How to conjugate Alimentar in Spanish
To feed, to nourish Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Alimentar
- Alimentar in the Indicative Present
- Alimentar in the Indicative Preterite
- Alimentar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Alimentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Alimentar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Alimentar in the Indicative Future
- Alimentar in the Indicative Conditional
- Alimentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Alimentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Alimentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Alimentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Alimentar
- Imperative tenses of Alimentar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Alimentar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Alimentar is the Spanish verb for "to feed, to nourish". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to alimentar include: nutrir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | alimentar | to feed, to nourish |
| Past participle | alimentado | fed |
| Gerund | alimentando | feeding |
Indicative Tenses of Alimentar
Alimentar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of alimentar 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, "alimento", meaning "I feed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimento | I feed |
| Tú | alimentas | you feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimenta | s/he feeds, you (formal) feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentamos | we feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentáis | you (plural) feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentan | they feed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of alimentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "alimenté", meaning "I fed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimenté | I fed |
| Tú | alimentaste | you fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentó | s/he fed, you (formal) fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentamos | we fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentasteis | you (plural) fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentaron | they fed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of alimentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "alimentaba", meaning "I used to feed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimentaba | I used to feed |
| Tú | alimentabas | you used to feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentaba | s/he used to feed, you (formal) used to feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentábamos | we used to feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentabais | you (plural) used to feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentaban | they used to feed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of alimentar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy alimentando", meaning "I am feeding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alimentando | I am feeding |
| Tú | estás alimentando | you are feeding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está alimentando | s/he is feeding, you (formal) are feeding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos alimentando | we are feeding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis alimentando | you (plural) are feeding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están alimentando | they are feeding, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of alimentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a alimentar", meaning "I am going to feed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a alimentar | I am going to feed |
| Tú | vas a alimentar | you are going to feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a alimentar | s/he is going to feed, you (formal) are going to feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a alimentar | we are going to feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a alimentar | you (plural) are going to feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a alimentar | they are going to feed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of alimentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "alimentaré", meaning "I will feed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimentaré | I will feed |
| Tú | alimentarás | you will feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentará | s/he will feed, you (formal) will feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentaremos | we will feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentaréis | you (plural) will feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentarán | they will feed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of alimentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "alimentaría", meaning "I would feed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimentaría | I would feed |
| Tú | alimentarías | you would feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentaría | s/he would feed, you (formal) would feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentaríamos | we would feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentaríais | you (plural) would feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentarían | they would feed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of alimentar 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 alimentado", meaning "I have fed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alimentado | I have fed |
| Tú | has alimentado | you have fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha alimentado | s/he has fed, you (formal) have fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos alimentado | we have fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis alimentado | you (plural) have fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han alimentado | they have fed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of alimentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había alimentado", meaning "I had fed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alimentado | I had fed |
| Tú | habías alimentado | you had fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había alimentado | s/he had fed, you (formal) had fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos alimentado | we had fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais alimentado | you (plural) had fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían alimentado | they had fed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of alimentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré alimentado", meaning "I will have fed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alimentado | I will have fed |
| Tú | habrás alimentado | you will have fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá alimentado | s/he will have fed, you (formal) will have fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos alimentado | we will have fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis alimentado | you (plural) will have fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán alimentado | they will have fed, |
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Alimentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of alimentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría alimentado", meaning "I would have fed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alimentado | I would have fed |
| Tú | habrías alimentado | you would have fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría alimentado | s/he would have fed, you (formal) would have fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos alimentado | we would have fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais alimentado | you (plural) would have fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían alimentado | they would have fed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Alimentar
Alimentar 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, "alimente", meaning "I feed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimente | I feed |
| Tú | alimentes | you feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimente | s/he feeds, you (formal) feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentemos | we feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentéis | you (plural) feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimenten | they feed, |
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Alimentar 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, "alimentara", meaning "I fed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimentara | I fed |
| Tú | alimentaras | you fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentara | s/he fed, you (formal) fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentáramos | we fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentarais | you (plural) fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentaran | they fed, |
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Alimentar 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, "alimentare", meaning "I will feed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alimentare | I will feed |
| Tú | alimentares | you will feed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimentare | s/he will feed, you (formal) will feed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentáremos | we will feed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentareis | you (plural) will feed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimentaren | they will feed, |
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Alimentar 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 alimentado", meaning "I have fed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alimentado | I have fed |
| Tú | hayas alimentado | you have fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya alimentado | s/he has fed, you (formal) have fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos alimentado | we have fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis alimentado | you (plural) have fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan alimentado | they have fed, |
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Alimentar 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 alimentado", meaning "I had fed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alimentado | I had fed |
| Tú | hubieras alimentado | you had fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera alimentado | s/he had fed, you (formal) had fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos alimentado | we had fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais alimentado | you (plural) had fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran alimentado | they had fed, |
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Alimentar 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 alimentado", meaning "I will have fed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere alimentado | I will have fed |
| Tú | hubieres alimentado | you will have fed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere alimentado | s/he will have fed, you (formal) will have fed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos alimentado | we will have fed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis alimentado | you (plural) will have fed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren alimentado | they will have fed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Alimentar
Alimentar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "alimente", meaning "(to you formal) feed!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | alimenta | (to you) feed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alimente | (to you formal) feed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alimentemos | let's feed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alimentad | (to you plural) feed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alimenten | (to you plural formal) feed! |
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Alimentar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no alimente", meaning "(to you formal) don't feed!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no alimentes | (to you) don't feed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no alimente | (to you formal) don't feed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no alimentemos | let's not feed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no alimentéis | (to you plural) don't feed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no alimenten | (to you plural formal) don't feed! |
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