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SPANISH VERB

abandonar

to abandon

  • #499 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abandonando
  • Past participle: abandonado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I abandon
  2. tú you abandon
  3. usted, él, ella he/she abandons
  4. nosotros we abandon
  5. vosotros Spain you all abandon
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they abandon

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I abandoned
  2. tú you abandoned
  3. usted, él, ella he/she abandoned
  4. nosotros we abandoned
  5. vosotros Spain you all abandoned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they abandoned

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to abandon
  2. tú you used to abandon
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to abandon
  4. nosotros we used to abandon
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to abandon
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to abandon

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will abandon
  2. tú you will abandon
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will abandon
  4. nosotros we will abandon
  5. vosotros Spain you all will abandon
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will abandon

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would abandon
  2. tú you would abandon
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would abandon
  4. nosotros we would abandon
  5. vosotros Spain you all would abandon
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would abandon

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I abandon
  2. tú (that) you abandon
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she abandon
  4. nosotros (that) we abandon
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all abandon
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they abandon

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I abandoned
  2. tú (if) you abandoned
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she abandoned
  4. nosotros (if) we abandoned
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all abandoned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they abandoned

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú abandon!
  2. usted abandon! (formal)
  3. nosotros abandon! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain abandon! (all of you)
  5. ustedes abandon! (all of you)

How to use abandonar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Cada año muchos jóvenes abandonan el pueblo para ir al norte.

    Every year many young people leave the village to go north.

  2. Past

    Los mineros abandonaron Real de Catorce hace un siglo.

    The miners abandoned Real de Catorce a century ago.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la gente abandonaba a los perros en la carretera.

    People used to abandon dogs on the highway.

  4. Future

    ¿Abandonarás la carrera a un semestre de terminar?

    Will you drop out one semester from finishing?

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca abandonaría a mi perro, ni por un viaje.

    I'd never abandon my dog, not even for a trip.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es una pena que abandonen una casa tan bonita.

    It's a shame they're abandoning such a pretty house.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si abandonaras el curso ahora, perderías todo el avance.

    If you dropped the course now, you'd lose all your progress.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No abandones, falta poco para la meta!

    Don't give up, the finish line is close!

Good to know

  • "Abandonar" is strong: a town, a dog, a career; leaving a room is just "salir".

Where you hear abandonar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Nadie abandona su casa sin una razón. Nobody abandons their home without a reason.
  • Los zapotecos abandonaron la ciudad. The Zapotecs abandoned the city.
  • Nunca voy a abandonar a mis pacientes. I'm never going to abandon my patients.
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Monte Alban

Intermediate Level 2 · fue abandonada

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.