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SPANISH VERB

atreverse

to dare

  • #471 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: atreviéndose
  • Past participle: atrevido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use atreverse

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

  1. Present

    No me atrevo a decirle la verdad a mi jefe.

    I don't dare tell my boss the truth.

  2. Past

    Por fin me atreví a hablar en público.

    I finally dared to speak in public.

  3. Imperfect

    Nadie se atrevía a entrar en la casa vieja.

    Nobody dared go into the old house.

  4. Future

    ¿Te atreverás a saltar desde esa roca?

    Will you dare jump from that rock?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me atrevería a viajar sola tan lejos.

    I wouldn't dare travel that far alone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dudo que se atreva a pedirle un aumento.

    I doubt he'll dare ask her for a raise.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que te atrevieras a cantar en la boda.

    I was surprised you dared to sing at the wedding.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Atrévete, la vida es muy corta!

    Go for it, life is too short!

Good to know

  • "Atreverse a" goes before a verb: no me atrevo a preguntar.

Verbs like this one

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