How to conjugate Ayudar in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ayudar
- Ayudar in the Indicative Present
- Ayudar in the Indicative Preterite
- Ayudar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ayudar in the Indicative Future
- Ayudar in the Indicative Conditional
- Ayudar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ayudar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ayudar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ayudar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ayudar
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Present
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Future
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Ayudar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Ayudar
- Ayudar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Ayudar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Ayudar is the Spanish verb for to help, to assist. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ayudar | to help, to assist |
| Past participle | ayudado | helped |
| Gerund | ayudando | helping |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ayudo | I help |
| Tú | ayudas | you help |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ayuda | s/he help, you (formal) help |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ayudamos | we help |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ayudáis | you (plural) help |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ayudan | they help, you (plural formal) help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) helped |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) used to help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) will help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) would help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) have helped |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) had helped |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) will have helped |
Ayudar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ayudar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ayudado a mi abuela", meaning "I would have helped my grandmother".
| 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, you (plural formal) 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ayude | I help |
| Tú | ayudes | you help |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ayude | s/he help, you (formal) help |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ayudemos | we help |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ayudéis | you (plural) help |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ayuden | they help, you (plural formal) help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) helped |
Ayudar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "ayudare", meaning "I will help".
| 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, you (plural formal) will help |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) have helped |
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".
| 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, you (plural formal) had helped |
Ayudar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere ayudado", meaning "I will have helped".
| 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, you (plural formal) will have helped |
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ayuda | (to you) help! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ayude | (to you formal) help! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ayudemos | (to we) help! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ayudad | (to you plural) help! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ayuden | (to you plural formal) help! |
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!".
| 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 | (to we) don't help! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ayudéis | (to you plural) don't help! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ayuden | (to you plural formal) don't help! |
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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