Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | ausentar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | ausentando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar ausentando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Ausentar conjugation
ausentar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning keep away / remove. In the present tense: yo ausento, tú ausentas, él/ella ausenta, nosotros ausentamos, vosotros ausentáis, ellos ausentan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1382-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- ausentar
- Gerundio
- ausentando
- Meaning
- keep away / remove
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Ausentar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausento | Yo ausento a mi hermano del ruido del bar.I keep away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentas | Normalmente, tú ausentas a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.You usually keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausenta | Hoy, la profesora de guardia ausenta al grupo del patio por la lluvia.Today, the teacher on duty keeps away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentamos | A veces, nosotros ausentamos a los perros de la cocina.At times, we keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentáis | Ahora, vosotros ausentáis a los pequeños de la obra.Right now, you all keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausentan | Casi siempre, los vecinos del bloque ausentan a los curiosos de la escena.Most of the time, the neighbors in the building keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he ausentado | Este año, yo he ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar.This year, I have kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | has ausentado | Últimamente, tú has ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Lately, you have kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ha ausentado | En estos meses, la profesora de guardia ha ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia.In these months, the teacher on duty has kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | hemos ausentado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos ausentado a los perros de la cocina.So far, we have kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | habéis ausentado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis ausentado a los pequeños de la obra.This term, you all have kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | han ausentado | En este tiempo, los vecinos del bloque han ausentado a los curiosos de la escena.During this time, the neighbors in the building have kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausenté | Ayer, yo ausenté a mi hermano del ruido del bar.Yesterday, I kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentaste | Hace un rato, tú ausentaste a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.A little while ago, you kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausentó | Esta mañana, la profesora de guardia ausentó al grupo del patio por la lluvia.This morning, the teacher on duty kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentamos | Anoche, nosotros ausentamos a los perros de la cocina.Last night, we kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentasteis | El sábado, vosotros ausentasteis a los pequeños de la obra.On Saturday, you all kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausentaron | Hace poco, los vecinos del bloque ausentaron a los curiosos de la escena.Not long ago, the neighbors in the building kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausentaba | Antes, yo ausentaba a mi hermano del ruido del bar.Before, I used to keep away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentabas | Por entonces, tú ausentabas a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Back then, you used to keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausentaba | En esa época, la profesora de guardia ausentaba al grupo del patio por la lluvia.At that time, the teacher on duty used to keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros ausentábamos a los perros de la cocina.When that was normal, we used to keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentabais | Hace años, vosotros ausentabais a los pequeños de la obra.Years ago, you all used to keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausentaban | En aquellos días, los vecinos del bloque ausentaban a los curiosos de la escena.In those days, the neighbors in the building used to keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había ausentado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar.When you arrived, I had already kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | habías ausentado | Para entonces, tú ya habías ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.By then, you had already kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | había ausentado | Al volver, la profesora de guardia ya había ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia.When we came back, the teacher on duty had already kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habíamos ausentado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos ausentado a los perros de la cocina.Before talking it through, we had already kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | habíais ausentado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais ausentado a los pequeños de la obra.When you looked again, you all had already kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | habían ausentado | Para ese momento, los vecinos del bloque ya habían ausentado a los curiosos de la escena.By that moment, the neighbors in the building had already kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube ausentado | Apenas yo hube ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar, todo cambió.As soon as I had kept away my brother from the noise in the bar, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste ausentado | En cuanto tú hubiste ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato, se notó.The moment you had kept away the girl from the screen for a while, it showed. |
| él | hubo ausentado | No bien la profesora de guardia hubo ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia, hubo ruido.As soon as the teacher on duty had kept away the group from the yard because of the rain, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos ausentado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos ausentado a los perros de la cocina, seguimos adelante.Once we had kept away the dogs from the kitchen, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis ausentado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis ausentado a los pequeños de la obra, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had kept away the little ones from the work site, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron ausentado | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieron ausentado a los curiosos de la escena, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the building had kept away the curious people from the scene, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausentaré | Mañana, yo ausentaré a mi hermano del ruido del bar.Tomorrow, I will keep away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentarás | Dentro de poco, tú ausentarás a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Soon, you will keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausentará | Esta tarde, la profesora de guardia ausentará al grupo del patio por la lluvia.This afternoon, the teacher on duty will keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros ausentaremos a los perros de la cocina.Next week, we will keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentaréis | Pronto, vosotros ausentaréis a los pequeños de la obra.Before long, you all will keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausentarán | Más adelante, los vecinos del bloque ausentarán a los curiosos de la escena.Later on, the neighbors in the building will keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré ausentado | Para entonces, yo ya habré ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar.By then, I will already have kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | habrás ausentado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Before closing time, you will already have kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | habrá ausentado | Al final del día, la profesora de guardia ya habrá ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia.By the end of the day, the teacher on duty will already have kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habremos ausentado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos ausentado a los perros de la cocina.By tomorrow, we will already have kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | habréis ausentado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis ausentado a los pequeños de la obra.Before leaving, you all will already have kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | habrán ausentado | Para esa hora, los vecinos del bloque ya habrán ausentado a los curiosos de la escena.By that hour, the neighbors in the building will already have kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausentaría | En un caso así, yo ausentaría a mi hermano del ruido del bar.In a case like that, I would keep away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú ausentarías a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.With a little more time, you would keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausentaría | En esa situación, la profesora de guardia ausentaría al grupo del patio por la lluvia.In that situation, the teacher on duty would keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros ausentaríamos a los perros de la cocina.With that outlook, we would keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros ausentaríais a los pequeños de la obra.If it came to that, you all would keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausentarían | En un día así, los vecinos del bloque ausentarían a los curiosos de la escena.On a day like that, the neighbors in the building would keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría ausentado | En otro momento, yo habría ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar.At another moment, I would have kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | habrías ausentado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.With a little more margin, you would have kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | habría ausentado | A esas alturas, la profesora de guardia habría ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia.By then, the teacher on duty would have kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | habríamos ausentado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos ausentado a los perros de la cocina.With that turn, we would have kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | habríais ausentado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais ausentado a los pequeños de la obra.At that point, you all would have kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | habrían ausentado | En ese punto, los vecinos del bloque habrían ausentado a los curiosos de la escena.From there, the neighbors in the building would have kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausente | Es mejor que yo ausente a mi hermano del ruido del bar.It is better that I keep away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | ausentes | Hace falta que tú ausentes a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.It is necessary that you keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausente | Conviene que la profesora de guardia ausente al grupo del patio por la lluvia.It is wise that the teacher on duty keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentemos | Importa que nosotros ausentemos a los perros de la cocina.It matters that we keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros ausentéis a los pequeños de la obra.It may help if you all keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausenten | Es posible que los vecinos del bloque ausenten a los curiosos de la escena.It is possible that the neighbors in the building keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya ausentado | Ojalá yo haya ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar.Hopefully I have kept away my brother from the noise in the bar. |
| tú | hayas ausentado | Puede que tú ya hayas ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Maybe you already have kept away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | haya ausentado | Tal vez la profesora de guardia haya ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia.Perhaps the teacher on duty has kept away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | hayamos ausentado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos ausentado a los perros de la cocina.Maybe we already have kept away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | hayáis ausentado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis ausentado a los pequeños de la obra.It is likely that you all have kept away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | hayan ausentado | Puede ser que los vecinos del bloque ya hayan ausentado a los curiosos de la escena.It may be that the neighbors in the building already have kept away the curious people from the scene. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausentara | Si yo ausentara a mi hermano del ruido del bar, se notaría enseguida.If I kept away my brother from the noise in the bar, it would show right away. |
| tú | ausentaras | Si tú ausentaras a la niña de la pantalla por un rato, costaría ocultarlo.If you kept away the girl from the screen for a while, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | ausentara | Si la profesora de guardia ausentara al grupo del patio por la lluvia, daría mucho que hablar.If the teacher on duty kept away the group from the yard because of the rain, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ausentáramos | Si nosotros ausentáramos a los perros de la cocina, todo iría por otro lado.If we kept away the dogs from the kitchen, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | ausentarais | Si vosotros ausentarais a los pequeños de la obra, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all kept away the little ones from the work site, the mood would change. |
| ellos | ausentaran | Si los vecinos del bloque ausentaran a los curiosos de la escena, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the building kept away the curious people from the scene, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera ausentado | Si yo hubiera ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar, aún se recordaría.If I had kept away my brother from the noise in the bar, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras ausentado | Si tú hubieras ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato, eso habría dejado marca.If you had kept away the girl from the screen for a while, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera ausentado | Si la profesora de guardia hubiera ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the teacher on duty had kept away the group from the yard because of the rain, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos ausentado | Si nosotros hubiéramos ausentado a los perros de la cocina, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had kept away the dogs from the kitchen, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais ausentado | Si vosotros hubierais ausentado a los pequeños de la obra, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had kept away the little ones from the work site, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran ausentado | Si los vecinos del bloque hubieran ausentado a los curiosos de la escena, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the building had kept away the curious people from the scene, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ausentare | Si yo ausentare a mi hermano del ruido del bar, se notará enseguida.If I keep away my brother from the noise in the bar, it will show right away. |
| tú | ausentares | Si tú ausentares a la niña de la pantalla por un rato, costará ignorarlo.If you keep away the girl from the screen for a while, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | ausentare | Si la profesora de guardia ausentare al grupo del patio por la lluvia, dará mucho que hablar.If the teacher on duty keeps away the group from the yard because of the rain, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ausentáremos | Si nosotros ausentáremos a los perros de la cocina, todo irá por otro camino.If we keep away the dogs from the kitchen, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | ausentareis | Si vosotros ausentareis a los pequeños de la obra, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all keep away the little ones from the work site, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | ausentaren | Si los vecinos del bloque ausentaren a los curiosos de la escena, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the building keep away the curious people from the scene, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere ausentado | Cuando yo hubiere ausentado a mi hermano del ruido del bar, ya se notará.When I have kept away my brother from the noise in the bar, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres ausentado | En cuanto tú hubieres ausentado a la niña de la pantalla por un rato, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have kept away the girl from the screen for a while, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere ausentado | Cuando la profesora de guardia hubiere ausentado al grupo del patio por la lluvia, se verá de inmediato.When the teacher on duty has kept away the group from the yard because of the rain, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos ausentado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos ausentado a los perros de la cocina, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have kept away the dogs from the kitchen, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis ausentado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis ausentado a los pequeños de la obra, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have kept away the little ones from the work site, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren ausentado | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieren ausentado a los curiosos de la escena, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the building have kept away the curious people from the scene, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | ausenta | ausenta a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | ausente | Que la profesora de guardia ausente al grupo del patio por la lluvia.Let the teacher on duty Keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | ausentemos | ausentemos a los perros de la cocina.Keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | ausentad | ausentad a los pequeños de la obra.Keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | ausenten | Que los vecinos del bloque ausenten a los curiosos de la escena.Let the neighbors in the building Keep away the curious people from the scene. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no ausentes | No no ausentes a la niña de la pantalla por un rato.Do not keep away the girl from the screen for a while. |
| él | no ausente | Que la profesora de guardia no no ausente al grupo del patio por la lluvia.Let the teacher on duty not keep away the group from the yard because of the rain. |
| nosotros | no ausentemos | No no ausentemos a los perros de la cocina.Let us not keep away the dogs from the kitchen. |
| vosotros | no ausentéis | No no ausentéis a los pequeños de la obra.Do not keep away the little ones from the work site. |
| ellos | no ausenten | Que los vecinos del bloque no no ausenten a los curiosos de la escena.Let the neighbors in the building not keep away the curious people from the scene. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi hermano del ruido del bar.
I keep away my brother from the noise in the bar.
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 'ausentar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'ausentar' means to keep away / remove. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is ausentar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Ausentar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate ausentar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of ausentar: yo ausento, tú ausentas, él/ella/usted ausenta, nosotros ausentamos, vosotros ausentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ausentan.
- How do you conjugate ausentar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of ausentar: yo ausenté, tú ausentaste, él/ella/usted ausentó, nosotros ausentamos, vosotros ausentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ausentaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of ausentar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of ausentar: yo ausentaba, tú ausentabas, él/ella/usted ausentaba, nosotros ausentábamos, vosotros ausentabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ausentaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of ausentar?
- The past participle of ausentar is 'ausentado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he ausentado' (I have keep away / removeed), 'has ausentado', 'ha ausentado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of ausentar?
- The gerundio of ausentar is 'ausentando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy ausentando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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