agonizar — Spanish conjugation

to agonize

Frequency#1553Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagonizoI agonize
agonizasyou agonize
vosagonizásyou agonize
él/ella/Ud.agonizahe/she/it agonizes
nosotrosagonizamoswe agonize
vosotrosagonizáisyou (pl.) agonize
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizanthey agonize

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagonicéI agonized
agonizasteyou agonized
vosagonizasteyou agonized
él/ella/Ud.agonizóhe/she/it agonized
nosotrosagonizamoswe agonized
vosotrosagonizasteisyou (pl.) agonized
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizaronthey agonized

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoagonizaba
agonizabas
vosagonizabas
él/ella/Ud.agonizaba
nosotrosagonizábamos
vosotrosagonizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagonizaríaI would agonize
agonizaríasyou would agonize
vosagonizaríasyou would agonize
él/ella/Ud.agonizaríahe/she/it would agonize
nosotrosagonizaríamoswe would agonize
vosotrosagonizaríaisyou (pl.) would agonize
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizaríanthey would agonize

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagonizaréI will agonize
agonizarásyou will agonize
vosagonizarásyou will agonize
él/ella/Ud.agonizaráhe/she/it will agonize
nosotrosagonizaremoswe will agonize
vosotrosagonizaréisyou (pl.) will agonize
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizaránthey will agonize

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe agonizadoI have agonized
has agonizadoyou have agonized
voshas agonizadoyou have agonized
él/ella/Ud.ha agonizadohe/she/it has agonized
nosotroshemos agonizadowe have agonized
vosotroshabéis agonizadoyou (pl.) have agonized
ellos/ellas/Uds.han agonizadothey have agonized

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía agonizadoI had agonized
habías agonizadoyou had agonized
voshabías agonizadoyou had agonized
él/ella/Ud.había agonizadohe/she/it had agonized
nosotroshabíamos agonizadowe had agonized
vosotroshabíais agonizadoyou (pl.) had agonized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían agonizadothey had agonized

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría agonizado
habrías agonizado
voshabrías agonizado
él/ella/Ud.habría agonizado
nosotroshabríamos agonizado
vosotroshabríais agonizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían agonizado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré agonizadoI will have agonized
habrás agonizadoyou will have agonized
voshabrás agonizadoyou will have agonized
él/ella/Ud.habrá agonizadohe/she/it will have agonized
nosotroshabremos agonizadowe will have agonized
vosotroshabréis agonizadoyou (pl.) will have agonized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán agonizadothey will have agonized

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoagonice
agonices
vosagonices
él/ella/Ud.agonice
nosotrosagonicemos
vosotrosagonicéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonicen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoagonizara
agonizaras
vosagonizaras
él/ella/Ud.agonizara
nosotrosagonizáramos
vosotrosagonizarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoagonizase
agonizases
vosagonizases
él/ella/Ud.agonizase
nosotrosagonizásemos
vosotrosagonizaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.agonizasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya agonizado
hayas agonizado
voshayas agonizado
él/ella/Ud.haya agonizado
nosotroshayamos agonizado
vosotroshayáis agonizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan agonizado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera agonizado
hubieras agonizado
voshubieras agonizado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera agonizado
nosotroshubiéramos agonizado
vosotroshubierais agonizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran agonizado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
agoniza
vosagonizá
él/ella/Ud.agonice
nosotrosagonicemos
vosotrosagonizad
ustedesagonicen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no agonices
vosno agonices
él/ella/Ud.no agonice
nosotrosno agonicemos
vosotrosno agonicéis
ustedesno agonicen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy agonizando
estás agonizando
vosestás agonizando
él/ella/Ud.está agonizando
nosotrosestamos agonizando
vosotrosestáis agonizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están agonizando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve agonizando
estuviste agonizando
vosestuviste agonizando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo agonizando
nosotrosestuvimos agonizando
vosotrosestuvisteis agonizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron agonizando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba agonizando
estabas agonizando
vosestabas agonizando
él/ella/Ud.estaba agonizando
nosotrosestábamos agonizando
vosotrosestabais agonizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban agonizando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría agonizando
estarías agonizando
vosestarías agonizando
él/ella/Ud.estaría agonizando
nosotrosestaríamos agonizando
vosotrosestaríais agonizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían agonizando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré agonizando
estarás agonizando
vosestarás agonizando
él/ella/Ud.estará agonizando
nosotrosestaremos agonizando
vosotrosestaréis agonizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán agonizando