Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Atreverse in Spanish
To dare Regular ER Verb
At a glance: Atreverse (to dare) is a reflexive regular -ER verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me atrevo, te atreves, se atreve, nos atrevemos, os atrevéis, se atreven. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -ER verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Atreverse
- Atreverse in the Indicative Present
- Atreverse in the Indicative Preterite
- Atreverse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Atreverse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Atreverse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Atreverse in the Indicative Future
- Atreverse in the Indicative Conditional
- Atreverse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Atreverse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Atreverse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Atreverse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Atreverse
- Imperative tenses of Atreverse
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Atreverse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Atreverse is the Spanish verb for "to dare". It is a regular ER reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | atreverse | to dare |
| Past participle | atrevido | dared |
| Gerund | atreviendo | daring |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of atreverse 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, "me atrevo", meaning "I dare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atrevo | I dare |
| Tú | te atreves | you dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atreve | s/he dares |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atrevemos | we dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atrevéis | you (plural) dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atreven | they dare |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of atreverse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me atreví", meaning "I dared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreví | I dared |
| Tú | te atreviste | you dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atrevió | s/he dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atrevimos | we dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atrevisteis | you (plural) dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atrevieron | they dared |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of atreverse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me atrevía", meaning "I used to dare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atrevía | I used to dare |
| Tú | te atrevías | you used to dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atrevía | s/he used to dare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atrevíamos | we used to dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atrevíais | you (plural) used to dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atrevían | they used to dare |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of atreverse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy atreviendo", meaning "I am daring".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy atreviendo | I am daring |
| Tú | te estás atreviendo | you are daring |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está atreviendo | s/he is daring |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos atreviendo | we are daring |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis atreviendo | you (plural) are daring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están atreviendo | they are daring |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of atreverse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a atrever", meaning "I am going to dare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a atrever | I am going to dare |
| Tú | te vas a atrever | you are going to dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a atrever | s/he is going to dare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a atrever | we are going to dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a atrever | you (plural) are going to dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a atrever | they are going to dare |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of atreverse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me atreveré", meaning "I will dare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreveré | I will dare |
| Tú | te atreverás | you will dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atreverá | s/he will dare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atreveremos | we will dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atreveréis | you (plural) will dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atreverán | they will dare |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of atreverse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me atrevería", meaning "I would dare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atrevería | I would dare |
| Tú | te atreverías | you would dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atrevería | s/he would dare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atreveríamos | we would dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atreveríais | you (plural) would dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atreverían | they would dare |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of atreverse 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, "me he atrevido", meaning "I have dared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he atrevido | I have dared |
| Tú | te has atrevido | you have dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha atrevido | s/he has dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos atrevido | we have dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis atrevido | you (plural) have dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han atrevido | they have dared |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of atreverse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había atrevido", meaning "I had dared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había atrevido | I had dared |
| Tú | te habías atrevido | you had dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había atrevido | s/he had dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos atrevido | we had dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais atrevido | you (plural) had dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían atrevido | they had dared |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of atreverse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré atrevido", meaning "I will have dared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré atrevido | I will have dared |
| Tú | te habrás atrevido | you will have dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá atrevido | s/he will have dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos atrevido | we will have dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis atrevido | you (plural) will have dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán atrevido | they will have dared |
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Atreverse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of atreverse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría atrevido", meaning "I would have dared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría atrevido | I would have dared |
| Tú | te habrías atrevido | you would have dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría atrevido | s/he would have dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos atrevido | we would have dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais atrevido | you (plural) would have dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían atrevido | they would have dared |
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Atreverse 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, "me atreva", meaning "I dare".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreva | I dare |
| Tú | te atrevas | you dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atreva | s/he dares |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atrevamos | we dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atreváis | you (plural) dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atrevan | they dare |
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Atreverse 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, "me atreviera", meaning "I dared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreviera | I dared |
| Tú | te atrevieras | you dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atreviera | s/he dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atreviéramos | we dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atrevierais | you (plural) dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atrevieran | they dared |
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Atreverse 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, "me atreviere", meaning "I will dare".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreviere | I will dare |
| Tú | te atrevieres | you will dare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se atreviere | s/he will dare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos atreviéremos | we will dare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os atreviereis | you (plural) will dare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se atrevieren | they will dare |
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Atreverse 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, "me haya atrevido", meaning "I have dared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya atrevido | I have dared |
| Tú | te hayas atrevido | you have dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya atrevido | s/he has dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos atrevido | we have dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis atrevido | you (plural) have dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan atrevido | they have dared |
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Atreverse 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, "me hubiera atrevido", meaning "I had dared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera atrevido | I had dared |
| Tú | te hubieras atrevido | you had dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera atrevido | s/he had dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos atrevido | we had dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais atrevido | you (plural) had dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran atrevido | they had dared |
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Atreverse 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, "me hubiere atrevido", meaning "I will have dared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere atrevido | I will have dared |
| Tú | te hubieres atrevido | you will have dared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere atrevido | s/he will have dared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos atrevido | we will have dared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis atrevido | you (plural) will have dared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren atrevido | they will have dared |
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Atreverse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "atrévase", meaning "(to you formal) dare!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | atrévete | (to you) dare! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrévase | (to you formal) dare! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrevámonos | let's dare! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atreveos | (to you plural) dare! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrévanse | (to you plural formal) dare! |
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Atreverse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se atreva", meaning "(to you formal) don't dare!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te atrevas | (to you) don't dare! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se atreva | (to you formal) don't dare! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos atrevamos | let's not dare! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os atreváis | (to you plural) don't dare! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se atrevan | (to you plural formal) don't dare! |
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Frequently asked questions about Atreverse
Is atreverse a regular or irregular verb?
Atreverse is a fully regular -ER reflexive verb. It follows the standard -ER 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 -ER conjugation system.
How do you conjugate atreverse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), atreverse is conjugated as: yo me atrevo, tú te atreves, él/ella/usted se atreve, nosotros nos atrevemos, vosotros os atrevéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se atreven. 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 atreverse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), atreverse is conjugated as: yo me atreví, tú te atreviste, él/ella/usted se atrevió, nosotros nos atrevimos, vosotros os atrevisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se atrevieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate atreverse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), atreverse is conjugated as: yo me atrevía, tú te atrevías, él/ella/usted se atrevía, nosotros nos atrevíamos, vosotros os atrevíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se atrevían. 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 atreverse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), atreverse is conjugated as: yo me atreveré, tú te atreverás, él/ella/usted se atreverá, nosotros nos atreveremos, vosotros os atreveréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se atreverán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate atreverse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), atreverse is conjugated as: yo me atreva, tú te atrevas, él/ella/usted se atreva, nosotros nos atrevamos, vosotros os atreváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se atrevan. 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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