Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | afligir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | afligiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar afligiendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Afligir conjugation
afligir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning upset / distress. In the present tense: yo aflijo, tú afliges, él/ella aflige, nosotros afligimos, vosotros afligís, ellos afligen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1272-IRIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- afligir
- Gerundio
- afligiendo
- Meaning
- upset / distress
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Afligir across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aflijo | Yo aflijo a mi madre con tantas peleas.I upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | afliges | Normalmente, tú afliges a tu abuelo con ese silencio.You usually upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | aflige | Hoy, la noticia del hospital aflige a toda la familia de golpe.Today, the news from the hospital upsets the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | afligimos | A veces, nosotros afligimos al niño con bromas pesadas.At times, we upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligís | Ahora, vosotros afligís a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Right now, you all upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | afligen | Casi siempre, los rumores del pueblo afligen a medio barrio cada tarde.Most of the time, the rumors in town upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he afligido | Este año, yo he afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas.This year, I have upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | has afligido | Últimamente, tú has afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Lately, you have upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | ha afligido | En estos meses, la noticia del hospital ha afligido a toda la familia de golpe.In these months, the news from the hospital has upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | hemos afligido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas.So far, we have upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | habéis afligido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.This term, you all have upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | han afligido | En este tiempo, los rumores del pueblo han afligido a medio barrio cada tarde.During this time, the rumors in town have upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligí | Ayer, yo afligí a mi madre con tantas peleas.Yesterday, I upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | afligiste | Hace un rato, tú afligiste a tu abuelo con ese silencio.A little while ago, you upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | afligió | Esta mañana, la noticia del hospital afligió a toda la familia de golpe.This morning, the news from the hospital upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | afligimos | Anoche, nosotros afligimos al niño con bromas pesadas.Last night, we upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligisteis | El sábado, vosotros afligisteis a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.On Saturday, you all upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | afligieron | Hace poco, los rumores del pueblo afligieron a medio barrio cada tarde.Not long ago, the rumors in town upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligía | Antes, yo afligía a mi madre con tantas peleas.Before, I used to upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | afligías | Por entonces, tú afligías a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Back then, you used to upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | afligía | En esa época, la noticia del hospital afligía a toda la familia de golpe.At that time, the news from the hospital used to upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | afligíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros afligíamos al niño con bromas pesadas.When that was normal, we used to upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligíais | Hace años, vosotros afligíais a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Years ago, you all used to upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | afligían | En aquellos días, los rumores del pueblo afligían a medio barrio cada tarde.In those days, the rumors in town used to upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había afligido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas.When you arrived, I had already upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | habías afligido | Para entonces, tú ya habías afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio.By then, you had already upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | había afligido | Al volver, la noticia del hospital ya había afligido a toda la familia de golpe.When we came back, the news from the hospital had already upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | habíamos afligido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas.Before talking it through, we had already upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | habíais afligido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.When you looked again, you all had already upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | habían afligido | Para ese momento, los rumores del pueblo ya habían afligido a medio barrio cada tarde.By that moment, the rumors in town had already upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube afligido | Apenas yo hube afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas, todo cambió.As soon as I had upset my mother with so many fights, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste afligido | En cuanto tú hubiste afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio, se notó.The moment you had upset your grandfather with that silence, it showed. |
| él | hubo afligido | No bien la noticia del hospital hubo afligido a toda la familia de golpe, hubo ruido.As soon as the news from the hospital had upset the whole family at once, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos afligido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas, seguimos adelante.Once we had upset the child with cruel jokes, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis afligido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron afligido | En cuanto los rumores del pueblo hubieron afligido a medio barrio cada tarde, el ambiente cambió.The moment the rumors in town had upset half the neighborhood every afternoon, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligiré | Mañana, yo afligiré a mi madre con tantas peleas.Tomorrow, I will upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | afligirás | Dentro de poco, tú afligirás a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Soon, you will upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | afligirá | Esta tarde, la noticia del hospital afligirá a toda la familia de golpe.This afternoon, the news from the hospital will upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | afligiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros afligiremos al niño con bromas pesadas.Next week, we will upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligiréis | Pronto, vosotros afligiréis a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Before long, you all will upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | afligirán | Más adelante, los rumores del pueblo afligirán a medio barrio cada tarde.Later on, the rumors in town will upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré afligido | Para entonces, yo ya habré afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas.By then, I will already have upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | habrás afligido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Before closing time, you will already have upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | habrá afligido | Al final del día, la noticia del hospital ya habrá afligido a toda la familia de golpe.By the end of the day, the news from the hospital will already have upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | habremos afligido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas.By tomorrow, we will already have upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | habréis afligido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Before leaving, you all will already have upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | habrán afligido | Para esa hora, los rumores del pueblo ya habrán afligido a medio barrio cada tarde.By that hour, the rumors in town will already have upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligiría | En un caso así, yo afligiría a mi madre con tantas peleas.In a case like that, I would upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | afligirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú afligirías a tu abuelo con ese silencio.With a little more time, you would upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | afligiría | En esa situación, la noticia del hospital afligiría a toda la familia de golpe.In that situation, the news from the hospital would upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | afligiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros afligiríamos al niño con bromas pesadas.With that outlook, we would upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros afligiríais a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.If it came to that, you all would upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | afligirían | En un día así, los rumores del pueblo afligirían a medio barrio cada tarde.On a day like that, the rumors in town would upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría afligido | En otro momento, yo habría afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas.At another moment, I would have upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | habrías afligido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio.With a little more margin, you would have upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | habría afligido | A esas alturas, la noticia del hospital habría afligido a toda la familia de golpe.By then, the news from the hospital would have upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | habríamos afligido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas.With that turn, we would have upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | habríais afligido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.At that point, you all would have upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | habrían afligido | En ese punto, los rumores del pueblo habrían afligido a medio barrio cada tarde.From there, the rumors in town would have upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aflija | Es mejor que yo aflija a mi madre con tantas peleas.It is better that I upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | aflijas | Hace falta que tú aflijas a tu abuelo con ese silencio.It is necessary that you upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | aflija | Conviene que la noticia del hospital aflija a toda la familia de golpe.It is wise that the news from the hospital upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | aflijamos | Importa que nosotros aflijamos al niño con bromas pesadas.It matters that we upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | aflijáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros aflijáis a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.It may help if you all upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | aflijan | Es posible que los rumores del pueblo aflijan a medio barrio cada tarde.It is possible that the rumors in town upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya afligido | Ojalá yo haya afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas.Hopefully I have upset my mother with so many fights. |
| tú | hayas afligido | Puede que tú ya hayas afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Maybe you already have upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | haya afligido | Tal vez la noticia del hospital haya afligido a toda la familia de golpe.Perhaps the news from the hospital has upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | hayamos afligido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas.Maybe we already have upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | hayáis afligido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.It is likely that you all have upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | hayan afligido | Puede ser que los rumores del pueblo ya hayan afligido a medio barrio cada tarde.It may be that the rumors in town already have upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligiera | Si yo afligiera a mi madre con tantas peleas, se notaría enseguida.If I upset my mother with so many fights, it would show right away. |
| tú | afligieras | Si tú afligieras a tu abuelo con ese silencio, costaría ocultarlo.If you upset your grandfather with that silence, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | afligiera | Si la noticia del hospital afligiera a toda la familia de golpe, daría mucho que hablar.If the news from the hospital upset the whole family at once, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afligiéramos | Si nosotros afligiéramos al niño con bromas pesadas, todo iría por otro lado.If we upset the child with cruel jokes, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | afligierais | Si vosotros afligierais a la vecina con gritos de madrugada, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn, the mood would change. |
| ellos | afligieran | Si los rumores del pueblo afligieran a medio barrio cada tarde, la escena sería otra.If the rumors in town upset half the neighborhood every afternoon, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera afligido | Si yo hubiera afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas, aún se recordaría.If I had upset my mother with so many fights, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras afligido | Si tú hubieras afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio, eso habría dejado marca.If you had upset your grandfather with that silence, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera afligido | Si la noticia del hospital hubiera afligido a toda la familia de golpe, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the news from the hospital had upset the whole family at once, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos afligido | Si nosotros hubiéramos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had upset the child with cruel jokes, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais afligido | Si vosotros hubierais afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran afligido | Si los rumores del pueblo hubieran afligido a medio barrio cada tarde, nada habría quedado igual.If the rumors in town had upset half the neighborhood every afternoon, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afligiere | Si yo afligiere a mi madre con tantas peleas, se notará enseguida.If I upset my mother with so many fights, it will show right away. |
| tú | afligieres | Si tú afligieres a tu abuelo con ese silencio, costará ignorarlo.If you upset your grandfather with that silence, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | afligiere | Si la noticia del hospital afligiere a toda la familia de golpe, dará mucho que hablar.If the news from the hospital upsets the whole family at once, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afligiéremos | Si nosotros afligiéremos al niño con bromas pesadas, todo irá por otro camino.If we upset the child with cruel jokes, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | afligiereis | Si vosotros afligiereis a la vecina con gritos de madrugada, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | afligieren | Si los rumores del pueblo afligieren a medio barrio cada tarde, la escena será distinta.If the rumors in town upset half the neighborhood every afternoon, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere afligido | Cuando yo hubiere afligido a mi madre con tantas peleas, ya se notará.When I have upset my mother with so many fights, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres afligido | En cuanto tú hubieres afligido a tu abuelo con ese silencio, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have upset your grandfather with that silence, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere afligido | Cuando la noticia del hospital hubiere afligido a toda la familia de golpe, se verá de inmediato.When the news from the hospital has upset the whole family at once, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos afligido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos afligido al niño con bromas pesadas, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have upset the child with cruel jokes, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis afligido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis afligido a la vecina con gritos de madrugada, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren afligido | En cuanto los rumores del pueblo hubieren afligido a medio barrio cada tarde, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the rumors in town have upset half the neighborhood every afternoon, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | aflige | aflige a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | aflija | Que la noticia del hospital aflija a toda la familia de golpe.Let the news from the hospital Upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | aflijamos | aflijamos al niño con bromas pesadas.Upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | afligid | afligid a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | aflijan | Que los rumores del pueblo aflijan a medio barrio cada tarde.Let the rumors in town Upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no aflijas | No no aflijas a tu abuelo con ese silencio.Do not upset your grandfather with that silence. |
| él | no aflija | Que la noticia del hospital no no aflija a toda la familia de golpe.Let the news from the hospital not upset the whole family at once. |
| nosotros | no aflijamos | No no aflijamos al niño con bromas pesadas.Let us not upset the child with cruel jokes. |
| vosotros | no aflijáis | No no aflijáis a la vecina con gritos de madrugada.Do not upset the neighbor with shouting at dawn. |
| ellos | no aflijan | Que los rumores del pueblo no no aflijan a medio barrio cada tarde.Let the rumors in town not upset half the neighborhood every afternoon. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi madre con tantas peleas.
I upset my mother with so many fights.
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 'afligir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'afligir' means to upset / distress. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is afligir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, afligir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR 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 afligir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of afligir: yo aflijo, tú afliges, él/ella/usted aflige, nosotros afligimos, vosotros afligís, ellos/ellas/ustedes afligen.
- How do you conjugate afligir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of afligir: yo afligí, tú afligiste, él/ella/usted afligió, nosotros afligimos, vosotros afligisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afligieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of afligir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of afligir: yo afligía, tú afligías, él/ella/usted afligía, nosotros afligíamos, vosotros afligíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes afligían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of afligir?
- The past participle of afligir is 'afligido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he afligido' (I have upset / distressed), 'has afligido', 'ha afligido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of afligir?
- The gerundio of afligir is 'afligiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy afligiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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