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SPANISH VERB

aguantar

to stand, to handle

  • #479 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: aguantando
  • Past participle: aguantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use aguantar

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

  1. Present

    No aguanto el calor de mayo en Mérida.

    I can't stand the May heat in Merida.

  2. Past

    Aguantamos tres horas de fila para la montaña rusa.

    We put up with three hours in line for the roller coaster.

  3. Imperfect

    De joven aguantaba toda la noche sin dormir.

    When I was young I could go all night without sleep.

  4. Future

    ¿Aguantarás el picante de esta salsa?

    Will you handle how spicy this salsa is?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no aguantaría un jefe tan grosero.

    I wouldn't put up with such a rude boss.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dudo que la silla aguante tanto peso.

    I doubt the chair can hold that much weight.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No creí que aguantaras el maratón completo.

    I didn't think you'd make it through the whole marathon.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aguántame tantito, ya casi termino!

    Hang on a sec, I'm almost done!

Good to know

  • "No aguanto más" is "I can't take it anymore"; "aguántame tantito" is "hang on a sec".

Where you hear aguantar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Soy de Oaxaca. Aguanto todo. I'm from Oaxaca. I can handle anything.
  • Julián aguantó la torta bien ahogada, pero lloró. Julian handled the fully drowned sandwich, but he cried.
  • ¿Va a aguantar otra, joven? Are you going to handle another one, young man?
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