Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | adelantar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | adelantando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar adelantando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Adelantar conjugation
adelantar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning move up / bring forward. In the present tense: yo adelanto, tú adelantas, él/ella adelanta, nosotros adelantamos, vosotros adelantáis, ellos adelantan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- adelantar
- Gerundio
- adelantando
- Meaning
- move up / bring forward
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Adelantar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelanto | Yo adelanto la alarma media hora.I move up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantas | Normalmente, tú adelantas la cita del dentista a mañana.You usually move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelanta | Hoy, la maestra adelanta el examen por la tormenta.Today, the teacher moves up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantamos | A veces, nosotros adelantamos la salida del tren unos minutos.At times, we move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantáis | Ahora, vosotros adelantáis la entrega del pedido al jueves.Right now, you all move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelantan | Casi siempre, los organizadores adelantan el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.Most of the time, the organizers move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he adelantado | Este año, yo he adelantado la alarma media hora.This year, I have moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | has adelantado | Últimamente, tú has adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana.Lately, you have moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | ha adelantado | En estos meses, la maestra ha adelantado el examen por la tormenta.In these months, the teacher has moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | hemos adelantado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos.So far, we have moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | habéis adelantado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves.This term, you all have moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | han adelantado | En este tiempo, los organizadores han adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.During this time, the organizers have moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelanté | Ayer, yo adelanté la alarma media hora.Yesterday, I moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantaste | Hace un rato, tú adelantaste la cita del dentista a mañana.A little while ago, you moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelantó | Esta mañana, la maestra adelantó el examen por la tormenta.This morning, the teacher moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantamos | Anoche, nosotros adelantamos la salida del tren unos minutos.Last night, we moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantasteis | El sábado, vosotros adelantasteis la entrega del pedido al jueves.On Saturday, you all moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelantaron | Hace poco, los organizadores adelantaron el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.Not long ago, the organizers moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaba | Antes, yo adelantaba la alarma media hora.Before, I used to move up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantabas | Por entonces, tú adelantabas la cita del dentista a mañana.Back then, you used to move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelantaba | En esa época, la maestra adelantaba el examen por la tormenta.At that time, the teacher used to move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros adelantábamos la salida del tren unos minutos.When that was normal, we used to move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantabais | Hace años, vosotros adelantabais la entrega del pedido al jueves.Years ago, you all used to move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelantaban | En aquellos días, los organizadores adelantaban el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.In those days, the organizers used to move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había adelantado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había adelantado la alarma media hora.When you arrived, I had already moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | habías adelantado | Para entonces, tú ya habías adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana.By then, you had already moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | había adelantado | Al volver, la maestra ya había adelantado el examen por la tormenta.When we came back, the teacher had already moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | habíamos adelantado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos.Before talking it through, we had already moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | habíais adelantado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves.When you looked again, you all had already moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | habían adelantado | Para ese momento, los organizadores ya habían adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.By that moment, the organizers had already moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube adelantado | Apenas yo hube adelantado la alarma media hora, todo cambió.As soon as I had moved up the alarm by half an hour, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste adelantado | En cuanto tú hubiste adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana, se notó.The moment you had moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow, it showed. |
| él | hubo adelantado | No bien la maestra hubo adelantado el examen por la tormenta, hubo ruido.As soon as the teacher had moved up the test because of the storm, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos adelantado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos, seguimos adelante.Once we had moved up the train departure by a few minutes, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis adelantado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had moved up the order delivery to Thursday, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron adelantado | En cuanto los organizadores hubieron adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the organizers had moved up the start of the party because of the heat, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaré | Mañana, yo adelantaré la alarma media hora.Tomorrow, I will move up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantarás | Dentro de poco, tú adelantarás la cita del dentista a mañana.Soon, you will move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelantará | Esta tarde, la maestra adelantará el examen por la tormenta.This afternoon, the teacher will move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros adelantaremos la salida del tren unos minutos.Next week, we will move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantaréis | Pronto, vosotros adelantaréis la entrega del pedido al jueves.Before long, you all will move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelantarán | Más adelante, los organizadores adelantarán el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.Later on, the organizers will move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré adelantado | Para entonces, yo ya habré adelantado la alarma media hora.By then, I will already have moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | habrás adelantado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana.Before closing time, you will already have moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | habrá adelantado | Al final del día, la maestra ya habrá adelantado el examen por la tormenta.By the end of the day, the teacher will already have moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | habremos adelantado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos.By tomorrow, we will already have moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | habréis adelantado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves.Before leaving, you all will already have moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | habrán adelantado | Para esa hora, los organizadores ya habrán adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.By that hour, the organizers will already have moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaría | En un caso así, yo adelantaría la alarma media hora.In a case like that, I would move up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú adelantarías la cita del dentista a mañana.With a little more time, you would move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelantaría | En esa situación, la maestra adelantaría el examen por la tormenta.In that situation, the teacher would move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros adelantaríamos la salida del tren unos minutos.With that outlook, we would move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros adelantaríais la entrega del pedido al jueves.If it came to that, you all would move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelantarían | En un día así, los organizadores adelantarían el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.On a day like that, the organizers would move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría adelantado | En otro momento, yo habría adelantado la alarma media hora.At another moment, I would have moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | habrías adelantado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana.With a little more margin, you would have moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | habría adelantado | A esas alturas, la maestra habría adelantado el examen por la tormenta.By then, the teacher would have moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | habríamos adelantado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos.With that turn, we would have moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | habríais adelantado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves.At that point, you all would have moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | habrían adelantado | En ese punto, los organizadores habrían adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.From there, the organizers would have moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelante | Es mejor que yo adelante la alarma media hora.It is better that I move up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | adelantes | Hace falta que tú adelantes la cita del dentista a mañana.It is necessary that you move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelante | Conviene que la maestra adelante el examen por la tormenta.It is wise that the teacher move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantemos | Importa que nosotros adelantemos la salida del tren unos minutos.It matters that we move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros adelantéis la entrega del pedido al jueves.It may help if you all move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelanten | Es posible que los organizadores adelanten el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.It is possible that the organizers move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya adelantado | Ojalá yo haya adelantado la alarma media hora.Hopefully I have moved up the alarm by half an hour. |
| tú | hayas adelantado | Puede que tú ya hayas adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana.Maybe you already have moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | haya adelantado | Tal vez la maestra haya adelantado el examen por la tormenta.Perhaps the teacher has moved up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | hayamos adelantado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos.Maybe we already have moved up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | hayáis adelantado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves.It is likely that you all have moved up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | hayan adelantado | Puede ser que los organizadores ya hayan adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.It may be that the organizers already have moved up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantara | Si yo adelantara la alarma media hora, se notaría enseguida.If I moved up the alarm by half an hour, it would show right away. |
| tú | adelantaras | Si tú adelantaras la cita del dentista a mañana, costaría ocultarlo.If you moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | adelantara | Si la maestra adelantara el examen por la tormenta, daría mucho que hablar.If the teacher moved up the test because of the storm, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | adelantáramos | Si nosotros adelantáramos la salida del tren unos minutos, todo iría por otro lado.If we moved up the train departure by a few minutes, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | adelantarais | Si vosotros adelantarais la entrega del pedido al jueves, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all moved up the order delivery to Thursday, the mood would change. |
| ellos | adelantaran | Si los organizadores adelantaran el inicio de la fiesta por el calor, la escena sería otra.If the organizers moved up the start of the party because of the heat, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera adelantado | Si yo hubiera adelantado la alarma media hora, aún se recordaría.If I had moved up the alarm by half an hour, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras adelantado | Si tú hubieras adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana, eso habría dejado marca.If you had moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera adelantado | Si la maestra hubiera adelantado el examen por la tormenta, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the teacher had moved up the test because of the storm, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos adelantado | Si nosotros hubiéramos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had moved up the train departure by a few minutes, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais adelantado | Si vosotros hubierais adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had moved up the order delivery to Thursday, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran adelantado | Si los organizadores hubieran adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor, nada habría quedado igual.If the organizers had moved up the start of the party because of the heat, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantare | Si yo adelantare la alarma media hora, se notará enseguida.If I move up the alarm by half an hour, it will show right away. |
| tú | adelantares | Si tú adelantares la cita del dentista a mañana, costará ignorarlo.If you move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | adelantare | Si la maestra adelantare el examen por la tormenta, dará mucho que hablar.If the teacher moves up the test because of the storm, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | adelantáremos | Si nosotros adelantáremos la salida del tren unos minutos, todo irá por otro camino.If we move up the train departure by a few minutes, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | adelantareis | Si vosotros adelantareis la entrega del pedido al jueves, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all move up the order delivery to Thursday, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | adelantaren | Si los organizadores adelantaren el inicio de la fiesta por el calor, la escena será distinta.If the organizers move up the start of the party because of the heat, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere adelantado | Cuando yo hubiere adelantado la alarma media hora, ya se notará.When I have moved up the alarm by half an hour, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres adelantado | En cuanto tú hubieres adelantado la cita del dentista a mañana, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have moved up the dentist appointment to tomorrow, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere adelantado | Cuando la maestra hubiere adelantado el examen por la tormenta, se verá de inmediato.When the teacher has moved up the test because of the storm, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos adelantado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos adelantado la salida del tren unos minutos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have moved up the train departure by a few minutes, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis adelantado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis adelantado la entrega del pedido al jueves, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have moved up the order delivery to Thursday, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren adelantado | En cuanto los organizadores hubieren adelantado el inicio de la fiesta por el calor, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the organizers have moved up the start of the party because of the heat, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | adelanta | adelanta la cita del dentista a mañana.Move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | adelante | Que la maestra adelante el examen por la tormenta.Let the teacher Move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | adelantemos | adelantemos la salida del tren unos minutos.Move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | adelantad | adelantad la entrega del pedido al jueves.Move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | adelanten | Que los organizadores adelanten el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.Let the organizers Move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no adelantes | No no adelantes la cita del dentista a mañana.Do not move up the dentist appointment to tomorrow. |
| él | no adelante | Que la maestra no no adelante el examen por la tormenta.Let the teacher not move up the test because of the storm. |
| nosotros | no adelantemos | No no adelantemos la salida del tren unos minutos.Let us not move up the train departure by a few minutes. |
| vosotros | no adelantéis | No no adelantéis la entrega del pedido al jueves.Do not move up the order delivery to Thursday. |
| ellos | no adelanten | Que los organizadores no no adelanten el inicio de la fiesta por el calor.Let the organizers not move up the start of the party because of the heat. |
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Practice adelantar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la alarma media hora.
I move up the alarm by half an hour.
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.
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- What does 'adelantar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'adelantar' means to move up / bring forward. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is adelantar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Adelantar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate adelantar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of adelantar: yo adelanto, tú adelantas, él/ella/usted adelanta, nosotros adelantamos, vosotros adelantáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantan.
- How do you conjugate adelantar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of adelantar: yo adelanté, tú adelantaste, él/ella/usted adelantó, nosotros adelantamos, vosotros adelantasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of adelantar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of adelantar: yo adelantaba, tú adelantabas, él/ella/usted adelantaba, nosotros adelantábamos, vosotros adelantabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes adelantaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of adelantar?
- The past participle of adelantar is 'adelantado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he adelantado' (I have move up / bring forwarded), 'has adelantado', 'ha adelantado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of adelantar?
- The gerundio of adelantar is 'adelantando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy adelantando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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