Conjugate alentar in Spanish
to encourage
alentar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #745 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Quiero alentar a mis estudiantes a seguir sus sueños." (I want to encourage my students to follow their dreams.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
alentar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to encourage · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | aliento * |
| tú | alientas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | alienta * |
| nosotros | alentamos |
| vosotros | alentáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alientan * |
Su madre siempre lo alienta a dar lo mejor de sí.
His mother always encourages him to give his best.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | alenté |
| tú | alentaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | alentó |
| nosotros | alentamos |
| vosotros | alentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alentaron |
Los resultados positivos nos alentaron a continuar con el proyecto.
The positive results encouraged us to continue with the project.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | alentaba |
| tú | alentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | alentaba |
| nosotros | alentábamos |
| vosotros | alentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alentaban |
Antes yo alentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to encourage often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | alentaré |
| tú | alentarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | alentará |
| nosotros | alentaremos |
| vosotros | alentaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alentarán |
Mañana yo alentaré.
Tomorrow I will encourage.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | alentaría |
| tú | alentarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | alentaría |
| nosotros | alentaríamos |
| vosotros | alentaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alentarían |
Si pudiera, yo alentaría.
If I could, I would encourage.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | aliente * |
| tú | alientes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | aliente * |
| nosotros | alentemos |
| vosotros | alentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alienten * |
Espero que tú alientes.
I hope that you encourage.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | alienta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | aliente * |
| nosotros | alentemos |
| vosotros | alentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alienten * |
Su madre siempre lo alienta a dar lo mejor de sí.
His mother always encourages him to give his best.
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Example sentences
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Quiero alentar a mis estudiantes a seguir sus sueños.
I want to encourage my students to follow their dreams.
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Su madre siempre lo alienta a dar lo mejor de sí.
His mother always encourages him to give his best.
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Los resultados positivos nos alentaron a continuar con el proyecto.
The positive results encouraged us to continue with the project.
Common phrases with alentar
- alentar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage someone to do something
- alentar la esperanza to encourage hope
- palabras que alientan words that encourage