Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Doler in Spanish
doler to hurt, to ache, to pain Irregular Verb
At a glance: Doler (to hurt, to ache, to pain) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: le duele / le duelen, les duele / les duelen. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- dolido hurt
- Gerund
- doliendo hurting
- Similar
- herir, lastimar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Doler
- Doler in the Indicative Present
- Doler in the Indicative Preterite
- Doler in the Indicative Imperfect
- Doler in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Doler in the Indicative Informal Future
- Doler in the Indicative Future
- Doler in the Indicative Conditional
- Doler in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Doler in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Doler in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Doler in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Doler
- Imperative tenses of Doler
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Doler
Doler in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of doler 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 duele / me duelen”, meaning “I hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me duele / me duelen | I hurt |
| A ti | te duele / te duelen | you hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le duele / le duelen | s/he hurts |
| A nosotros/as | nos duele / nos duelen | we hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os duele / os duelen | you (plural) hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les duele / les duelen | they hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of doler is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me dolió / me dolieron”, meaning “I hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me dolió / me dolieron | I hurt |
| A ti | te dolió / te dolieron | you hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le dolió / le dolieron | s/he hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos dolió / nos dolieron | we hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os dolió / os dolieron | you (plural) hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les dolió / les dolieron | they hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of doler is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me dolía / me dolían”, meaning “I used to hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me dolía / me dolían | I used to hurt |
| A ti | te dolía / te dolían | you used to hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le dolía / le dolían | s/he used to hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos dolía / nos dolían | we used to hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os dolía / os dolían | you (plural) used to hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les dolía / les dolían | they used to hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of doler is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está doliendo / me están doliendo”, meaning “I am hurting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está doliendo / me están doliendo | I am hurting |
| A ti | te está doliendo / te están doliendo | you are hurting |
| A ella/él/usted | le está doliendo / le están doliendo | s/he is hurting |
| A nosotros/as | nos está doliendo / nos están doliendo | we are hurting |
| A vosotros/as | os está doliendo / os están doliendo | you (plural) are hurting |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está doliendo / les están doliendo | they are hurting |
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Doler in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of doler is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a doler / me van a doler”, meaning “I am going to hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a doler / me van a doler | I am going to hurt |
| A ti | te va a doler / te van a doler | you are going to hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a doler / le van a doler | s/he is going to hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a doler / nos van a doler | we are going to hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os va a doler / os van a doler | you (plural) are going to hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a doler / les van a doler | they are going to hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of doler is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me dolerá / me dolerán”, meaning “I will hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me dolerá / me dolerán | I will hurt |
| A ti | te dolerá / te dolerán | you will hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le dolerá / le dolerán | s/he will hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos dolerá / nos dolerán | we will hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os dolerá / os dolerán | you (plural) will hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les dolerá / les dolerán | they will hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of doler is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me dolería / me dolerían”, meaning “I would hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me dolería / me dolerían | I would hurt |
| A ti | te dolería / te dolerían | you would hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le dolería / le dolerían | s/he would hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos dolería / nos dolerían | we would hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os dolería / os dolerían | you (plural) would hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les dolería / les dolerían | they would hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of doler 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 ha dolido / me han dolido”, meaning “I have hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha dolido / me han dolido | I have hurt |
| A ti | te ha dolido / te han dolido | you have hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha dolido / le han dolido | s/he has hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha dolido / nos han dolido | we have hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os ha dolido / os han dolido | you (plural) have hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha dolido / les han dolido | they have hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of doler is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había dolido / me habían dolido”, meaning “I had hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había dolido / me habían dolido | I had hurt |
| A ti | te había dolido / te habían dolido | you had hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le había dolido / le habían dolido | s/he had hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos había dolido / nos habían dolido | we had hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os había dolido / os habían dolido | you (plural) had hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había dolido / les habían dolido | they had hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of doler is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá dolido / me habrán dolido”, meaning “I will have hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá dolido / me habrán dolido | I will have hurt |
| A ti | te habrá dolido / te habrán dolido | you will have hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá dolido / le habrán dolido | s/he will have hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá dolido / nos habrán dolido | we will have hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá dolido / os habrán dolido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá dolido / les habrán dolido | they will have hurt |
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Doler in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of doler is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría dolido / me habrían dolido”, meaning “I would have hurt”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría dolido / me habrían dolido | I would have hurt |
| A ti | te habría dolido / te habrían dolido | you would have hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría dolido / le habrían dolido | s/he would have hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría dolido / nos habrían dolido | we would have hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os habría dolido / os habrían dolido | you (plural) would have hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría dolido / les habrían dolido | they would have hurt |
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Subjunctive tenses of Doler
Doler 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 duela / me duelan”, meaning “I hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me duela / me duelan | I hurt |
| A ti | te duela / te duelan | you hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le duela / le duelan | s/he hurts |
| A nosotros/as | nos duela / nos duelan | we hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os duela / os duelan | you (plural) hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les duela / les duelan | they hurt |
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Doler 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 doliera / me dolieran”, meaning “I hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me doliera / me dolieran | I hurt |
| A ti | te doliera / te dolieran | you hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le doliera / le dolieran | s/he hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos doliera / nos dolieran | we hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os doliera / os dolieran | you (plural) hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les doliera / les dolieran | they hurt |
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Doler 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 doliere / me dolieren”, meaning “I will hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me doliere / me dolieren | I will hurt |
| A ti | te doliere / te dolieren | you will hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le doliere / le dolieren | s/he will hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos doliere / nos dolieren | we will hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os doliere / os dolieren | you (plural) will hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les doliere / les dolieren | they will hurt |
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Doler 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 dolido / me hayan dolido”, meaning “I have hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya dolido / me hayan dolido | I have hurt |
| A ti | te haya dolido / te hayan dolido | you have hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya dolido / le hayan dolido | s/he has hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya dolido / nos hayan dolido | we have hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os haya dolido / os hayan dolido | you (plural) have hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya dolido / les hayan dolido | they have hurt |
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Doler 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 dolido / me hubieran dolido”, meaning “I had hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera dolido / me hubieran dolido | I had hurt |
| A ti | te hubiera dolido / te hubieran dolido | you had hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera dolido / le hubieran dolido | s/he had hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera dolido / nos hubieran dolido | we had hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera dolido / os hubieran dolido | you (plural) had hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera dolido / les hubieran dolido | they had hurt |
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Doler 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 dolido / me hubieren dolido”, meaning “I will have hurt”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere dolido / me hubieren dolido | I will have hurt |
| A ti | te hubiere dolido / te hubieren dolido | you will have hurt |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere dolido / le hubieren dolido | s/he will have hurt |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere dolido / nos hubieren dolido | we will have hurt |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere dolido / os hubieren dolido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere dolido / les hubieren dolido | they will have hurt |
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Imperative tenses of Doler
Doler in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “duela”, meaning “(to you formal) hurt!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | duele | (to you) hurt! |
| A ella/él/usted | duela | (to you formal) hurt! |
| A nosotros/as | dolamos | let's hurt! |
| A vosotros/as | doled | (to you plural) hurt! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | duelan | (to you plural formal) hurt! |
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Doler in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no duela”, meaning “(to you formal) don't hurt!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no duelas | (to you) don't hurt! |
| A ella/él/usted | no duela | (to you formal) don't hurt! |
| A nosotros/as | no dolamos | let's not hurt! |
| A vosotros/as | no doláis | (to you plural) don't hurt! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no duelan | (to you plural formal) don't hurt! |
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Frequently asked questions about Doler
Is doler a regular or irregular verb?
Doler is an irregular Spanish verb. It is irregular in the present tense (duele) and present subjunctive (duela).
How do you conjugate doler in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), doler is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le duele / le duelen, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les duele / les duelen. 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 doler in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), doler is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le dolió / le dolieron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les dolió / les dolieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate doler in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), doler is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le dolía / le dolían, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les dolía / les dolían. 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 doler in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), doler is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le dolerá / le dolerán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les dolerá / les dolerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate doler in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), doler is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le duela / le duelan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les duela / les duelan. 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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