Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Doler in Spanish
To hurt, to ache, to pain Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 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
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- Practice Doler conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Doler is the Spanish verb for "to hurt, to ache, to pain". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to doler include: herir, lastimar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | doler | to hurt, to ache, to pain |
| Past participle | dolido | hurt |
| Gerund | doliendo | hurting |
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, "duelo", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | duelo | I hurt |
| Tú | dueles | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | duele | s/he hurts, you (formal) hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dolemos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doléis | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | duelen | they hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "dolí", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dolí | I hurt |
| Tú | doliste | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dolió | s/he hurt, you (formal) hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dolimos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dolisteis | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolieron | they hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "dolía", meaning "I used to hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dolía | I used to hurt |
| Tú | dolías | you used to hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dolía | s/he used to hurt, you (formal) used to hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dolíamos | we used to hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dolíais | you (plural) used to hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolían | they used to hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "estoy doliendo", meaning "I am hurting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy doliendo | I am hurting |
| Tú | estás doliendo | you are hurting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está doliendo | s/he is hurting, you (formal) are hurting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos doliendo | we are hurting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis doliendo | you (plural) are hurting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están doliendo | they are hurting, you (plural formal) 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, "voy a doler", meaning "I am going to hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a doler | I am going to hurt |
| Tú | vas a doler | you are going to hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a doler | s/he is going to hurt, you (formal) are going to hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a doler | we are going to hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a doler | you (plural) are going to hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a doler | they are going to hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "doleré", meaning "I will hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doleré | I will hurt |
| Tú | dolerás | you will hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dolerá | s/he will hurt, you (formal) will hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doleremos | we will hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doleréis | you (plural) will hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolerán | they will hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "dolería", meaning "I would hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dolería | I would hurt |
| Tú | dolerías | you would hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dolería | s/he would hurt, you (formal) would hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doleríamos | we would hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doleríais | you (plural) would hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolerían | they would hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "he dolido", meaning "I have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dolido | I have hurt |
| Tú | has dolido | you have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dolido | s/he has hurt, you (formal) have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dolido | we have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dolido | you (plural) have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dolido | they have hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "había dolido", meaning "I had hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dolido | I had hurt |
| Tú | habías dolido | you had hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dolido | s/he had hurt, you (formal) had hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dolido | we had hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dolido | you (plural) had hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dolido | they had hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "habré dolido", meaning "I will have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dolido | I will have hurt |
| Tú | habrás dolido | you will have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dolido | s/he will have hurt, you (formal) will have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dolido | we will have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dolido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dolido | they will have hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "habría dolido", meaning "I would have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dolido | I would have hurt |
| Tú | habrías dolido | you would have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dolido | s/he would have hurt, you (formal) would have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dolido | we would have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dolido | you (plural) would have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dolido | they would have hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "duela", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | duela | I hurt |
| Tú | duelas | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | duela | s/he hurts, you (formal) hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dolamos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doláis | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | duelan | they hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "doliera", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doliera | I hurt |
| Tú | dolieras | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doliera | s/he hurt, you (formal) hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doliéramos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dolierais | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolieran | they hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "doliere", meaning "I will hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doliere | I will hurt |
| Tú | dolieres | you will hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doliere | s/he will hurt, you (formal) will hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doliéremos | we will hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doliereis | you (plural) will hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dolieren | they will hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "haya dolido", meaning "I have hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dolido | I have hurt |
| Tú | hayas dolido | you have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dolido | s/he has hurt, you (formal) have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dolido | we have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dolido | you (plural) have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dolido | they have hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "hubiera dolido", meaning "I had hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dolido | I had hurt |
| Tú | hubieras dolido | you had hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dolido | s/he had hurt, you (formal) had hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dolido | we had hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dolido | you (plural) had hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dolido | they had hurt, you (plural formal) 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, "hubiere dolido", meaning "I will have hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dolido | I will have hurt |
| Tú | hubieres dolido | you will have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dolido | s/he will have hurt, you (formal) will have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dolido | we will have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dolido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dolido | they will have hurt, you (plural formal) 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | duele | (to you) hurt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | duela | (to you formal) hurt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dolamos | let's hurt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doled | (to you plural) hurt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no duelas | (to you) don't hurt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no duela | (to you formal) don't hurt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dolamos | let's not hurt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no doláis | (to you plural) don't hurt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no duelan | (to you plural formal) don't hurt! |
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