Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | afrentar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | afrentando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar afrentando. |
afrentar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning humiliate. In the present tense: yo afrento, tú afrentas, él/ella afrenta, nosotros afrentamos, vosotros afrentáis, ellos afrentan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | afrentar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | afrentando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar afrentando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrento | Yo afrento a mi hermano delante de toda la mesa.I humiliate my brother in front of the whole table. |
| tú | afrentas | A menudo, tú afrentas tu propuesta con una burla fácil.You often humiliate your proposal with an easy sneer. |
| él | afrenta | La concejala rival afrenta al becario nuevo con una réplica seca.The rival councilwoman humiliates the new intern with a curt comeback. |
| nosotros | afrentamos | A veces, nosotros afrentamos la memoria del club con un rumor malicioso.At times, we humiliate the club's memory with a malicious rumor. |
| vosotros | afrentáis | Vosotros afrentáis vuestros esfuerzos con chistes de pasillo.You all humiliate your efforts with hallway jokes. |
| ellos | afrentan | Muchas veces, los comentaristas del programa afrentan a los vecinos con pullas desde el balcón.Many times, the commentators on the show humiliate the neighbors with jabs from the balcony. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he afrentado | Este año, yo he afrentado a mi madre con ese comentario cruel.This year, I have humiliated my mother with that cruel remark. |
| tú | has afrentado | Últimamente, tú has afrentado tu trabajo con un gesto de desprecio.Lately, you have humiliated your work with a dismissive gesture. |
| él | ha afrentado | En estos meses, la concejala rival ha afrentado al portavoz del barrio con una risa torcida.In these months, the rival councilwoman has humiliated the neighborhood spokesman with a crooked laugh. |
| nosotros | hemos afrentado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos afrentado la reunión entera con un tono insolente.So far, we have humiliated the whole meeting with an insolent tone. |
| vosotros | habéis afrentado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis afrentado vuestros planes con sarcasmos baratos.In these weeks, you all have humiliated your plans with cheap sarcasm. |
| ellos | han afrentado | En este tiempo, los comentaristas del programa han afrentado a los invitados con preguntas de mala fe.During this time, the commentators on the show have humiliated the guests with bad-faith questions. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrenté | Ayer, yo afrenté a mi amiga delante del jurado.Yesterday, I humiliated my friend in front of the jury. |
| tú | afrentaste | Hace un rato, tú afrentaste tu defensa con una frase humillante.A little while ago, you humiliated your defense with a humiliating line. |
| él | afrentó | Esta mañana, la concejala rival afrentó al músico joven con una mueca en escena.This morning, the rival councilwoman humiliated the young musician with a grimace on stage. |
| nosotros | afrentamos | Anoche, nosotros afrentamos la sobremesa con reproches viejos.Last night, we humiliated the after-dinner talk with old reproaches. |
| vosotros | afrentasteis | El sábado, vosotros afrentasteis vuestros argumentos con mofas repetidas.On Saturday, you all humiliated your arguments with repeated mockery. |
| ellos | afrentaron | Hace poco, los comentaristas del programa afrentaron a los alumnos con comparaciones injustas.Not long ago, the commentators on the show humiliated the students with unfair comparisons. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrentaba | Antes, yo afrentaba a mi primo en plena fila del banco.Before, I used to humiliate my cousin in the middle of the bank line. |
| tú | afrentabas | Por entonces, tú afrentabas tu intervención con un corte grosero.Back then, you used to humiliate your intervention with a rude interruption. |
| él | afrentaba | En esa época, la concejala rival afrentaba al delegado del equipo con un insulto velado.At that time, the rival councilwoman used to humiliate the team delegate with a veiled insult. |
| nosotros | afrentábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros afrentábamos la cena de empresa con bromas pesadas.When that was normal, we used to humiliate the office dinner with heavy-handed jokes. |
| vosotros | afrentabais | Hace años, vosotros afrentabais vuestros intentos con miradas despectivas.Years ago, you all used to humiliate your attempts with contemptuous looks. |
| ellos | afrentaban | En aquellos días, los comentaristas del programa afrentaban a los clientes con respuestas altivas.In those days, the commentators on the show used to humiliate the customers with haughty answers. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había afrentado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había afrentado a mi padre en mitad de la discusión.When you arrived, I had already humiliated my father in the middle of the argument. |
| tú | habías afrentado | Para entonces, tú ya habías afrentado tu informe con una carcajada fuera de lugar.By then, you had already humiliated your report with a laugh that was out of place. |
| él | había afrentado | Al volver, la concejala rival ya había afrentado al testigo con una pregunta tramposa.When we came back, the rival councilwoman had already humiliated the witness with a trick question. |
| nosotros | habíamos afrentado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos afrentado la junta del edificio con amenazas veladas.Before talking it through, we had already humiliated the building meeting with veiled threats. |
| vosotros | habíais afrentado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais afrentado vuestros logros con un tono burlón.When you looked again, you all had already humiliated your achievements with a mocking tone. |
| ellos | habían afrentado | Para ese momento, los comentaristas del programa ya habían afrentado a los técnicos con reproches públicos.By that moment, the commentators on the show had already humiliated the technicians with public reproaches. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube afrentado | Apenas yo hube afrentado a mi compañera delante del curso, todo cambió.As soon as I had humiliated my classmate in front of the class, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste afrentado | En cuanto tú hubiste afrentado tu idea con un comentario venenoso, se notó.The moment you had humiliated your idea with a venomous comment, it showed. |
| él | hubo afrentado | No bien la concejala rival hubo afrentado al actor novato con una imitación cruel, hubo ruido.As soon as the rival councilwoman had humiliated the novice actor with a cruel imitation, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos afrentado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos afrentado la entrevista con un desaire visible, seguimos adelante.Once we had humiliated the interview with a visible slight, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis afrentado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis afrentado vuestros ensayos con chanzas agotadas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had humiliated your rehearsals with stale jokes, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron afrentado | En cuanto los comentaristas del programa hubieron afrentado a los padres con insinuaciones feas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the commentators on the show had humiliated the parents with ugly insinuations, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrentaré | Mañana, yo afrentaré a mi vecino en la puerta del portal.Tomorrow, I will humiliate my neighbor at the building entrance. |
| tú | afrentarás | Dentro de poco, tú afrentarás tu pedido con una risa de desprecio.Soon, you will humiliate your request with a laugh of contempt. |
| él | afrentará | Esta tarde, la concejala rival afrentará al árbitro local con insultos del graderío.This afternoon, the rival councilwoman will humiliate the local referee with insults from the stands. |
| nosotros | afrentaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros afrentaremos la tertulia con ataques personales.Next week, we will humiliate the panel discussion with personal attacks. |
| vosotros | afrentaréis | Pronto, vosotros afrentaréis vuestros méritos con comentarios mezquinos.Before long, you all will humiliate your merits with mean comments. |
| ellos | afrentarán | Más adelante, los comentaristas del programa afrentarán a los jóvenes del taller con burlas viejas.Later on, the commentators on the show will humiliate the young people in the workshop with old taunts. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré afrentado | Para entonces, yo ya habré afrentado a mi hermano delante de toda la mesa, con la puerta medio abierta.By then, I will already have humiliated my brother in front of the whole table, with the door half open. |
| tú | habrás afrentado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás afrentado tu propuesta con una burla fácil, tras otro cambio de planes.Before closing time, you will already have humiliated your proposal with an easy sneer, after another change of plan. |
| él | habrá afrentado | Al final del día, la concejala rival ya habrá afrentado al becario nuevo con una réplica seca, aunque el suelo seguia humedo.By the end of the day, the rival councilwoman will already have humiliated the new intern with a curt comeback, although the ground was still damp. |
| nosotros | habremos afrentado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos afrentado la memoria del club con un rumor malicioso, mientras el ruido no paraba.By tomorrow, we will already have humiliated the club's memory with a malicious rumor, while the noise would not stop. |
| vosotros | habréis afrentado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis afrentado vuestros esfuerzos con chistes de pasillo, antes del siguiente turno.Before leaving, you all will already have humiliated your efforts with hallway jokes, before the next shift. |
| ellos | habrán afrentado | Para esa hora, los comentaristas del programa ya habrán afrentado a los vecinos con pullas desde el balcón, con una calma bastante falsa.By that hour, the commentators on the show will already have humiliated the neighbors with jabs from the balcony, with a very false sense of calm. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrentaría | En un caso así, yo afrentaría a mi madre con ese comentario cruel, sin perder otro minuto.In a case like that, I would humiliate my mother with that cruel remark, without losing another minute. |
| tú | afrentarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú afrentarías tu trabajo con un gesto de desprecio, cuando el aire ya pesaba.With a little more time, you would humiliate your work with a dismissive gesture, as the air was already getting heavy. |
| él | afrentaría | En esa situación, la concejala rival afrentaría al portavoz del barrio con una risa torcida, aunque nadie daba mas pistas.In that situation, the rival councilwoman would humiliate the neighborhood spokesman with a crooked laugh, although nobody was giving any more clues. |
| nosotros | afrentaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros afrentaríamos la reunión entera con un tono insolente, con margen cada vez mas corto.With that outlook, we would humiliate the whole meeting with an insolent tone, with less and less room to spare. |
| vosotros | afrentaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros afrentaríais vuestros planes con sarcasmos baratos, mientras seguia la misma fila.If it came to that, you all would humiliate your plans with cheap sarcasm, while the same line kept moving. |
| ellos | afrentarían | En un día así, los comentaristas del programa afrentarían a los invitados con preguntas de mala fe, antes de que cerraran todo.On a day like that, the commentators on the show would humiliate the guests with bad-faith questions, before everything shut down. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría afrentado | En otro momento, yo habría afrentado a mi amiga delante del jurado, despues de una espera larguisima.At another moment, I would have humiliated my friend in front of the jury, after an extremely long wait. |
| tú | habrías afrentado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías afrentado tu defensa con una frase humillante, con todo el mundo mirando.With a little more margin, you would have humiliated your defense with a humiliating line, with everyone watching. |
| él | habría afrentado | A esas alturas, la concejala rival habría afrentado al músico joven con una mueca en escena, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente.By then, the rival councilwoman would have humiliated the young musician with a grimace on stage, although there was still work left. |
| nosotros | habríamos afrentado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos afrentado la sobremesa con reproches viejos, sin dejarlo para mas tarde.With that turn, we would have humiliated the after-dinner talk with old reproaches, without putting it off any longer. |
| vosotros | habríais afrentado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais afrentado vuestros argumentos con mofas repetidas, con el reloj ya apretando.At that point, you all would have humiliated your arguments with repeated mockery, with the clock already pressing. |
| ellos | habrían afrentado | En ese punto, los comentaristas del programa habrían afrentado a los alumnos con comparaciones injustas, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto.From there, the commentators on the show would have humiliated the students with unfair comparisons, although the place was still a mess. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrente | Es mejor que yo afrente a mi primo en plena fila del banco, mientras todos iban con prisa.It is better that I humiliate my cousin in the middle of the bank line, while everyone was in a hurry. |
| tú | afrentes | Hace falta que tú afrentes tu intervención con un corte grosero, antes de que llamaran otra vez.It is necessary that you humiliate your intervention with a rude interruption, before they called again. |
| él | afrente | Conviene que la concejala rival afrente al delegado del equipo con un insulto velado, despues del primer aviso.It is wise that the rival councilwoman humiliate the team delegate with a veiled insult, after the first warning. |
| nosotros | afrentemos | Importa que nosotros afrentemos la cena de empresa con bromas pesadas, sin mirar a los lados.It matters that we humiliate the office dinner with heavy-handed jokes, without looking to either side. |
| vosotros | afrentéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros afrentéis vuestros intentos con miradas despectivas, cuando ya caia la tarde.It may help if you all humiliate your attempts with contemptuous looks, as evening was already falling. |
| ellos | afrenten | Es posible que los comentaristas del programa afrenten a los clientes con respuestas altivas, porque no habia otra salida.It is possible that the commentators on the show humiliate the customers with haughty answers, because there was no other way out. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya afrentado | Ojalá yo haya afrentado a mi padre en mitad de la discusión, con la puerta medio abierta a tiempo.Hopefully I have humiliated my father in the middle of the argument, with the door half open in time. |
| tú | hayas afrentado | Puede que tú ya hayas afrentado tu informe con una carcajada fuera de lugar, tras otro cambio de planes sin contarlo.Maybe you already have humiliated your report with a laugh that was out of place, after another change of plan without saying so. |
| él | haya afrentado | Tal vez la concejala rival haya afrentado al testigo con una pregunta tramposa, aunque el suelo seguia humedo antes de venir.Perhaps the rival councilwoman has humiliated the witness with a trick question, although the ground was still damp before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos afrentado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos afrentado la junta del edificio con amenazas veladas, mientras el ruido no paraba por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have humiliated the building meeting with veiled threats, while the noise would not stop on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis afrentado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis afrentado vuestros logros con un tono burlón, antes del siguiente turno mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have humiliated your achievements with a mocking tone, before the next shift better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan afrentado | Puede ser que los comentaristas del programa ya hayan afrentado a los técnicos con reproches públicos, con una calma bastante falsa desde temprano.It may be that the commentators on the show already have humiliated the technicians with public reproaches, with a very false sense of calm since early on. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrentara | Si yo afrentara a mi compañera delante del curso, sin perder otro minuto, se notaría enseguida.If I humiliated my classmate in front of the class, without losing another minute, it would show right away. |
| tú | afrentaras | Si tú afrentaras tu idea con un comentario venenoso, cuando el aire ya pesaba, costaría ocultarlo.If you humiliated your idea with a venomous comment, as the air was already getting heavy, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | afrentara | Si la concejala rival afrentara al actor novato con una imitación cruel, aunque nadie daba mas pistas, daría mucho que hablar.If the rival councilwoman humiliated the novice actor with a cruel imitation, although nobody was giving any more clues, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afrentáramos | Si nosotros afrentáramos la entrevista con un desaire visible, con margen cada vez mas corto, todo iría por otro lado.If we humiliated the interview with a visible slight, with less and less room to spare, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | afrentarais | Si vosotros afrentarais vuestros ensayos con chanzas agotadas, mientras seguia la misma fila, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all humiliated your rehearsals with stale jokes, while the same line kept moving, the mood would change. |
| ellos | afrentaran | Si los comentaristas del programa afrentaran a los padres con insinuaciones feas, antes de que cerraran todo, la escena sería otra.If the commentators on the show humiliated the parents with ugly insinuations, before everything shut down, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera afrentado | Si yo hubiera afrentado a mi vecino en la puerta del portal, despues de una espera larguisima, aún se recordaría.If I had humiliated my neighbor at the building entrance, after an extremely long wait, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras afrentado | Si tú hubieras afrentado tu pedido con una risa de desprecio, con todo el mundo mirando, eso habría dejado marca.If you had humiliated your request with a laugh of contempt, with everyone watching, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera afrentado | Si la concejala rival hubiera afrentado al árbitro local con insultos del graderío, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the rival councilwoman had humiliated the local referee with insults from the stands, although there was still work left, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos afrentado | Si nosotros hubiéramos afrentado la tertulia con ataques personales, sin dejarlo para mas tarde, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had humiliated the panel discussion with personal attacks, without putting it off any longer, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais afrentado | Si vosotros hubierais afrentado vuestros méritos con comentarios mezquinos, con el reloj ya apretando, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had humiliated your merits with mean comments, with the clock already pressing, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran afrentado | Si los comentaristas del programa hubieran afrentado a los jóvenes del taller con burlas viejas, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto, nada habría quedado igual.If the commentators on the show had humiliated the young people in the workshop with old taunts, although the place was still a mess, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrentare | Si yo afrentare a mi hermano delante de toda la mesa, mientras el resto seguia dentro, se notará enseguida.If I humiliate my brother in front of the whole table, while the others stayed inside, it will show right away. |
| tú | afrentares | Si tú afrentares tu propuesta con una burla fácil, antes de oir el segundo timbre, costará ignorarlo.If you humiliate your proposal with an easy sneer, before the second bell rang, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | afrentare | Si la concejala rival afrentare al becario nuevo con una réplica seca, despues de moverlo todo otra vez, dará mucho que hablar.If the rival councilwoman humiliates the new intern with a curt comeback, after moving everything around again, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afrentáremos | Si nosotros afrentáremos la memoria del club con un rumor malicioso, sin cambiar de idea a mitad, todo irá por otro camino.If we humiliate the club's memory with a malicious rumor, without changing course halfway through, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | afrentareis | Si vosotros afrentareis vuestros esfuerzos con chistes de pasillo, cuando la luz ya bajaba, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all humiliate your efforts with hallway jokes, as the light was already fading, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | afrentaren | Si los comentaristas del programa afrentaren a los vecinos con pullas desde el balcón, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya, la escena será distinta.If the commentators on the show humiliate the neighbors with jabs from the balcony, because it had to be dealt with at once, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere afrentado | Cuando yo hubiere afrentado a mi madre con ese comentario cruel, con la ventana todavia abierta, ya se notará.When I have humiliated my mother with that cruel remark, with the window still open, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres afrentado | En cuanto tú hubieres afrentado tu trabajo con un gesto de desprecio, tras una manana bastante larga, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have humiliated your work with a dismissive gesture, after a fairly long morning, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere afrentado | Cuando la concejala rival hubiere afrentado al portavoz del barrio con una risa torcida, aunque seguia el mismo desorden, se verá de inmediato.When the rival councilwoman has humiliated the neighborhood spokesman with a crooked laugh, although the same disorder was still there, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos afrentado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos afrentado la reunión entera con un tono insolente, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have humiliated the whole meeting with an insolent tone, while someone else was asking for something new, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis afrentado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis afrentado vuestros planes con sarcasmos baratos, antes de que llegara mas gente, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have humiliated your plans with cheap sarcasm, before more people arrived, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren afrentado | En cuanto los comentaristas del programa hubieren afrentado a los invitados con preguntas de mala fe, con una tension dificil de esconder, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the commentators on the show have humiliated the guests with bad-faith questions, with a tension that was hard to hide, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | afrenta | afrenta tu defensa con una frase humillante, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno.Humiliate your defense with a humiliating line, while the hallway was still crowded. |
| él | afrente | Que la concejala rival afrente al músico joven con una mueca en escena, aunque nadie lo puso facil.Let the rival councilwoman humiliate the young musician with a grimace on stage, although nobody made it easy. |
| nosotros | afrentemos | afrentemos la sobremesa con reproches viejos, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar.Humiliate the after-dinner talk with old reproaches, with very little room to manoeuvre. |
| vosotros | afrentad | afrentad vuestros argumentos con mofas repetidas, mientras se torcia el plan del dia.Humiliate your arguments with repeated mockery, while the day's plan was coming apart. |
| ellos | afrenten | Que los comentaristas del programa afrenten a los alumnos con comparaciones injustas, antes de que cambiara el turno.Let the commentators on the show humiliate the students with unfair comparisons, before the shift changed. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no afrentes | No no afrentes tu intervención con un corte grosero, con la cabeza en otra parte.Do not humiliate your intervention with a rude interruption, with the mind somewhere else. |
| él | no afrente | Que la concejala rival no no afrente al delegado del equipo con un insulto velado, aunque seguia faltando tiempo.Let the rival councilwoman not humiliate the team delegate with a veiled insult, although time was still running short. |
| nosotros | no afrentemos | No no afrentemos la cena de empresa con bromas pesadas, sin hacer mas comentarios.Let us not humiliate the office dinner with heavy-handed jokes, without making any more comments. |
| vosotros | no afrentéis | No no afrentéis vuestros intentos con miradas despectivas, con el cuerpo ya cansado.Do not humiliate your attempts with contemptuous looks, with the body already tired. |
| ellos | no afrenten | Que los comentaristas del programa no no afrenten a los clientes con respuestas altivas, aunque el dia venia torcido.Let the commentators on the show not humiliate the customers with haughty answers, although the day had started badly. |
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Yo ___ a mi hermano delante de toda la mesa.
I humiliate my brother in front of the whole table.
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