How to conjugate Ayudar in Spanish

Introduction

Ayudar is the Spanish verb for "to help, to assist". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to ayudar include: asistir, socorrer.

Indicative Tenses of Ayudar

Ayudar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of ayudar 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, "ayudo a mi abuela", meaning "I help my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudo	I help
Tú	ayudas	you help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayuda	s/he helps, you (formal) help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudamos	we help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudáis	you (plural) help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudan	they help

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Ayudar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of ayudar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ayudé a mi abuela", meaning "I helped my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudé	I helped
Tú	ayudaste	you helped
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudó	s/he helped, you (formal) helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudamos	we helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudasteis	you (plural) helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudaron	they helped

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Ayudar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of ayudar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ayudaba a mi abuela", meaning "I used to help my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudaba	I used to help
Tú	ayudabas	you used to help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudaba	s/he used to help, you (formal) used to help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudábamos	we used to help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudabais	you (plural) used to help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudaban	they used to help

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Ayudar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of ayudar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ayudando a mi abuela", meaning "I am helping my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy ayudando	I am helping
Tú	estás ayudando	you are helping
Ella / Él / Usted	está ayudando	s/he is helping, you (formal) are helping
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos ayudando	we are helping
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis ayudando	you (plural) are helping
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están ayudando	they are helping

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Ayudar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of ayudar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ayudar a mi abuela", meaning "I am going to help my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a ayudar	I am going to help
Tú	vas a ayudar	you are going to help
Ella / Él / Usted	va a ayudar	s/he is going to help, you (formal) are going to help
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a ayudar	we are going to help
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a ayudar	you (plural) are going to help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a ayudar	they are going to help

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Ayudar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of ayudar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ayudaré a mi abuela", meaning "I will help my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudaré	I will help
Tú	ayudarás	you will help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudará	s/he will help, you (formal) will help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudaremos	we will help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudaréis	you (plural) will help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudarán	they will help

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Ayudar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of ayudar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ayudaría a mi abuela", meaning "I would help my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudaría	I would help
Tú	ayudarías	you would help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudaría	s/he would help, you (formal) would help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudaríamos	we would help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudaríais	you (plural) would help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudarían	they would help

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Ayudar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of ayudar 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 ayudado a mi abuela", meaning "I have helped my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he ayudado	I have helped
Tú	has ayudado	you have helped
Ella / Él / Usted	ha ayudado	s/he has helped, you (formal) have helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos ayudado	we have helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis ayudado	you (plural) have helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han ayudado	they have helped

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Ayudar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of ayudar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ayudado a mi abuela", meaning "I had helped my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había ayudado	I had helped
Tú	habías ayudado	you had helped
Ella / Él / Usted	había ayudado	s/he had helped, you (formal) had helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos ayudado	we had helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais ayudado	you (plural) had helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían ayudado	they had helped

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Ayudar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of ayudar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ayudado a mi abuela", meaning "I will have helped my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré ayudado	I will have helped
Tú	habrás ayudado	you will have helped
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá ayudado	s/he will have helped, you (formal) will have helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos ayudado	we will have helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis ayudado	you (plural) will have helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán ayudado	they will have helped

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Ayudar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ayudar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ayudado a mi abuela", meaning "I would have helped my grandmother".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría ayudado	I would have helped
Tú	habrías ayudado	you would have helped
Ella / Él / Usted	habría ayudado	s/he would have helped, you (formal) would have helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos ayudado	we would have helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais ayudado	you (plural) would have helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían ayudado	they would have helped

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Subjunctive Tenses of Ayudar

Ayudar 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, "ayude", meaning "I help".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayude	I help
Tú	ayudes	you help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayude	s/he helps, you (formal) help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudemos	we help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudéis	you (plural) help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayuden	they help

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Ayudar 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, "ayudara", meaning "I helped".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudara	I helped
Tú	ayudaras	you helped
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudara	s/he helped, you (formal) helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudáramos	we helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudarais	you (plural) helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudaran	they helped

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Ayudar 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, "ayudare", meaning "I will help".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ayudare	I will help
Tú	ayudares	you will help
Ella / Él / Usted	ayudare	s/he will help, you (formal) will help
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudáremos	we will help
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudareis	you (plural) will help
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayudaren	they will help

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Ayudar 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 ayudado", meaning "I have helped".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya ayudado	I have helped
Tú	hayas ayudado	you have helped
Ella / Él / Usted	haya ayudado	s/he has helped, you (formal) have helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos ayudado	we have helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis ayudado	you (plural) have helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan ayudado	they have helped

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Ayudar 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 ayudado", meaning "I had helped".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera ayudado	I had helped
Tú	hubieras ayudado	you had helped
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera ayudado	s/he had helped, you (formal) had helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos ayudado	we had helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais ayudado	you (plural) had helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran ayudado	they had helped

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Ayudar 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 ayudado", meaning "I will have helped".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere ayudado	I will have helped
Tú	hubieres ayudado	you will have helped
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere ayudado	s/he will have helped, you (formal) will have helped
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos ayudado	we will have helped
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis ayudado	you (plural) will have helped
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren ayudado	they will have helped

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Imperative Tenses of Ayudar

Ayudar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ayude", meaning "(to you formal) help!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	ayuda	(to you) help!
Ella / Él / Usted	ayude	(to you formal) help!
Nosotras / Nosotros	ayudemos	let's help!
Vosotras / Vosotros	ayudad	(to you plural) help!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ayuden	(to you plural formal) help!

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Ayudar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ayude", meaning "(to you formal) don't help!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no ayudes	(to you) don't help!
Ella / Él / Usted	no ayude	(to you formal) don't help!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no ayudemos	let's not help!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no ayudéis	(to you plural) don't help!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no ayuden	(to you plural formal) don't help!

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Example sentences and usage

• Cuando intenta probar algo, ayuda saber que es verdad. When you're trying to prove something, it helps to know it's true.
• A quien madruga Dios le ayuda. The early bird catches the worm.
• Hay muchas cosas por hacer, ¿quieres ayuda? There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help?
• Tus consejos siempre me son de ayuda. Your advice is always helpful to me.
• La información que me diste no me es de ayuda. The information you gave me is of little use.
• Lo haré con la condición de que me ayudes. I will do it on the condition that you help me.
• No busques mi ayuda excepto en caso de emergencia. Don't look to me for any help except in case of emergency.
• Gracias de nuevo por su amable ayuda. Thank you again for your kind assistance.

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