Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Fortalecer in Spanish
To strengthen Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Fortalecer
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Present
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Future
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Fortalecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Fortalecer
- Imperative tenses of Fortalecer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Fortalecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Fortalecer is the Spanish verb for "to strengthen". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to fortalecer include: potenciar, reforzar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fortalecer | to strengthen |
| Past participle | fortalecido | strengthened |
| Gerund | fortaleciendo | strengthening |
Indicative Tenses of Fortalecer
Fortalecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of fortalecer 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, "fortalezco", meaning "I strengthen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortalezco | I strengthen |
| Tú | fortaleces | you strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalece | s/he strengthens, you (formal) strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortalecemos | we strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortalecéis | you (plural) strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecen | they strengthen, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of fortalecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "fortalecí", meaning "I strengthened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortalecí | I strengthened |
| Tú | fortaleciste | you strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortaleció | s/he strengthened, you (formal) strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortalecimos | we strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortalecisteis | you (plural) strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecieron | they strengthened, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of fortalecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "fortalecía", meaning "I used to strengthen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortalecía | I used to strengthen |
| Tú | fortalecías | you used to strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalecía | s/he used to strengthen, you (formal) used to strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortalecíamos | we used to strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortalecíais | you (plural) used to strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecían | they used to strengthen, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of fortalecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy fortaleciendo", meaning "I am strengthening".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy fortaleciendo | I am strengthening |
| Tú | estás fortaleciendo | you are strengthening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está fortaleciendo | s/he is strengthening, you (formal) are strengthening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos fortaleciendo | we are strengthening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis fortaleciendo | you (plural) are strengthening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están fortaleciendo | they are strengthening, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of fortalecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a fortalecer", meaning "I am going to strengthen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a fortalecer | I am going to strengthen |
| Tú | vas a fortalecer | you are going to strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a fortalecer | s/he is going to strengthen, you (formal) are going to strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a fortalecer | we are going to strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a fortalecer | you (plural) are going to strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a fortalecer | they are going to strengthen, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of fortalecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "fortaleceré", meaning "I will strengthen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortaleceré | I will strengthen |
| Tú | fortalecerás | you will strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalecerá | s/he will strengthen, you (formal) will strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortaleceremos | we will strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortaleceréis | you (plural) will strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecerán | they will strengthen, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of fortalecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "fortalecería", meaning "I would strengthen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortalecería | I would strengthen |
| Tú | fortalecerías | you would strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalecería | s/he would strengthen, you (formal) would strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortaleceríamos | we would strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortaleceríais | you (plural) would strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecerían | they would strengthen, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of fortalecer 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 fortalecido", meaning "I have strengthened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he fortalecido | I have strengthened |
| Tú | has fortalecido | you have strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha fortalecido | s/he has strengthened, you (formal) have strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos fortalecido | we have strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis fortalecido | you (plural) have strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han fortalecido | they have strengthened, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of fortalecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había fortalecido", meaning "I had strengthened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había fortalecido | I had strengthened |
| Tú | habías fortalecido | you had strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había fortalecido | s/he had strengthened, you (formal) had strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos fortalecido | we had strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais fortalecido | you (plural) had strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían fortalecido | they had strengthened, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of fortalecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré fortalecido", meaning "I will have strengthened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré fortalecido | I will have strengthened |
| Tú | habrás fortalecido | you will have strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá fortalecido | s/he will have strengthened, you (formal) will have strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos fortalecido | we will have strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis fortalecido | you (plural) will have strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán fortalecido | they will have strengthened, |
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Fortalecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of fortalecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría fortalecido", meaning "I would have strengthened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría fortalecido | I would have strengthened |
| Tú | habrías fortalecido | you would have strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría fortalecido | s/he would have strengthened, you (formal) would have strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos fortalecido | we would have strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais fortalecido | you (plural) would have strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían fortalecido | they would have strengthened, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Fortalecer
Fortalecer 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, "fortalezca", meaning "I strengthen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortalezca | I strengthen |
| Tú | fortalezcas | you strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalezca | s/he strengthens, you (formal) strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortalezcamos | we strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortalezcáis | you (plural) strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalezcan | they strengthen, |
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Fortalecer 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, "fortaleciera", meaning "I strengthened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortaleciera | I strengthened |
| Tú | fortalecieras | you strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortaleciera | s/he strengthened, you (formal) strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortaleciéramos | we strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortalecierais | you (plural) strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecieran | they strengthened, |
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Fortalecer 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, "fortaleciere", meaning "I will strengthen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fortaleciere | I will strengthen |
| Tú | fortalecieres | you will strengthen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortaleciere | s/he will strengthen, you (formal) will strengthen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortaleciéremos | we will strengthen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortaleciereis | you (plural) will strengthen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalecieren | they will strengthen, |
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Fortalecer 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 fortalecido", meaning "I have strengthened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya fortalecido | I have strengthened |
| Tú | hayas fortalecido | you have strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya fortalecido | s/he has strengthened, you (formal) have strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos fortalecido | we have strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis fortalecido | you (plural) have strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan fortalecido | they have strengthened, |
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Fortalecer 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 fortalecido", meaning "I had strengthened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera fortalecido | I had strengthened |
| Tú | hubieras fortalecido | you had strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera fortalecido | s/he had strengthened, you (formal) had strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos fortalecido | we had strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais fortalecido | you (plural) had strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran fortalecido | they had strengthened, |
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Fortalecer 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 fortalecido", meaning "I will have strengthened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere fortalecido | I will have strengthened |
| Tú | hubieres fortalecido | you will have strengthened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere fortalecido | s/he will have strengthened, you (formal) will have strengthened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos fortalecido | we will have strengthened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis fortalecido | you (plural) will have strengthened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren fortalecido | they will have strengthened, |
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Imperative Tenses of Fortalecer
Fortalecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "fortalezca", meaning "(to you formal) strengthen!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | fortalece | (to you) strengthen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fortalezca | (to you formal) strengthen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fortalezcamos | let's strengthen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fortaleced | (to you plural) strengthen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fortalezcan | (to you plural formal) strengthen! |
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Fortalecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no fortalezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't strengthen!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no fortalezcas | (to you) don't strengthen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no fortalezca | (to you formal) don't strengthen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no fortalezcamos | let's not strengthen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no fortalezcáis | (to you plural) don't strengthen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no fortalezcan | (to you plural formal) don't strengthen! |
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