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SPANISH VERB

añadir

to add

  • #332 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: añadiendo
  • Past participle: añadido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use añadir

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

  1. Present

    Siempre añado un poco de limón a la sopa.

    I always add a little lemon to the soup.

  2. Past

    ¿Añadiste sal al arroz? Está muy soso.

    Did you add salt to the rice? It's very bland.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre añadía canela a todos los postres.

    My mom added cinnamon to all her desserts.

  4. Future

    Añadiré tu nombre a la lista de invitados.

    I'll add your name to the guest list.

  5. Conditional

    Yo añadiría una foto más al informe.

    I would add one more photo to the report.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que añadas el huevo al final.

    It's best that you add the egg at the end.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El jefe pidió que añadiéramos los precios en euros.

    The boss asked us to add the prices in euros.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Añade más agua, que la salsa está espesa!

    Add more water, the sauce is thick!

Good to know

  • "Añadir" and "agregar" mean the same; "añadir" is the usual one in Spain.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.