Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I throw
- tú you throw
- usted, él, ella he/she throws
- nosotros we throw
- vosotros Spain you all throw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they throw
SPANISH VERB
aventar
to throw (in Mexico)
- #434 most used
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: aventando
- Past participle: aventado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I threw
- tú you threw
- usted, él, ella he/she threw
- nosotros we threw
- vosotros Spain you all threw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they threw
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to throw
- tú you used to throw
- usted, él, ella he/she used to throw
- nosotros we used to throw
- vosotros Spain you all used to throw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to throw
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will throw
- tú you will throw
- usted, él, ella he/she will throw
- nosotros we will throw
- vosotros Spain you all will throw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will throw
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would throw
- tú you would throw
- usted, él, ella he/she would throw
- nosotros we would throw
- vosotros Spain you all would throw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would throw
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I throw
- tú (that) you throw
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she throw
- nosotros (that) we throw
- vosotros Spain (that) you all throw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they throw
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I threw
- tú (if) you threw
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she threw
- nosotros (if) we threw
- vosotros Spain (if) you all threw
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they threw
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú throw!
- usted throw! (formal)
- nosotros throw! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain throw! (all of you)
- ustedes throw! (all of you)
How to use aventar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En la Guelaguetza avientan sombreros y piñas al público.
At the Guelaguetza they throw hats and pineapples to the crowd.
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Past
Mi sobrino aventó la pelota y rompió la ventana.
My nephew threw the ball and broke the window.
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Imperfect
De niños nos aventábamos globos con agua en Semana Santa.
As kids we threw water balloons at each other at Easter.
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Future
¿Me aventarás las llaves o bajo por ellas?
Will you throw me the keys or do I come down for them?
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Conditional
Yo no aventaría basura en la calle jamás.
I would never throw trash in the street.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que avientes la ropa al piso.
I don't want you throwing your clothes on the floor.
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Past subjunctive
Si me aventara al agua desde esa roca, ¿me seguirías?
If I jumped into the water from that rock, would you follow me?
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Imperative
¡Aviéntame la toalla, se me quedó allá!
Throw me the towel, I left it over there!
Good to know
- "Aventar" is Mexican; elsewhere people say "tirar" or "lanzar". "Aventarse" is to dare, to go for it: ¡aviéntate!
Where you hear aventar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- En la Guelaguetza avientan regalos al público. At the Guelaguetza they throw gifts to the crowd.
- Le aventaron una piña a mi esposo. They threw a pineapple to my husband.
- Te van a aventar un sombrero, mamá. They're going to throw you a hat, Mom.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Toño siempre avienta su bata en la silla. Tono always throws his white coat on the chair.
- Un niño aventó la pelota por la ventana. A boy threw the ball through the window.
- No voy a aventar la masa otra vez. I'm not going to throw the dough again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.