Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | afrontar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | afrontando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar afrontando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Afrontar conjugation
afrontar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning face / deal with. In the present tense: yo afronto, tú afrontas, él/ella afronta, nosotros afrontamos, vosotros afrontáis, ellos afrontan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1274-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- afrontar
- Gerundio
- afrontando
- Meaning
- face / deal with
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Afrontar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afronto | Yo afronto la cuenta pendiente este mes.I face the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontas | Normalmente, tú afrontas la charla difícil sin rodeos.You usually face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afronta | Hoy, el capitán del barco afronta el mal tiempo con sangre fría.Today, the captain of the boat faces the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontamos | A veces, nosotros afrontamos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.At times, we face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontáis | Ahora, vosotros afrontáis la última curva con cuidado.Right now, you all face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afrontan | Casi siempre, los vecinos del tercer piso afrontan la obra del portal entre todos.Most of the time, the neighbors on the third floor face the building entrance work together. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he afrontado | Este año, yo he afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes.This year, I have faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | has afrontado | Últimamente, tú has afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos.Lately, you have faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | ha afrontado | En estos meses, el capitán del barco ha afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría.In these months, the captain of the boat has faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | hemos afrontado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas.So far, we have faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | habéis afrontado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis afrontado la última curva con cuidado.This term, you all have faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | han afrontado | En este tiempo, los vecinos del tercer piso han afrontado la obra del portal entre todos.During this time, the neighbors on the third floor have faced the building entrance work together. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afronté | Ayer, yo afronté la cuenta pendiente este mes.Yesterday, I faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontaste | Hace un rato, tú afrontaste la charla difícil sin rodeos.A little while ago, you faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afrontó | Esta mañana, el capitán del barco afrontó el mal tiempo con sangre fría.This morning, the captain of the boat faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontamos | Anoche, nosotros afrontamos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Last night, we faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontasteis | El sábado, vosotros afrontasteis la última curva con cuidado.On Saturday, you all faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afrontaron | Hace poco, los vecinos del tercer piso afrontaron la obra del portal entre todos.Not long ago, the neighbors on the third floor faced the building entrance work together. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrontaba | Antes, yo afrontaba la cuenta pendiente este mes.Before, I used to face the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontabas | Por entonces, tú afrontabas la charla difícil sin rodeos.Back then, you used to face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afrontaba | En esa época, el capitán del barco afrontaba el mal tiempo con sangre fría.At that time, the captain of the boat used to face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros afrontábamos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.When that was normal, we used to face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontabais | Hace años, vosotros afrontabais la última curva con cuidado.Years ago, you all used to face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afrontaban | En aquellos días, los vecinos del tercer piso afrontaban la obra del portal entre todos.In those days, the neighbors on the third floor used to face the building entrance work together. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había afrontado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes.When you arrived, I had already faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | habías afrontado | Para entonces, tú ya habías afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos.By then, you had already faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | había afrontado | Al volver, el capitán del barco ya había afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría.When we came back, the captain of the boat had already faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | habíamos afrontado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Before talking it through, we had already faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | habíais afrontado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais afrontado la última curva con cuidado.When you looked again, you all had already faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | habían afrontado | Para ese momento, los vecinos del tercer piso ya habían afrontado la obra del portal entre todos.By that moment, the neighbors on the third floor had already faced the building entrance work together. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube afrontado | Apenas yo hube afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes, todo cambió.As soon as I had faced the unpaid bill this month, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste afrontado | En cuanto tú hubiste afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos, se notó.The moment you had faced the hard talk with no detours, it showed. |
| él | hubo afrontado | No bien el capitán del barco hubo afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría, hubo ruido.As soon as the captain of the boat had faced the bad weather calmly, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos afrontado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas, seguimos adelante.Once we had faced the move with borrowed boxes, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis afrontado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis afrontado la última curva con cuidado, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had faced the last bend carefully, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron afrontado | En cuanto los vecinos del tercer piso hubieron afrontado la obra del portal entre todos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors on the third floor had faced the building entrance work together, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrontaré | Mañana, yo afrontaré la cuenta pendiente este mes.Tomorrow, I will face the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontarás | Dentro de poco, tú afrontarás la charla difícil sin rodeos.Soon, you will face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afrontará | Esta tarde, el capitán del barco afrontará el mal tiempo con sangre fría.This afternoon, the captain of the boat will face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros afrontaremos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Next week, we will face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontaréis | Pronto, vosotros afrontaréis la última curva con cuidado.Before long, you all will face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afrontarán | Más adelante, los vecinos del tercer piso afrontarán la obra del portal entre todos.Later on, the neighbors on the third floor will face the building entrance work together. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré afrontado | Para entonces, yo ya habré afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes.By then, I will already have faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | habrás afrontado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos.Before closing time, you will already have faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | habrá afrontado | Al final del día, el capitán del barco ya habrá afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría.By the end of the day, the captain of the boat will already have faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | habremos afrontado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas.By tomorrow, we will already have faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | habréis afrontado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis afrontado la última curva con cuidado.Before leaving, you all will already have faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | habrán afrontado | Para esa hora, los vecinos del tercer piso ya habrán afrontado la obra del portal entre todos.By that hour, the neighbors on the third floor will already have faced the building entrance work together. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrontaría | En un caso así, yo afrontaría la cuenta pendiente este mes.In a case like that, I would face the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú afrontarías la charla difícil sin rodeos.With a little more time, you would face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afrontaría | En esa situación, el capitán del barco afrontaría el mal tiempo con sangre fría.In that situation, the captain of the boat would face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros afrontaríamos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.With that outlook, we would face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros afrontaríais la última curva con cuidado.If it came to that, you all would face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afrontarían | En un día así, los vecinos del tercer piso afrontarían la obra del portal entre todos.On a day like that, the neighbors on the third floor would face the building entrance work together. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría afrontado | En otro momento, yo habría afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes.At another moment, I would have faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | habrías afrontado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos.With a little more margin, you would have faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | habría afrontado | A esas alturas, el capitán del barco habría afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría.By then, the captain of the boat would have faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | habríamos afrontado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas.With that turn, we would have faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | habríais afrontado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais afrontado la última curva con cuidado.At that point, you all would have faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | habrían afrontado | En ese punto, los vecinos del tercer piso habrían afrontado la obra del portal entre todos.From there, the neighbors on the third floor would have faced the building entrance work together. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afronte | Es mejor que yo afronte la cuenta pendiente este mes.It is better that I face the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | afrontes | Hace falta que tú afrontes la charla difícil sin rodeos.It is necessary that you face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afronte | Conviene que el capitán del barco afronte el mal tiempo con sangre fría.It is wise that the captain of the boat face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontemos | Importa que nosotros afrontemos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.It matters that we face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros afrontéis la última curva con cuidado.It may help if you all face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afronten | Es posible que los vecinos del tercer piso afronten la obra del portal entre todos.It is possible that the neighbors on the third floor face the building entrance work together. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya afrontado | Ojalá yo haya afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes.Hopefully I have faced the unpaid bill this month. |
| tú | hayas afrontado | Puede que tú ya hayas afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos.Maybe you already have faced the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | haya afrontado | Tal vez el capitán del barco haya afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría.Perhaps the captain of the boat has faced the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | hayamos afrontado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Maybe we already have faced the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | hayáis afrontado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis afrontado la última curva con cuidado.It is likely that you all have faced the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | hayan afrontado | Puede ser que los vecinos del tercer piso ya hayan afrontado la obra del portal entre todos.It may be that the neighbors on the third floor already have faced the building entrance work together. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrontara | Si yo afrontara la cuenta pendiente este mes, se notaría enseguida.If I faced the unpaid bill this month, it would show right away. |
| tú | afrontaras | Si tú afrontaras la charla difícil sin rodeos, costaría ocultarlo.If you faced the hard talk with no detours, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | afrontara | Si el capitán del barco afrontara el mal tiempo con sangre fría, daría mucho que hablar.If the captain of the boat faced the bad weather calmly, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afrontáramos | Si nosotros afrontáramos la mudanza con cajas prestadas, todo iría por otro lado.If we faced the move with borrowed boxes, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | afrontarais | Si vosotros afrontarais la última curva con cuidado, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all faced the last bend carefully, the mood would change. |
| ellos | afrontaran | Si los vecinos del tercer piso afrontaran la obra del portal entre todos, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors on the third floor faced the building entrance work together, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera afrontado | Si yo hubiera afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes, aún se recordaría.If I had faced the unpaid bill this month, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras afrontado | Si tú hubieras afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos, eso habría dejado marca.If you had faced the hard talk with no detours, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera afrontado | Si el capitán del barco hubiera afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the captain of the boat had faced the bad weather calmly, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos afrontado | Si nosotros hubiéramos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had faced the move with borrowed boxes, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais afrontado | Si vosotros hubierais afrontado la última curva con cuidado, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had faced the last bend carefully, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran afrontado | Si los vecinos del tercer piso hubieran afrontado la obra del portal entre todos, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors on the third floor had faced the building entrance work together, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afrontare | Si yo afrontare la cuenta pendiente este mes, se notará enseguida.If I face the unpaid bill this month, it will show right away. |
| tú | afrontares | Si tú afrontares la charla difícil sin rodeos, costará ignorarlo.If you face the hard talk with no detours, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | afrontare | Si el capitán del barco afrontare el mal tiempo con sangre fría, dará mucho que hablar.If the captain of the boat faces the bad weather calmly, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | afrontáremos | Si nosotros afrontáremos la mudanza con cajas prestadas, todo irá por otro camino.If we face the move with borrowed boxes, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | afrontareis | Si vosotros afrontareis la última curva con cuidado, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all face the last bend carefully, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | afrontaren | Si los vecinos del tercer piso afrontaren la obra del portal entre todos, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors on the third floor face the building entrance work together, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere afrontado | Cuando yo hubiere afrontado la cuenta pendiente este mes, ya se notará.When I have faced the unpaid bill this month, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres afrontado | En cuanto tú hubieres afrontado la charla difícil sin rodeos, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have faced the hard talk with no detours, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere afrontado | Cuando el capitán del barco hubiere afrontado el mal tiempo con sangre fría, se verá de inmediato.When the captain of the boat has faced the bad weather calmly, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos afrontado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos afrontado la mudanza con cajas prestadas, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have faced the move with borrowed boxes, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis afrontado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis afrontado la última curva con cuidado, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have faced the last bend carefully, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren afrontado | En cuanto los vecinos del tercer piso hubieren afrontado la obra del portal entre todos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors on the third floor have faced the building entrance work together, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | afronta | afronta la charla difícil sin rodeos.Face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | afronte | Que el capitán del barco afronte el mal tiempo con sangre fría.Let the captain of the boat Face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | afrontemos | afrontemos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | afrontad | afrontad la última curva con cuidado.Face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | afronten | Que los vecinos del tercer piso afronten la obra del portal entre todos.Let the neighbors on the third floor Face the building entrance work together. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no afrontes | No no afrontes la charla difícil sin rodeos.Do not face the hard talk with no detours. |
| él | no afronte | Que el capitán del barco no no afronte el mal tiempo con sangre fría.Let the captain of the boat not face the bad weather calmly. |
| nosotros | no afrontemos | No no afrontemos la mudanza con cajas prestadas.Let us not face the move with borrowed boxes. |
| vosotros | no afrontéis | No no afrontéis la última curva con cuidado.Do not face the last bend carefully. |
| ellos | no afronten | Que los vecinos del tercer piso no no afronten la obra del portal entre todos.Let the neighbors on the third floor not face the building entrance work together. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la cuenta pendiente este mes.
I face the unpaid bill this month.
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 'afrontar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'afrontar' means to face / deal with. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is afrontar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Afrontar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate afrontar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of afrontar: yo afronto, tú afrontas, él/ella/usted afronta, nosotros afrontamos, vosotros afrontáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontan.
- How do you conjugate afrontar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of afrontar: yo afronté, tú afrontaste, él/ella/usted afrontó, nosotros afrontamos, vosotros afrontasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of afrontar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of afrontar: yo afrontaba, tú afrontabas, él/ella/usted afrontaba, nosotros afrontábamos, vosotros afrontabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes afrontaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of afrontar?
- The past participle of afrontar is 'afrontado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he afrontado' (I have face / deal withed), 'has afrontado', 'ha afrontado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of afrontar?
- The gerundio of afrontar is 'afrontando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy afrontando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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