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SPANISH VERB

asegurar

to assure, to insure

  • #156 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: asegurando
  • Past participle: asegurado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use asegurar

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

  1. Present

    El vendedor asegura que el reloj es original.

    The seller assures us that the watch is genuine.

  2. Past

    Aseguramos el coche antes del viaje largo.

    We insured the car before the long trip.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela aseguraba que el ajo cura todo.

    My grandmother claimed garlic cures everything.

  4. Future

    Esta cerradura asegurará mejor la puerta.

    This lock will secure the door better.

  5. Conditional

    Yo aseguraría la casa contra inundaciones.

    I'd insure the house against floods.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que me asegures que llegarás a tiempo.

    I want you to assure me you'll arrive on time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El banco pidió que aseguráramos el apartamento.

    The bank asked us to insure the apartment.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Asegúrate de llevar el pasaporte!

    Make sure you take your passport!

Good to know

  • "Asegurarse de" is to make sure: "asegúrate de cerrar la puerta".

Where you hear asegurar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Te lo aseguro, Emily, papá no se enfada. I promise you, Emily, Dad won't get angry.
  • Le aseguré a tu padre que te cuido bien. I assured your father that I look after you well.
  • El encargado nos va a asegurar que lo tenemos para Navidad. Ya verás. The foreman is going to assure us we'll have it for Christmas. You'll see.
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