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SPANISH VERB

abordar

to board

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abordando
  • Past participle: abordado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use abordar

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

  1. Present

    Abordamos por la puerta doce en veinte minutos.

    We board through gate twelve in twenty minutes.

  2. Past

    Abordé el avión al último, casi lo pierdo.

    I boarded the plane last, I almost missed it.

  3. Imperfect

    Los pasajeros abordaban el camión con calma.

    The passengers were boarding the bus calmly.

  4. Future

    Abordaremos primero porque viajamos con bebé.

    We'll board first because we're traveling with a baby.

  5. Conditional

    Yo abordaría ya, están llamando a tu fila.

    I'd board now, they're calling your row.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Avísame cuando abordes para quedarme tranquila.

    Let me know when you board so I can relax.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si abordáramos antes, encontraríamos lugar para las maletas.

    If we boarded earlier, we'd find room for the bags.

  8. Imperative

    Aborde por la puerta de atrás, por favor.

    Board through the back door, please.

Good to know

  • "Abordar" is to board a plane or a bus; "subir a" works too.

Where you hear abordar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Los pasajeros abordan por la puerta cuatro. Passengers board through door four.
  • Anoche Camila abordó el camión a Palenque. Last night Camila got on the bus to Palenque.
  • Van a abordar en cinco minutos. You're going to board in five minutes.
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