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SPANISH VERB

alegrar

to make glad

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: alegrando
  • Past participle: alegrado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use alegrar

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

  1. Present

    Me alegra mucho verte tan bien, Lupita.

    I'm so glad to see you doing so well, Lupita.

  2. Past

    Tu llamada me alegró toda la tarde.

    Your call cheered up my whole afternoon.

  3. Imperfect

    Las visitas de mi abuelo siempre nos alegraban la casa.

    My grandpa's visits always brightened up the house.

  4. Future

    Estas flores alegrarán la sala de mi mamá.

    These flowers will brighten up my mom's living room.

  5. Conditional

    Un poco de música alegraría esta fiesta tan callada.

    A little music would liven up this quiet party.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que la noticia alegre a toda la familia.

    Hopefully the news makes the whole family happy.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Quería un regalo que alegrara a mi papá.

    I wanted a gift that would make my dad happy.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Alegra esa cara, que hoy es viernes!

    Cheer up that face, it's Friday today!

Good to know

  • "Me alegra que" takes the subjunctive: me alegra que estés aquí. "Alegrarse de" is to be glad about something.

Where you hear alegrar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Me alegra que estés aquí. I'm glad you're here.
  • Me alegró mucho tu mensaje. Your message made me very glad.
  • Te va a alegrar la noticia. The news is going to make you glad.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Me alegra verte. I'm glad to see you.
  • Nos alegró mucho la noticia. The news made us very happy.
  • Esto te va a alegrar. This is going to cheer you up.
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