Avergonzar conjugation chart
Avergonzar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I embarrass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you embarrass | |
| vos | you embarrass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she embarrasses | |
| nosotros | we embarrass | |
| vosotros | you all embarrass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they embarrass |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Avergonzar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I embarrassed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you embarrassed | |
| vos | you embarrassed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she embarrassed | |
| nosotros | we embarrassed | |
| vosotros | you all embarrassed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they embarrassed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Avergonzar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to embarrass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to embarrass | |
| vos | you used to embarrass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to embarrass | |
| nosotros | we used to embarrass | |
| vosotros | you all used to embarrass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to embarrass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Avergonzar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will embarrass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will embarrass | |
| vos | you will embarrass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will embarrass | |
| nosotros | we will embarrass | |
| vosotros | you all will embarrass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will embarrass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Avergonzar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would embarrass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would embarrass | |
| vos | you would embarrass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would embarrass | |
| nosotros | we would embarrass | |
| vosotros | you all would embarrass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would embarrass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Avergonzar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I embarrass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you embarrass | |
| vos | that you embarrass | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she embarrass | |
| nosotros | that we embarrass | |
| vosotros | that you all embarrass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they embarrass |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): avergüence, avergüences…; the other forms are regular.
Avergonzar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I embarrassed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you embarrassed | |
| vos | if you embarrassed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she embarrassed | |
| nosotros | if we embarrassed | |
| vosotros | if you all embarrassed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they embarrassed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (avergonzase), more common in writing.
Avergonzar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | embarrass! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | embarrass! | |
| usted | embarrass! | |
| nosotros | let's embarrass! | |
| vosotros | embarrass! | |
| ustedes | embarrass! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: avergüenza. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (avergüence, avergoncemos, avergüencen).
Avergonzar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't embarrass! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't embarrass! | |
| usted | don't embarrass! | |
| nosotros | let's not embarrass! | |
| vosotros | don't embarrass! | |
| ustedes | don't embarrass! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + avergüences, avergüence…
Always the verb haber + the past participle avergonzado, which never changes.
Avergonzar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he avergonzado |
|---|---|
| tú | has avergonzado |
| vos | has avergonzado |
| él, ella, usted | ha avergonzado |
| nosotros | hemos avergonzado |
| vosotros | habéis avergonzado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han avergonzado |
Avergonzar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había avergonzado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías avergonzado |
| vos | habías avergonzado |
| él, ella, usted | había avergonzado |
| nosotros | habíamos avergonzado |
| vosotros | habíais avergonzado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían avergonzado |
Avergonzar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré avergonzado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás avergonzado |
| vos | habrás avergonzado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá avergonzado |
| nosotros | habremos avergonzado |
| vosotros | habréis avergonzado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán avergonzado |
Avergonzar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría avergonzado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías avergonzado |
| vos | habrías avergonzado |
| él, ella, usted | habría avergonzado |
| nosotros | habríamos avergonzado |
| vosotros | habríais avergonzado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían avergonzado |
Avergonzar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya avergonzado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas avergonzado |
| vos | hayas avergonzado |
| él, ella, usted | haya avergonzado |
| nosotros | hayamos avergonzado |
| vosotros | hayáis avergonzado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan avergonzado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice avergonzar
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