Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | absolver | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | absolviendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar absolviendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Absolver conjugation
absolver is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning acquit / absolve. In the present tense: yo absuelvo, tú absuelves, él/ella absuelve, nosotros absolvemos, vosotros absolvéis, ellos absuelven. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- absolver
- Gerundio
- absolviendo
- Meaning
- acquit / absolve
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 3
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Absolver across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absuelvo | Yo absuelvo al chico si no veo pruebas.I acquit the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absuelves | Normalmente, tú absuelves a Marta con esos datos claros.You usually acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absuelve | Hoy, el juez calmado absuelve al acusado tras oír a todos.Today, the calm judge acquits the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolvemos | A veces, nosotros absolvemos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.At times, we acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolvéis | Ahora, vosotros absolvéis a la conductora por falta de testigos.Right now, you all acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absuelven | Casi siempre, los tribunales superiores absuelven a varios detenidos este mes.Most of the time, the higher courts acquit several detainees this month. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he absuelto | Este año, yo he absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas.This year, I have acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | has absuelto | Últimamente, tú has absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros.Lately, you have acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | ha absuelto | En estos meses, el juez calmado ha absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos.In these months, the calm judge has acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | hemos absuelto | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo.So far, we have acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | habéis absuelto | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos.This term, you all have acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | han absuelto | En este tiempo, los tribunales superiores han absuelto a varios detenidos este mes.During this time, the higher courts have acquitted several detainees this month. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolví | Ayer, yo absolví al chico si no veo pruebas.Yesterday, I acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absolviste | Hace un rato, tú absolviste a Marta con esos datos claros.A little while ago, you acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absolvió | Esta mañana, el juez calmado absolvió al acusado tras oír a todos.This morning, the calm judge acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolvimos | Anoche, nosotros absolvimos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Last night, we acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolvisteis | El sábado, vosotros absolvisteis a la conductora por falta de testigos.On Saturday, you all acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absolvieron | Hace poco, los tribunales superiores absolvieron a varios detenidos este mes.Not long ago, the higher courts acquitted several detainees this month. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolvía | Antes, yo absolvía al chico si no veo pruebas.Before, I used to acquit the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absolvías | Por entonces, tú absolvías a Marta con esos datos claros.Back then, you used to acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absolvía | En esa época, el juez calmado absolvía al acusado tras oír a todos.At that time, the calm judge used to acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolvíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros absolvíamos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.When that was normal, we used to acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolvíais | Hace años, vosotros absolvíais a la conductora por falta de testigos.Years ago, you all used to acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absolvían | En aquellos días, los tribunales superiores absolvían a varios detenidos este mes.In those days, the higher courts used to acquit several detainees this month. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había absuelto | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas.When you arrived, I had already acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | habías absuelto | Para entonces, tú ya habías absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros.By then, you had already acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | había absuelto | Al volver, el juez calmado ya había absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos.When we came back, the calm judge had already acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | habíamos absuelto | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Before talking it through, we had already acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | habíais absuelto | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos.When you looked again, you all had already acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | habían absuelto | Para ese momento, los tribunales superiores ya habían absuelto a varios detenidos este mes.By that moment, the higher courts had already acquitted several detainees this month. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube absuelto | Apenas yo hube absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas, todo cambió.As soon as I had acquitted the boy if I see no proof, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste absuelto | En cuanto tú hubiste absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros, se notó.The moment you had acquitted Marta with that clear evidence, it showed. |
| él | hubo absuelto | No bien el juez calmado hubo absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos, hubo ruido.As soon as the calm judge had acquitted the accused after hearing everyone, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos absuelto | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo, seguimos adelante.Once we had acquitted the neighbor if the video appears, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis absuelto | Apenas vosotros hubisteis absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron absuelto | En cuanto los tribunales superiores hubieron absuelto a varios detenidos este mes, el ambiente cambió.The moment the higher courts had acquitted several detainees this month, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolveré | Mañana, yo absolveré al chico si no veo pruebas.Tomorrow, I will acquit the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absolverás | Dentro de poco, tú absolverás a Marta con esos datos claros.Soon, you will acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absolverá | Esta tarde, el juez calmado absolverá al acusado tras oír a todos.This afternoon, the calm judge will acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolveremos | La semana que viene, nosotros absolveremos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Next week, we will acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolveréis | Pronto, vosotros absolveréis a la conductora por falta de testigos.Before long, you all will acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absolverán | Más adelante, los tribunales superiores absolverán a varios detenidos este mes.Later on, the higher courts will acquit several detainees this month. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré absuelto | Para entonces, yo ya habré absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas.By then, I will already have acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | habrás absuelto | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros.Before closing time, you will already have acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | habrá absuelto | Al final del día, el juez calmado ya habrá absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos.By the end of the day, the calm judge will already have acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | habremos absuelto | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo.By tomorrow, we will already have acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | habréis absuelto | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos.Before leaving, you all will already have acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | habrán absuelto | Para esa hora, los tribunales superiores ya habrán absuelto a varios detenidos este mes.By that hour, the higher courts will already have acquitted several detainees this month. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolvería | En un caso así, yo absolvería al chico si no veo pruebas.In a case like that, I would acquit the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absolverías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú absolverías a Marta con esos datos claros.With a little more time, you would acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absolvería | En esa situación, el juez calmado absolvería al acusado tras oír a todos.In that situation, the calm judge would acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolveríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros absolveríamos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.With that outlook, we would acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolveríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros absolveríais a la conductora por falta de testigos.If it came to that, you all would acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absolverían | En un día así, los tribunales superiores absolverían a varios detenidos este mes.On a day like that, the higher courts would acquit several detainees this month. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría absuelto | En otro momento, yo habría absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas.At another moment, I would have acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | habrías absuelto | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros.With a little more margin, you would have acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | habría absuelto | A esas alturas, el juez calmado habría absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos.By then, the calm judge would have acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | habríamos absuelto | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo.With that turn, we would have acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | habríais absuelto | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos.At that point, you all would have acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | habrían absuelto | En ese punto, los tribunales superiores habrían absuelto a varios detenidos este mes.From there, the higher courts would have acquitted several detainees this month. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absuelva | Es mejor que yo absuelva al chico si no veo pruebas.It is better that I acquit the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | absuelvas | Hace falta que tú absuelvas a Marta con esos datos claros.It is necessary that you acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absuelva | Conviene que el juez calmado absuelva al acusado tras oír a todos.It is wise that the calm judge acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolvamos | Importa que nosotros absolvamos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.It matters that we acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolváis | Puede ser útil que vosotros absolváis a la conductora por falta de testigos.It may help if you all acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absuelvan | Es posible que los tribunales superiores absuelvan a varios detenidos este mes.It is possible that the higher courts acquit several detainees this month. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya absuelto | Ojalá yo haya absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas.Hopefully I have acquitted the boy if I see no proof. |
| tú | hayas absuelto | Puede que tú ya hayas absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros.Maybe you already have acquitted Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | haya absuelto | Tal vez el juez calmado haya absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos.Perhaps the calm judge has acquitted the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | hayamos absuelto | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Maybe we already have acquitted the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | hayáis absuelto | Es probable que vosotros hayáis absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos.It is likely that you all have acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | hayan absuelto | Puede ser que los tribunales superiores ya hayan absuelto a varios detenidos este mes.It may be that the higher courts already have acquitted several detainees this month. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolviera | Si yo absolviera al chico si no veo pruebas, se notaría enseguida.If I acquitted the boy if I see no proof, it would show right away. |
| tú | absolvieras | Si tú absolvieras a Marta con esos datos claros, costaría ocultarlo.If you acquitted Marta with that clear evidence, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | absolviera | Si el juez calmado absolviera al acusado tras oír a todos, daría mucho que hablar.If the calm judge acquitted the accused after hearing everyone, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | absolviéramos | Si nosotros absolviéramos al vecino si aparece el vídeo, todo iría por otro lado.If we acquitted the neighbor if the video appears, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | absolvierais | Si vosotros absolvierais a la conductora por falta de testigos, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses, the mood would change. |
| ellos | absolvieran | Si los tribunales superiores absolvieran a varios detenidos este mes, la escena sería otra.If the higher courts acquitted several detainees this month, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera absuelto | Si yo hubiera absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas, aún se recordaría.If I had acquitted the boy if I see no proof, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras absuelto | Si tú hubieras absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros, eso habría dejado marca.If you had acquitted Marta with that clear evidence, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera absuelto | Si el juez calmado hubiera absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the calm judge had acquitted the accused after hearing everyone, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos absuelto | Si nosotros hubiéramos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had acquitted the neighbor if the video appears, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais absuelto | Si vosotros hubierais absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran absuelto | Si los tribunales superiores hubieran absuelto a varios detenidos este mes, nada habría quedado igual.If the higher courts had acquitted several detainees this month, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absolviere | Si yo absolviere al chico si no veo pruebas, se notará enseguida.If I acquit the boy if I see no proof, it will show right away. |
| tú | absolvieres | Si tú absolvieres a Marta con esos datos claros, costará ignorarlo.If you acquit Marta with that clear evidence, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | absolviere | Si el juez calmado absolviere al acusado tras oír a todos, dará mucho que hablar.If the calm judge acquits the accused after hearing everyone, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | absolviéremos | Si nosotros absolviéremos al vecino si aparece el vídeo, todo irá por otro camino.If we acquit the neighbor if the video appears, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | absolviereis | Si vosotros absolviereis a la conductora por falta de testigos, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all acquit the driver because there are no witnesses, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | absolvieren | Si los tribunales superiores absolvieren a varios detenidos este mes, la escena será distinta.If the higher courts acquit several detainees this month, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere absuelto | Cuando yo hubiere absuelto al chico si no veo pruebas, ya se notará.When I have acquitted the boy if I see no proof, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres absuelto | En cuanto tú hubieres absuelto a Marta con esos datos claros, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have acquitted Marta with that clear evidence, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere absuelto | Cuando el juez calmado hubiere absuelto al acusado tras oír a todos, se verá de inmediato.When the calm judge has acquitted the accused after hearing everyone, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos absuelto | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos absuelto al vecino si aparece el vídeo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have acquitted the neighbor if the video appears, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis absuelto | Cuando vosotros hubiereis absuelto a la conductora por falta de testigos, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have acquitted the driver because there are no witnesses, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren absuelto | En cuanto los tribunales superiores hubieren absuelto a varios detenidos este mes, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the higher courts have acquitted several detainees this month, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | absuelve | absuelve a Marta con esos datos claros.Acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | absuelva | Que el juez calmado absuelva al acusado tras oír a todos.Let the calm judge Acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | absolvamos | absolvamos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | absolved | absolved a la conductora por falta de testigos.Acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | absuelvan | Que los tribunales superiores absuelvan a varios detenidos este mes.Let the higher courts Acquit several detainees this month. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no absuelvas | No no absuelvas a Marta con esos datos claros.Do not acquit Marta with that clear evidence. |
| él | no absuelva | Que el juez calmado no no absuelva al acusado tras oír a todos.Let the calm judge not acquit the accused after hearing everyone. |
| nosotros | no absolvamos | No no absolvamos al vecino si aparece el vídeo.Let us not acquit the neighbor if the video appears. |
| vosotros | no absolváis | No no absolváis a la conductora por falta de testigos.Do not acquit the driver because there are no witnesses. |
| ellos | no absuelvan | Que los tribunales superiores no no absuelvan a varios detenidos este mes.Let the higher courts not acquit several detainees this month. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al chico si no veo pruebas.
I acquit the boy if I see no proof.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
Grammar to master with absolver
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate absolver. Each is a short, focused guide.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about absolver.
- What does 'absolver' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'absolver' means to acquit / absolve. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is absolver an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, absolver is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -ER ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate absolver in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of absolver: yo absuelvo, tú absuelves, él/ella/usted absuelve, nosotros absolvemos, vosotros absolvéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes absuelven.
- How do you conjugate absolver in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of absolver: yo absolví, tú absolviste, él/ella/usted absolvió, nosotros absolvimos, vosotros absolvisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes absolvieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of absolver?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of absolver: yo absolvía, tú absolvías, él/ella/usted absolvía, nosotros absolvíamos, vosotros absolvíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes absolvían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of absolver?
- The past participle of absolver is 'absuelto'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he absuelto' (I have acquit / absolveed), 'has absuelto', 'ha absuelto'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of absolver?
- The gerundio of absolver is 'absolviendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy absolviendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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