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SPANISH VERB

agradecer

to thank, to be grateful for

  • #280 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: agradeciendo
  • Past participle: agradecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use agradecer

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

  1. Present

    Te agradezco mucho tu ayuda con la mudanza.

    I really thank you for your help with the move.

  2. Past

    Le agradecí al doctor con una canasta de fruta.

    I thanked the doctor with a basket of fruit.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela agradecía cada comida antes de empezar.

    My grandma gave thanks for every meal before starting.

  4. Future

    Te agradeceré toda la vida este favor.

    I'll be grateful to you my whole life for this favor.

  5. Conditional

    Agradecería que me avisaran con tiempo.

    I'd appreciate it if you let me know in advance.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que agradezcas a tu tía el regalo.

    I want you to thank your aunt for the gift.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi mamá esperaba que agradeciéramos la invitación.

    My mom expected us to be grateful for the invitation.

  8. Imperative

    Agradece lo que tienes, hay gente que tiene menos.

    Be grateful for what you have, some people have less.

Good to know

  • "Agradecer algo a alguien": te agradezco la ayuda. No preposition before the thing you are thankful for.

Where you hear agradecer

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Le agradezco su ayuda. Thank you for your help.
  • Le agradecí el regalo. I thanked her for the present.
  • Mañana le voy a agradecer su ayuda. Tomorrow I'm going to thank her for her help.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Le agradezco mucho su ayuda, doctora. Thank you very much for your help, Doctor.
  • Le agradecí a Sarah todo lo que hizo. I thanked Sarah for everything she did.
  • Le voy a agradecer la entrevista a la directora. I'm going to thank the director for the interview.
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Whatever Happens

Intermediate Level 1 · le agradezco

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The Interview

Intermediate Level 2 · le agradecería que

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