Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I advise
- tú you advise
- usted, él, ella he/she advises
- nosotros we advise
- vosotros Spain you all advise
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they advise
SPANISH VERB
aconsejar
to advise
- #282 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: aconsejando
- Past participle: aconsejado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I advised
- tú you advised
- usted, él, ella he/she advised
- nosotros we advised
- vosotros Spain you all advised
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they advised
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to advise
- tú you used to advise
- usted, él, ella he/she used to advise
- nosotros we used to advise
- vosotros Spain you all used to advise
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to advise
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will advise
- tú you will advise
- usted, él, ella he/she will advise
- nosotros we will advise
- vosotros Spain you all will advise
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will advise
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would advise
- tú you would advise
- usted, él, ella he/she would advise
- nosotros we would advise
- vosotros Spain you all would advise
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would advise
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I advise
- tú (that) you advise
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she advise
- nosotros (that) we advise
- vosotros Spain (that) you all advise
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they advise
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I advised
- tú (if) you advised
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she advised
- nosotros (if) we advised
- vosotros Spain (if) you all advised
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they advised
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú advise!
- usted advise! (formal)
- nosotros advise! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain advise! (all of you)
- ustedes advise! (all of you)
How to use aconsejar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Te aconsejo que lleves suéter, en la noche refresca.
I advise you to bring a sweater, it cools down at night.
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Past
Mi abogado me aconsejó no firmar nada todavía.
My lawyer advised me not to sign anything yet.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo siempre me aconsejaba ahorrar la mitad.
My grandpa always advised me to save half.
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Future
¿Quién te aconsejará ahora que se jubiló tu doctor?
Who will advise you now that your doctor retired?
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Conditional
Yo te aconsejaría hablar con ella antes de decidir.
I'd advise you to talk to her before deciding.
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Present subjunctive
Busca a alguien que te aconseje bien sobre dinero.
Find someone who can give you good advice about money.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedí a mi tía que me aconsejara con la boda.
I asked my aunt to advise me about the wedding.
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Imperative
¡Aconséjame, no sé qué carrera elegir!
Give me some advice, I don't know what major to pick!
Good to know
- "Aconsejar que" takes the subjunctive: te aconsejo que descanses.
Where you hear aconsejar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Te aconsejo que duermas temprano. I advise you to go to bed early.
- A mi nieto le aconsejé que no cocinara. I advised my grandson not to cook.
- Te voy a aconsejar algo. I'm going to give you a piece of advice.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Te aconsejo que descanses esta tarde. I advise you to rest this afternoon.
- Sarah me aconsejó que hablara con Pablo. Sarah advised me to talk to Pablo.
- Voy a aconsejarle que escuche primero. I'm going to advise him to listen first.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.