atemorizar — Spanish conjugation

to intimidate

Frequency#1174Irregular

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
yoatemorizoI intimidate
atemorizasyou intimidate
vosatemorizásyou intimidate
él/ella/Ud.atemorizahe/she/it intimidates
nosotrosatemorizamoswe intimidate
vosotrosatemorizáisyou (pl.) intimidate
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizanthey intimidate

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
yoatemoricéI intimidated
atemorizasteyou intimidated
vosatemorizasteyou intimidated
él/ella/Ud.atemorizóhe/she/it intimidated
nosotrosatemorizamoswe intimidated
vosotrosatemorizasteisyou (pl.) intimidated
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizaronthey intimidated

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
yoatemorizaba
atemorizabas
vosatemorizabas
él/ella/Ud.atemorizaba
nosotrosatemorizábamos
vosotrosatemorizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizaban

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
yoatemorizaríaI would intimidate
atemorizaríasyou would intimidate
vosatemorizaríasyou would intimidate
él/ella/Ud.atemorizaríahe/she/it would intimidate
nosotrosatemorizaríamoswe would intimidate
vosotrosatemorizaríaisyou (pl.) would intimidate
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizaríanthey would intimidate

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
yoatemorizaréI will intimidate
atemorizarásyou will intimidate
vosatemorizarásyou will intimidate
él/ella/Ud.atemorizaráhe/she/it will intimidate
nosotrosatemorizaremoswe will intimidate
vosotrosatemorizaréisyou (pl.) will intimidate
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizaránthey will intimidate

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 atemorizadoI have intimidated
has atemorizadoyou have intimidated
voshas atemorizadoyou have intimidated
él/ella/Ud.ha atemorizadohe/she/it has intimidated
nosotroshemos atemorizadowe have intimidated
vosotroshabéis atemorizadoyou (pl.) have intimidated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han atemorizadothey have intimidated

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 atemorizadoI had intimidated
habías atemorizadoyou had intimidated
voshabías atemorizadoyou had intimidated
él/ella/Ud.había atemorizadohe/she/it had intimidated
nosotroshabíamos atemorizadowe had intimidated
vosotroshabíais atemorizadoyou (pl.) had intimidated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían atemorizadothey had intimidated

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 atemorizado
habrías atemorizado
voshabrías atemorizado
él/ella/Ud.habría atemorizado
nosotroshabríamos atemorizado
vosotroshabríais atemorizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían atemorizado

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 atemorizadoI will have intimidated
habrás atemorizadoyou will have intimidated
voshabrás atemorizadoyou will have intimidated
él/ella/Ud.habrá atemorizadohe/she/it will have intimidated
nosotroshabremos atemorizadowe will have intimidated
vosotroshabréis atemorizadoyou (pl.) will have intimidated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán atemorizadothey will have intimidated

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
yoatemorice
atemorices
vosatemorices
él/ella/Ud.atemorice
nosotrosatemoricemos
vosotrosatemoricéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemoricen

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
yoatemorizara
atemorizaras
vosatemorizaras
él/ella/Ud.atemorizara
nosotrosatemorizáramos
vosotrosatemorizarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizaran

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
yoatemorizase
atemorizases
vosatemorizases
él/ella/Ud.atemorizase
nosotrosatemorizásemos
vosotrosatemorizaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.atemorizasen

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 atemorizado
hayas atemorizado
voshayas atemorizado
él/ella/Ud.haya atemorizado
nosotroshayamos atemorizado
vosotroshayáis atemorizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan atemorizado

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 atemorizado
hubieras atemorizado
voshubieras atemorizado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera atemorizado
nosotroshubiéramos atemorizado
vosotroshubierais atemorizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran atemorizado

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
atemoriza
vosatemorizá
él/ella/Ud.atemorice
nosotrosatemoricemos
vosotrosatemorizad
ustedesatemoricen

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 atemorices
vosno atemorices
él/ella/Ud.no atemorice
nosotrosno atemoricemos
vosotrosno atemoricéis
ustedesno atemoricen

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 atemorizando
estás atemorizando
vosestás atemorizando
él/ella/Ud.está atemorizando
nosotrosestamos atemorizando
vosotrosestáis atemorizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están atemorizando

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 atemorizando
estuviste atemorizando
vosestuviste atemorizando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo atemorizando
nosotrosestuvimos atemorizando
vosotrosestuvisteis atemorizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron atemorizando

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 atemorizando
estabas atemorizando
vosestabas atemorizando
él/ella/Ud.estaba atemorizando
nosotrosestábamos atemorizando
vosotrosestabais atemorizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban atemorizando

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 atemorizando
estarías atemorizando
vosestarías atemorizando
él/ella/Ud.estaría atemorizando
nosotrosestaríamos atemorizando
vosotrosestaríais atemorizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían atemorizando

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 atemorizando
estarás atemorizando
vosestarás atemorizando
él/ella/Ud.estará atemorizando
nosotrosestaremos atemorizando
vosotrosestaréis atemorizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán atemorizando