Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | adensar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | adensando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar adensando. |
adensar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning thicken. In the present tense: yo adenso, tú adensas, él/ella adensa, nosotros adensamos, vosotros adensáis, ellos adensan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | adensar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | adensando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar adensando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adenso | Yo adenso el caldo con pan rallado.I thicken the broth with breadcrumbs. |
| tú | adensas | A menudo, tú adensas tu salsa con una yema extra.You often thicken your sauce with an extra yolk. |
| él | adensa | La cocinera del hostal adensa la sopa del mediodía con patata chafada.The cook at the inn thickens the lunch soup with mashed potato. |
| nosotros | adensamos | A veces, nosotros adensamos la crema de verduras con queso suave.At times, we thicken the vegetable cream with mild cheese. |
| vosotros | adensáis | Vosotros adensáis vuestros batidos con avena fina.You all thicken your shakes with fine oats. |
| ellos | adensan | Muchas veces, los cocineros del comedor adensan las cremas del menú con pan molido.Many times, the cooks in the dining hall thicken the creams on the menu with ground bread. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he adensado | Este año, yo he adensado el guiso con harina tostada.This year, I have thickened the stew with toasted flour. |
| tú | has adensado | Últimamente, tú has adensado tu crema con otra yema batida.Lately, you have thickened your cream with another beaten yolk. |
| él | ha adensado | En estos meses, la cocinera del hostal ha adensado la mezcla del relleno con pan remojado.In these months, the cook at the inn has thickened the filling mix with soaked bread. |
| nosotros | hemos adensado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos adensado la sopa de ajo con huevo hilado.So far, we have thickened the garlic soup with beaten egg. |
| vosotros | habéis adensado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis adensado vuestros purés con leche tibia.In these weeks, you all have thickened your purées with warm milk. |
| ellos | han adensado | En este tiempo, los cocineros del comedor han adensado las natillas del carro con más fécula.During this time, the cooks in the dining hall have thickened the custards on the cart with more starch. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensé | Ayer, yo adensé el chocolate con maicena fina.Yesterday, I thickened the chocolate with fine cornstarch. |
| tú | adensaste | Hace un rato, tú adensaste tu crema pastelera con fuego lento.A little while ago, you thickened your pastry cream over low heat. |
| él | adensó | Esta mañana, la cocinera del hostal adensó la sopa fría con miga remojada.This morning, the cook at the inn thickened the chilled soup with soaked bread. |
| nosotros | adensamos | Anoche, nosotros adensamos la crema de puerro con pan molido.Last night, we thickened the leek cream with ground bread. |
| vosotros | adensasteis | El sábado, vosotros adensasteis vuestros zumos con pulpa extra.On Saturday, you all thickened your juices with extra pulp. |
| ellos | adensaron | Hace poco, los cocineros del comedor adensaron las salsas del puesto con pan frito.Not long ago, the cooks in the dining hall thickened the sauces at the stand with fried bread. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensaba | Antes, yo adensaba el puré del comedor con mantequilla.Before, I used to thicken the dining hall mash with butter. |
| tú | adensabas | Por entonces, tú adensabas tu caldo corto con harina disuelta.Back then, you used to thicken your reduced broth with dissolved flour. |
| él | adensaba | En esa época, la cocinera del hostal adensaba la crema de setas con pan molido.At that time, the cook at the inn used to thicken the mushroom cream with ground bread. |
| nosotros | adensábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros adensábamos la masa del rebozado con cerveza fría.When that was normal, we used to thicken the batter with cold beer. |
| vosotros | adensabais | Hace años, vosotros adensabais vuestros rellenos con queso viejo.Years ago, you all used to thicken your fillings with aged cheese. |
| ellos | adensaban | En aquellos días, los cocineros del comedor adensaban las compotas caseras con pera rallada.In those days, the cooks in the dining hall used to thicken the homemade compotes with grated pear. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había adensado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había adensado el caldo del hospital con arroz roto.When you arrived, I had already thickened the hospital broth with broken rice. |
| tú | habías adensado | Para entonces, tú ya habías adensado tu papilla del bebé con arroz molido.By then, you had already thickened your baby's porridge with ground rice. |
| él | había adensado | Al volver, la cocinera del hostal ya había adensado la crema del postre con nata montada.When we came back, the cook at the inn had already thickened the dessert cream with whipped cream. |
| nosotros | habíamos adensado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos adensado vuestros yogures con fruta triturada.Before talking it through, we had already thickened your yogurts with blended fruit. |
| vosotros | habíais adensado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais adensado las cremas del comedor con queso rallado.When you looked again, you all had already thickened the creams in the dining hall with grated cheese. |
| ellos | habían adensado | Para ese momento, los cocineros del comedor ya habían adensado el estofado con cebolla muy hecha.By that moment, the cooks in the dining hall had already thickened the stew with deeply cooked onion. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube adensado | Apenas yo hube adensado tu sopa de tomate con pan seco, todo cambió.As soon as I had thickened your tomato soup with dry bread, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste adensado | En cuanto tú hubiste adensado la crema de arroz con leche espesa, se notó.The moment you had thickened the rice cream with thick milk, it showed. |
| él | hubo adensado | No bien la cocinera del hostal hubo adensado la salsa del asado con fondo reducido, hubo ruido.As soon as the cook at the inn had thickened the roast sauce with reduced stock, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos adensado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos adensado vuestros batidos con plátano maduro, seguimos adelante.Once we had thickened your shakes with ripe banana, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis adensado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis adensado las compotas de otoño con manzana rallada, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had thickened the autumn compotes with grated apple, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron adensado | En cuanto los cocineros del comedor hubieron adensado el chocolate del desayuno con otra cucharada de cacao, el ambiente cambió.The moment the cooks in the dining hall had thickened the breakfast chocolate with another spoonful of cocoa, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensaré | Mañana, yo adensaré tu bechamel con harina bien cocida.Tomorrow, I will thicken your béchamel with well-cooked flour. |
| tú | adensarás | Dentro de poco, tú adensarás la salsa de carne con fondo reducido.Soon, you will thicken the meat sauce with reduced stock. |
| él | adensará | Esta tarde, la cocinera del hostal adensará la crema de calabaza con queso curado.This afternoon, the cook at the inn will thicken the pumpkin cream with aged cheese. |
| nosotros | adensaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros adensaremos vuestros purés del viernes con calabaza asada.Next week, we will thicken your Friday purées with roasted squash. |
| vosotros | adensaréis | Pronto, vosotros adensaréis las natillas caseras con maicena extra.Before long, you all will thicken the homemade custards with extra cornstarch. |
| ellos | adensarán | Más adelante, los cocineros del comedor adensarán el caldo con pan rallado, tras otro cambio de planes.Later on, the cooks in the dining hall will thicken the broth with breadcrumbs, after another change of plan. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré adensado | Para entonces, yo ya habré adensado tu salsa con una yema extra, aunque el suelo seguia humedo.By then, I will already have thickened your sauce with an extra yolk, although the ground was still damp. |
| tú | habrás adensado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás adensado la sopa del mediodía con patata chafada, mientras el ruido no paraba.Before closing time, you will already have thickened the lunch soup with mashed potato, while the noise would not stop. |
| él | habrá adensado | Al final del día, la cocinera del hostal ya habrá adensado la crema de verduras con queso suave, antes del siguiente turno.By the end of the day, the cook at the inn will already have thickened the vegetable cream with mild cheese, before the next shift. |
| nosotros | habremos adensado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos adensado vuestros batidos con avena fina, con una calma bastante falsa.By tomorrow, we will already have thickened your shakes with fine oats, with a very false sense of calm. |
| vosotros | habréis adensado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis adensado las cremas del menú con pan molido, sin perder otro minuto.Before leaving, you all will already have thickened the creams on the menu with ground bread, without losing another minute. |
| ellos | habrán adensado | Para esa hora, los cocineros del comedor ya habrán adensado el guiso con harina tostada, cuando el aire ya pesaba.By that hour, the cooks in the dining hall will already have thickened the stew with toasted flour, as the air was already getting heavy. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensaría | En un caso así, yo adensaría tu crema con otra yema batida, aunque nadie daba mas pistas.In a case like that, I would thicken your cream with another beaten yolk, although nobody was giving any more clues. |
| tú | adensarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú adensarías la mezcla del relleno con pan remojado, con margen cada vez mas corto.With a little more time, you would thicken the filling mix with soaked bread, with less and less room to spare. |
| él | adensaría | En esa situación, la cocinera del hostal adensaría la sopa de ajo con huevo hilado, mientras seguia la misma fila.In that situation, the cook at the inn would thicken the garlic soup with beaten egg, while the same line kept moving. |
| nosotros | adensaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros adensaríamos vuestros purés con leche tibia, antes de que cerraran todo.With that outlook, we would thicken your purées with warm milk, before everything shut down. |
| vosotros | adensaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros adensaríais las natillas del carro con más fécula, despues de una espera larguisima.If it came to that, you all would thicken the custards on the cart with more starch, after an extremely long wait. |
| ellos | adensarían | En un día así, los cocineros del comedor adensarían el chocolate con maicena fina, con todo el mundo mirando.On a day like that, the cooks in the dining hall would thicken the chocolate with fine cornstarch, with everyone watching. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría adensado | En otro momento, yo habría adensado tu crema pastelera con fuego lento, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente.At another moment, I would have thickened your pastry cream over low heat, although there was still work left. |
| tú | habrías adensado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías adensado la sopa fría con miga remojada, sin dejarlo para mas tarde.With a little more margin, you would have thickened the chilled soup with soaked bread, without putting it off any longer. |
| él | habría adensado | A esas alturas, la cocinera del hostal habría adensado la crema de puerro con pan molido, con el reloj ya apretando.By then, the cook at the inn would have thickened the leek cream with ground bread, with the clock already pressing. |
| nosotros | habríamos adensado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos adensado vuestros zumos con pulpa extra, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto.With that turn, we would have thickened your juices with extra pulp, although the place was still a mess. |
| vosotros | habríais adensado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais adensado las salsas del puesto con pan frito, mientras todos iban con prisa.At that point, you all would have thickened the sauces at the stand with fried bread, while everyone was in a hurry. |
| ellos | habrían adensado | En ese punto, los cocineros del comedor habrían adensado el puré del comedor con mantequilla, antes de que llamaran otra vez.From there, the cooks in the dining hall would have thickened the dining hall mash with butter, before they called again. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adense | Es mejor que yo adense tu caldo corto con harina disuelta, despues del primer aviso.It is better that I thicken your reduced broth with dissolved flour, after the first warning. |
| tú | adenses | Hace falta que tú adenses la crema de setas con pan molido, sin mirar a los lados.It is necessary that you thicken the mushroom cream with ground bread, without looking to either side. |
| él | adense | Conviene que la cocinera del hostal adense la masa del rebozado con cerveza fría, cuando ya caia la tarde.It is wise that the cook at the inn thicken the batter with cold beer, as evening was already falling. |
| nosotros | adensemos | Importa que nosotros adensemos vuestros rellenos con queso viejo, porque no habia otra salida.It matters that we thicken your fillings with aged cheese, because there was no other way out. |
| vosotros | adenséis | Puede ser útil que vosotros adenséis las compotas caseras con pera rallada, con la puerta medio abierta.It may help if you all thicken the homemade compotes with grated pear, with the door half open. |
| ellos | adensen | Es posible que los cocineros del comedor adensen el caldo del hospital con arroz roto, tras otro cambio de planes.It is possible that the cooks in the dining hall thicken the hospital broth with broken rice, after another change of plan. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya adensado | Ojalá yo haya adensado tu papilla del bebé con arroz molido, aunque el suelo seguia humedo a tiempo.Hopefully I have thickened your baby's porridge with ground rice, although the ground was still damp in time. |
| tú | hayas adensado | Puede que tú ya hayas adensado la crema del postre con nata montada, mientras el ruido no paraba sin contarlo.Maybe you already have thickened the dessert cream with whipped cream, while the noise would not stop without saying so. |
| él | haya adensado | Tal vez la cocinera del hostal haya adensado vuestros yogures con fruta triturada, antes del siguiente turno antes de venir.Perhaps the cook at the inn has thickened your yogurts with blended fruit, before the next shift before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos adensado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos adensado las cremas del comedor con queso rallado, con una calma bastante falsa por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have thickened the creams in the dining hall with grated cheese, with a very false sense of calm on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis adensado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis adensado el estofado con cebolla muy hecha, sin perder otro minuto mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have thickened the stew with deeply cooked onion, without losing another minute better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan adensado | Puede ser que los cocineros del comedor ya hayan adensado tu sopa de tomate con pan seco, cuando el aire ya pesaba desde temprano.It may be that the cooks in the dining hall already have thickened your tomato soup with dry bread, as the air was already getting heavy since early on. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensara | Si yo adensara la crema de arroz con leche espesa, aunque nadie daba mas pistas, se notaría enseguida.If I thickened the rice cream with thick milk, although nobody was giving any more clues, it would show right away. |
| tú | adensaras | Si tú adensaras la salsa del asado con fondo reducido, con margen cada vez mas corto, costaría ocultarlo.If you thickened the roast sauce with reduced stock, with less and less room to spare, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | adensara | Si la cocinera del hostal adensara vuestros batidos con plátano maduro, mientras seguia la misma fila, daría mucho que hablar.If the cook at the inn thickened your shakes with ripe banana, while the same line kept moving, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | adensáramos | Si nosotros adensáramos las compotas de otoño con manzana rallada, antes de que cerraran todo, todo iría por otro lado.If we thickened the autumn compotes with grated apple, before everything shut down, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | adensarais | Si vosotros adensarais el chocolate del desayuno con otra cucharada de cacao, despues de una espera larguisima, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all thickened the breakfast chocolate with another spoonful of cocoa, after an extremely long wait, the mood would change. |
| ellos | adensaran | Si los cocineros del comedor adensaran tu bechamel con harina bien cocida, con todo el mundo mirando, la escena sería otra.If the cooks in the dining hall thickened your béchamel with well-cooked flour, with everyone watching, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera adensado | Si yo hubiera adensado la salsa de carne con fondo reducido, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente, aún se recordaría.If I had thickened the meat sauce with reduced stock, although there was still work left, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras adensado | Si tú hubieras adensado la crema de calabaza con queso curado, sin dejarlo para mas tarde, eso habría dejado marca.If you had thickened the pumpkin cream with aged cheese, without putting it off any longer, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera adensado | Si la cocinera del hostal hubiera adensado vuestros purés del viernes con calabaza asada, con el reloj ya apretando, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the cook at the inn had thickened your Friday purées with roasted squash, with the clock already pressing, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos adensado | Si nosotros hubiéramos adensado las natillas caseras con maicena extra, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had thickened the homemade custards with extra cornstarch, although the place was still a mess, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais adensado | Si vosotros hubierais adensado el caldo con pan rallado, mientras el resto seguia dentro, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had thickened the broth with breadcrumbs, while the others stayed inside, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran adensado | Si los cocineros del comedor hubieran adensado tu salsa con una yema extra, antes de oir el segundo timbre, nada habría quedado igual.If the cooks in the dining hall had thickened your sauce with an extra yolk, before the second bell rang, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adensare | Si yo adensare la sopa del mediodía con patata chafada, despues de moverlo todo otra vez, se notará enseguida.If I thicken the lunch soup with mashed potato, after moving everything around again, it will show right away. |
| tú | adensares | Si tú adensares la crema de verduras con queso suave, sin cambiar de idea a mitad, costará ignorarlo.If you thicken the vegetable cream with mild cheese, without changing course halfway through, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | adensare | Si la cocinera del hostal adensare vuestros batidos con avena fina, cuando la luz ya bajaba, dará mucho que hablar.If the cook at the inn thickens your shakes with fine oats, as the light was already fading, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | adensáremos | Si nosotros adensáremos las cremas del menú con pan molido, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya, todo irá por otro camino.If we thicken the creams on the menu with ground bread, because it had to be dealt with at once, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | adensareis | Si vosotros adensareis el guiso con harina tostada, con la ventana todavia abierta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all thicken the stew with toasted flour, with the window still open, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | adensaren | Si los cocineros del comedor adensaren tu crema con otra yema batida, tras una manana bastante larga, la escena será distinta.If the cooks in the dining hall thicken your cream with another beaten yolk, after a fairly long morning, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere adensado | Cuando yo hubiere adensado la mezcla del relleno con pan remojado, aunque seguia el mismo desorden, ya se notará.When I have thickened the filling mix with soaked bread, although the same disorder was still there, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres adensado | En cuanto tú hubieres adensado la sopa de ajo con huevo hilado, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have thickened the garlic soup with beaten egg, while someone else was asking for something new, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere adensado | Cuando la cocinera del hostal hubiere adensado vuestros purés con leche tibia, antes de que llegara mas gente, se verá de inmediato.When the cook at the inn has thickened your purées with warm milk, before more people arrived, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos adensado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos adensado las natillas del carro con más fécula, con una tension dificil de esconder, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have thickened the custards on the cart with more starch, with a tension that was hard to hide, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis adensado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis adensado el chocolate con maicena fina, sin volver sobre lo mismo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have thickened the chocolate with fine cornstarch, without going back over the same point, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren adensado | En cuanto los cocineros del comedor hubieren adensado tu crema pastelera con fuego lento, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the cooks in the dining hall have thickened your pastry cream over low heat, while the hallway was still crowded, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | adensa | adensa la crema de puerro con pan molido, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar.Thicken the leek cream with ground bread, with very little room to manoeuvre. |
| él | adense | Que la cocinera del hostal adense vuestros zumos con pulpa extra, mientras se torcia el plan del dia.Let the cook at the inn thicken your juices with extra pulp, while the day's plan was coming apart. |
| nosotros | adensemos | adensemos las salsas del puesto con pan frito, antes de que cambiara el turno.Thicken the sauces at the stand with fried bread, before the shift changed. |
| vosotros | adensad | adensad el puré del comedor con mantequilla, despues de otra llamada incomoda.Thicken the dining hall mash with butter, after another awkward call. |
| ellos | adensen | Que los cocineros del comedor adensen tu caldo corto con harina disuelta, con la cabeza en otra parte.Let the cooks in the dining hall thicken your reduced broth with dissolved flour, with the mind somewhere else. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no adenses | No no adenses la masa del rebozado con cerveza fría, sin hacer mas comentarios.Do not thicken the batter with cold beer, without making any more comments. |
| él | no adense | Que la cocinera del hostal no no adense vuestros rellenos con queso viejo, con el cuerpo ya cansado.Let the cook at the inn not thicken your fillings with aged cheese, with the body already tired. |
| nosotros | no adensemos | No no adensemos las compotas caseras con pera rallada, aunque el dia venia torcido.Let us not thicken the homemade compotes with grated pear, although the day had started badly. |
| vosotros | no adenséis | No no adenséis el caldo del hospital con arroz roto, mientras el resto seguia dentro.Do not thicken the hospital broth with broken rice, while the others stayed inside. |
| ellos | no adensen | Que los cocineros del comedor no no adensen tu papilla del bebé con arroz molido, antes de oir el segundo timbre.Let the cooks in the dining hall not thicken your baby's porridge with ground rice, before the second bell rang. |
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Yo ___ el caldo con pan rallado.
I thicken the broth with breadcrumbs.
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