Tú | estás alegrando | you are making happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está alegrando | s/he is making happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos alegrando | we are making happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis alegrando | you (plural) are making happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están alegrando | they are making happy |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund alegrando.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of alegrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a alegrar”, meaning “I am going to make happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a alegrar | I am going to make happy |
| Tú | vas a alegrar | you are going to make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a alegrar | s/he is going to make happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a alegrar | we are going to make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a alegrar | you (plural) are going to make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a alegrar | they are going to make happy |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive alegrar.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of alegrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “alegraré”, meaning “I will make happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraré | I will make happy |
| Tú | alegrarás | you will make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegrará | s/he will make happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegraremos | we will make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegraréis | you (plural) will make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegrarán | they will make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive alegrar plus the future endings.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of alegrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “alegraría”, meaning “I would make happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraría | I would make happy |
| Tú | alegrarías | you would make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegraría | s/he would make happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegraríamos | we would make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegraríais | you (plural) would make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegrarían | they would make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive alegrar plus the conditional endings.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of alegrar 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 alegrado”, meaning “I have made happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alegrado | I have made happy |
| Tú | has alegrado | you have made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha alegrado | s/he has made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos alegrado | we have made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis alegrado | you (plural) have made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han alegrado | they have made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of alegrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había alegrado”, meaning “I had made happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alegrado | I had made happy |
| Tú | habías alegrado | you had made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había alegrado | s/he had made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos alegrado | we had made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais alegrado | you (plural) had made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían alegrado | they had made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of alegrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré alegrado”, meaning “I will have made happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alegrado | I will have made happy |
| Tú | habrás alegrado | you will have made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá alegrado | s/he will have made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos alegrado | we will have made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis alegrado | you (plural) will have made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán alegrado | they will have made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Alegrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of alegrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría alegrado”, meaning “I would have made happy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alegrado | I would have made happy |
| Tú | habrías alegrado | you would have made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría alegrado | s/he would have made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos alegrado | we would have made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais alegrado | you (plural) would have made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían alegrado | they would have made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Alegrar
Alegrar 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, “alegre”, meaning “I make happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegre | I make happy |
| Tú | alegres | you make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegre | s/he makes happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegremos | we make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegréis | you (plural) make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegren | they make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alegr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Alegrar 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, “alegrara”, meaning “I made happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegrara | I made happy |
| Tú | alegraras | you made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegrara | s/he made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegráramos | we made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegrarais | you (plural) made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegraran | they made happy |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, alegraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (alegráramos).
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Alegrar 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, “alegrare”, meaning “I will make happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegrare | I will make happy |
| Tú | alegrares | you will make happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegrare | s/he will make happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegráremos | we will make happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegrareis | you (plural) will make happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegraren | they will make happy |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, alegraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (alegráremos).
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Alegrar 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 alegrado”, meaning “I have made happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alegrado | I have made happy |
| Tú | hayas alegrado | you have made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya alegrado | s/he has made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos alegrado | we have made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis alegrado | you (plural) have made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan alegrado | they have made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Alegrar 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 alegrado”, meaning “I had made happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alegrado | I had made happy |
| Tú | hubieras alegrado | you had made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera alegrado | s/he had made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos alegrado | we had made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais alegrado | you (plural) had made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran alegrado | they had made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Alegrar 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 alegrado”, meaning “I will have made happy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere alegrado | I will have made happy |
| Tú | hubieres alegrado | you will have made happy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere alegrado | s/he will have made happy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos alegrado | we will have made happy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis alegrado | you (plural) will have made happy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren alegrado | they will have made happy |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle alegrado.
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Imperative tenses of Alegrar
Alegrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “alegre”, meaning “(to you formal) make happy!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | alegra | (to you) make happy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alegre | (to you formal) make happy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alegremos | let's make happy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alegrad | (to you plural) make happy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alegren | (to you plural formal) make happy! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (alegra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (alegre, alegremos, alegren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (alegrad).
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Alegrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no alegre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't make happy!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no alegres | (to you) don't make happy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no alegre | (to you formal) don't make happy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no alegremos | let's not make happy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no alegréis | (to you plural) don't make happy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no alegren | (to you plural formal) don't make happy! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no alegres, no alegre, no alegremos, no alegréis, no alegren.
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Frequently asked questions about Alegrar
Is alegrar a regular or irregular verb?
Alegrar 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 alegrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), alegrar is conjugated as: yo alegro, tú alegras, él/ella/usted alegra, nosotros alegramos, vosotros alegráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alegran. 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 alegrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), alegrar is conjugated as: yo alegré, tú alegraste, él/ella/usted alegró, nosotros alegramos, vosotros alegrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alegraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate alegrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), alegrar is conjugated as: yo alegraba, tú alegrabas, él/ella/usted alegraba, nosotros alegrábamos, vosotros alegrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes alegraban. 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 alegrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), alegrar is conjugated as: yo alegraré, tú alegrarás, él/ella/usted alegrará, nosotros alegraremos, vosotros alegraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alegrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate alegrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), alegrar is conjugated as: yo alegre, tú alegres, él/ella/usted alegre, nosotros alegremos, vosotros alegréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alegren. 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.
What’s the difference between alegrar and alegrarse?
Alegrar means ‘to make happy, to cheer up’ and alegrarse means ‘to be happy, to be glad’. Alegrarse is the reflexive form of alegrar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo alegro becomes me alegro. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so alegra becomes alégrate.
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