Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I let someone know
- tú you let someone know
- usted, él, ella he/she lets someone know
- nosotros we let someone know
- vosotros Spain you all let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let someone know
SPANISH VERB
avisar
to let someone know, to give notice
- #258 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: avisando
- Past participle: avisado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I let someone know
- tú you let someone know
- usted, él, ella he/she let someone know
- nosotros we let someone know
- vosotros Spain you all let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let someone know
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to let someone know
- tú you used to let someone know
- usted, él, ella he/she used to let someone know
- nosotros we used to let someone know
- vosotros Spain you all used to let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to let someone know
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will let someone know
- tú you will let someone know
- usted, él, ella he/she will let someone know
- nosotros we will let someone know
- vosotros Spain you all will let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will let someone know
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would let someone know
- tú you would let someone know
- usted, él, ella he/she would let someone know
- nosotros we would let someone know
- vosotros Spain you all would let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would let someone know
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I let someone know
- tú (that) you let someone know
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she let someone know
- nosotros (that) we let someone know
- vosotros Spain (that) you all let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they let someone know
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I let someone know
- tú (if) you let someone know
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she let someone know
- nosotros (if) we let someone know
- vosotros Spain (if) you all let someone know
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they let someone know
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú let someone know!
- usted let someone know! (formal)
- nosotros let someone know! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain let someone know! (all of you)
- ustedes let someone know! (all of you)
How to use avisar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Te aviso en cuanto salga del trabajo.
I'll let you know as soon as I leave work.
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Past
Le avisé a mi jefe que llegaría tarde.
I let my boss know I'd be late.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela siempre avisaba antes de visitarnos.
My grandma always let us know before visiting.
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Future
El doctor te avisará cuando tenga los resultados.
The doctor will let you know when he has the results.
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Conditional
Yo le avisaría a la casera con un mes de anticipación.
I would give the landlady a month's notice.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que nos avisen si cambia el horario.
I hope they let us know if the schedule changes.
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Past subjunctive
Me hubiera gustado que me avisaras antes.
I'd have liked you to let me know earlier.
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Imperative
Avísame cuando llegues a tu casa, ¿sí?
Let me know when you get home, okay?
Good to know
- "Avisar" takes an indirect object: avísame, le avisé a mi mamá.
Where you hear avisar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Siempre le aviso a Lupita cuando llego tarde. I always let Lupita know when I'm late.
- Ya le avisé a la dueña. I've already let the landlady know.
- Te voy a avisar cuando llegue. I'll let you know when I get there.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.