What does 'auxiliar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'auxiliar' means to help / assist. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is auxiliar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Auxiliar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate auxiliar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of auxiliar: yo auxilio, tú auxilias, él/ella/usted auxilia, nosotros auxiliamos, vosotros auxiliáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes auxilian.

How do you conjugate auxiliar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of auxiliar: yo auxilié, tú auxiliaste, él/ella/usted auxilió, nosotros auxiliamos, vosotros auxiliasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes auxiliaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of auxiliar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of auxiliar: yo auxiliaba, tú auxiliabas, él/ella/usted auxiliaba, nosotros auxiliábamos, vosotros auxiliabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes auxiliaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of auxiliar?

The past participle of auxiliar is 'auxiliado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he auxiliado' (I have help / assisted), 'has auxiliado', 'ha auxiliado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of auxiliar?

The gerundio of auxiliar is 'auxiliando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy auxiliando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Auxiliar conjugation

auxiliar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning help / assist. In the present tense: yo auxilio, tú auxilias, él/ella auxilia, nosotros auxiliamos, vosotros auxiliáis, ellos auxilian. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: auxiliar
Gerundio: auxiliando
Meaning: help / assist
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 1

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Conjugation tables

Auxiliar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	auxiliar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	auxiliando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar auxiliando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxilio	Yo auxilio al ciclista caído en la curva.I assist the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxilias	Normalmente, tú auxilias a tu abuelo con las bolsas.You usually assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxilia	Hoy, la enfermera del turno auxilia al herido en la entrada.Today, the nurse on duty assists the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliamos	A veces, nosotros auxiliamos al vecino con la mudanza.At times, we assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliáis	Ahora, vosotros auxiliáis a la familia con agua y mantas.Right now, you all assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxilian	Casi siempre, los voluntarios del barrio auxilian a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.Most of the time, the volunteers in the neighborhood assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he auxiliado	Este año, yo he auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva.This year, I have assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	has auxiliado	Últimamente, tú has auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Lately, you have assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	ha auxiliado	En estos meses, la enfermera del turno ha auxiliado al herido en la entrada.In these months, the nurse on duty has assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	hemos auxiliado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza.So far, we have assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	habéis auxiliado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas.This term, you all have assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	han auxiliado	En este tiempo, los voluntarios del barrio han auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.During this time, the volunteers in the neighborhood have assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxilié	Ayer, yo auxilié al ciclista caído en la curva.Yesterday, I assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxiliaste	Hace un rato, tú auxiliaste a tu abuelo con las bolsas.A little while ago, you assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxilió	Esta mañana, la enfermera del turno auxilió al herido en la entrada.This morning, the nurse on duty assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliamos	Anoche, nosotros auxiliamos al vecino con la mudanza.Last night, we assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliasteis	El sábado, vosotros auxiliasteis a la familia con agua y mantas.On Saturday, you all assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxiliaron	Hace poco, los voluntarios del barrio auxiliaron a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.Not long ago, the volunteers in the neighborhood assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxiliaba	Antes, yo auxiliaba al ciclista caído en la curva.Before, I used to assist the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxiliabas	Por entonces, tú auxiliabas a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Back then, you used to assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxiliaba	En esa época, la enfermera del turno auxiliaba al herido en la entrada.At that time, the nurse on duty used to assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros auxiliábamos al vecino con la mudanza.When that was normal, we used to assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliabais	Hace años, vosotros auxiliabais a la familia con agua y mantas.Years ago, you all used to assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxiliaban	En aquellos días, los voluntarios del barrio auxiliaban a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.In those days, the volunteers in the neighborhood used to assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había auxiliado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva.When you arrived, I had already assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	habías auxiliado	Para entonces, tú ya habías auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas.By then, you had already assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	había auxiliado	Al volver, la enfermera del turno ya había auxiliado al herido en la entrada.When we came back, the nurse on duty had already assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	habíamos auxiliado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza.Before talking it through, we had already assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	habíais auxiliado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas.When you looked again, you all had already assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	habían auxiliado	Para ese momento, los voluntarios del barrio ya habían auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.By that moment, the volunteers in the neighborhood had already assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube auxiliado	Apenas yo hube auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva, todo cambió.As soon as I had assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve, everything changed.
tú	hubiste auxiliado	En cuanto tú hubiste auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas, se notó.The moment you had assisted your grandfather with the bags, it showed.
él	hubo auxiliado	No bien la enfermera del turno hubo auxiliado al herido en la entrada, hubo ruido.As soon as the nurse on duty had assisted the injured man at the entrance, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos auxiliado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza, seguimos adelante.Once we had assisted the neighbor with the move, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis auxiliado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had assisted the family with water and blankets, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron auxiliado	En cuanto los voluntarios del barrio hubieron auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza, el ambiente cambió.The moment the volunteers in the neighborhood had assisted the lost tourists in the square, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxiliaré	Mañana, yo auxiliaré al ciclista caído en la curva.Tomorrow, I will assist the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxiliarás	Dentro de poco, tú auxiliarás a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Soon, you will assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxiliará	Esta tarde, la enfermera del turno auxiliará al herido en la entrada.This afternoon, the nurse on duty will assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliaremos	La semana que viene, nosotros auxiliaremos al vecino con la mudanza.Next week, we will assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliaréis	Pronto, vosotros auxiliaréis a la familia con agua y mantas.Before long, you all will assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxiliarán	Más adelante, los voluntarios del barrio auxiliarán a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.Later on, the volunteers in the neighborhood will assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré auxiliado	Para entonces, yo ya habré auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva.By then, I will already have assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	habrás auxiliado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Before closing time, you will already have assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	habrá auxiliado	Al final del día, la enfermera del turno ya habrá auxiliado al herido en la entrada.By the end of the day, the nurse on duty will already have assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	habremos auxiliado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza.By tomorrow, we will already have assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	habréis auxiliado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas.Before leaving, you all will already have assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	habrán auxiliado	Para esa hora, los voluntarios del barrio ya habrán auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.By that hour, the volunteers in the neighborhood will already have assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxiliaría	En un caso así, yo auxiliaría al ciclista caído en la curva.In a case like that, I would assist the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxiliarías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú auxiliarías a tu abuelo con las bolsas.With a little more time, you would assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxiliaría	En esa situación, la enfermera del turno auxiliaría al herido en la entrada.In that situation, the nurse on duty would assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliaríamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros auxiliaríamos al vecino con la mudanza.With that outlook, we would assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliaríais	Llegado el caso, vosotros auxiliaríais a la familia con agua y mantas.If it came to that, you all would assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxiliarían	En un día así, los voluntarios del barrio auxiliarían a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.On a day like that, the volunteers in the neighborhood would assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría auxiliado	En otro momento, yo habría auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva.At another moment, I would have assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	habrías auxiliado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas.With a little more margin, you would have assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	habría auxiliado	A esas alturas, la enfermera del turno habría auxiliado al herido en la entrada.By then, the nurse on duty would have assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	habríamos auxiliado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza.With that turn, we would have assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	habríais auxiliado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas.At that point, you all would have assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	habrían auxiliado	En ese punto, los voluntarios del barrio habrían auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.From there, the volunteers in the neighborhood would have assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxilie	Es mejor que yo auxilie al ciclista caído en la curva.It is better that I assist the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	auxilies	Hace falta que tú auxilies a tu abuelo con las bolsas.It is necessary that you assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxilie	Conviene que la enfermera del turno auxilie al herido en la entrada.It is wise that the nurse on duty assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliemos	Importa que nosotros auxiliemos al vecino con la mudanza.It matters that we assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros auxiliéis a la familia con agua y mantas.It may help if you all assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxilien	Es posible que los voluntarios del barrio auxilien a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.It is possible that the volunteers in the neighborhood assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya auxiliado	Ojalá yo haya auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva.Hopefully I have assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve.
tú	hayas auxiliado	Puede que tú ya hayas auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Maybe you already have assisted your grandfather with the bags.
él	haya auxiliado	Tal vez la enfermera del turno haya auxiliado al herido en la entrada.Perhaps the nurse on duty has assisted the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	hayamos auxiliado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza.Maybe we already have assisted the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	hayáis auxiliado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas.It is likely that you all have assisted the family with water and blankets.
ellos	hayan auxiliado	Puede ser que los voluntarios del barrio ya hayan auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.It may be that the volunteers in the neighborhood already have assisted the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxiliara	Si yo auxiliara al ciclista caído en la curva, se notaría enseguida.If I assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve, it would show right away.
tú	auxiliaras	Si tú auxiliaras a tu abuelo con las bolsas, costaría ocultarlo.If you assisted your grandfather with the bags, it would be hard to hide.
él	auxiliara	Si la enfermera del turno auxiliara al herido en la entrada, daría mucho que hablar.If the nurse on duty assisted the injured man at the entrance, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	auxiliáramos	Si nosotros auxiliáramos al vecino con la mudanza, todo iría por otro lado.If we assisted the neighbor with the move, everything would go another way.
vosotros	auxiliarais	Si vosotros auxiliarais a la familia con agua y mantas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all assisted the family with water and blankets, the mood would change.
ellos	auxiliaran	Si los voluntarios del barrio auxiliaran a los turistas perdidos en la plaza, la escena sería otra.If the volunteers in the neighborhood assisted the lost tourists in the square, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera auxiliado	Si yo hubiera auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva, aún se recordaría.If I had assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras auxiliado	Si tú hubieras auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas, eso habría dejado marca.If you had assisted your grandfather with the bags, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera auxiliado	Si la enfermera del turno hubiera auxiliado al herido en la entrada, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the nurse on duty had assisted the injured man at the entrance, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos auxiliado	Si nosotros hubiéramos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had assisted the neighbor with the move, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais auxiliado	Si vosotros hubierais auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had assisted the family with water and blankets, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran auxiliado	Si los voluntarios del barrio hubieran auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza, nada habría quedado igual.If the volunteers in the neighborhood had assisted the lost tourists in the square, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	auxiliare	Si yo auxiliare al ciclista caído en la curva, se notará enseguida.If I assist the fallen cyclist on the curve, it will show right away.
tú	auxiliares	Si tú auxiliares a tu abuelo con las bolsas, costará ignorarlo.If you assist your grandfather with the bags, it will be hard to ignore.
él	auxiliare	Si la enfermera del turno auxiliare al herido en la entrada, dará mucho que hablar.If the nurse on duty assists the injured man at the entrance, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	auxiliáremos	Si nosotros auxiliáremos al vecino con la mudanza, todo irá por otro camino.If we assist the neighbor with the move, everything will go another way.
vosotros	auxiliareis	Si vosotros auxiliareis a la familia con agua y mantas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all assist the family with water and blankets, the mood will change fast.
ellos	auxiliaren	Si los voluntarios del barrio auxiliaren a los turistas perdidos en la plaza, la escena será distinta.If the volunteers in the neighborhood assist the lost tourists in the square, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere auxiliado	Cuando yo hubiere auxiliado al ciclista caído en la curva, ya se notará.When I have assisted the fallen cyclist on the curve, it will already show.
tú	hubieres auxiliado	En cuanto tú hubieres auxiliado a tu abuelo con las bolsas, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have assisted your grandfather with the bags, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere auxiliado	Cuando la enfermera del turno hubiere auxiliado al herido en la entrada, se verá de inmediato.When the nurse on duty has assisted the injured man at the entrance, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos auxiliado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos auxiliado al vecino con la mudanza, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have assisted the neighbor with the move, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis auxiliado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis auxiliado a la familia con agua y mantas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have assisted the family with water and blankets, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren auxiliado	En cuanto los voluntarios del barrio hubieren auxiliado a los turistas perdidos en la plaza, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the volunteers in the neighborhood have assisted the lost tourists in the square, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	auxilia	auxilia a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	auxilie	Que la enfermera del turno auxilie al herido en la entrada.Let the nurse on duty Assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	auxiliemos	auxiliemos al vecino con la mudanza.Assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	auxiliad	auxiliad a la familia con agua y mantas.Assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	auxilien	Que los voluntarios del barrio auxilien a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.Let the volunteers in the neighborhood Assist the lost tourists in the square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no auxilies	No no auxilies a tu abuelo con las bolsas.Do not assist your grandfather with the bags.
él	no auxilie	Que la enfermera del turno no no auxilie al herido en la entrada.Let the nurse on duty not assist the injured man at the entrance.
nosotros	no auxiliemos	No no auxiliemos al vecino con la mudanza.Let us not assist the neighbor with the move.
vosotros	no auxiliéis	No no auxiliéis a la familia con agua y mantas.Do not assist the family with water and blankets.
ellos	no auxilien	Que los voluntarios del barrio no no auxilien a los turistas perdidos en la plaza.Let the volunteers in the neighborhood not assist the lost tourists in the square.

Auxiliar conjugation

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Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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