-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate afrontar in Spanish

to face, to confront

afrontar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2006 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Hay que afrontar los problemas con valentía." (You have to face problems with courage.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afronto
afrontas
él/ella/Ud. afronta
nosotros afrontamos
vosotros afrontáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrontan
Example

Yo afronto todos los días.

I face, to confront every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afronté
afrontaste
él/ella/Ud. afrontó
nosotros afrontamos
vosotros afrontasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrontaron
Example

Afrontaron la crisis juntos.

They faced the crisis together.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afrontaba
afrontabas
él/ella/Ud. afrontaba
nosotros afrontábamos
vosotros afrontabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrontaban
Example

Antes yo afrontaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to face, to confront often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afrontaré
afrontarás
él/ella/Ud. afrontará
nosotros afrontaremos
vosotros afrontaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrontarán
Example

Mañana yo afrontaré.

Tomorrow I will face, to confront.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afrontaría
afrontarías
él/ella/Ud. afrontaría
nosotros afrontaríamos
vosotros afrontaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrontarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo afrontaría.

If I could, I would face, to confront.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo afronte
afrentes
él/ella/Ud. afronte
nosotros afrontemos
vosotros afrontéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrenten
Example

Espero que tú afrentes.

I hope that you face, to confront.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
afronta
él/ella/Ud. afronte
nosotros afrontemos
vosotros afrontad
ellos/ellas/Uds. afrenten
Example

¡Afronta!

Face, to confront!

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