aventurar — Spanish conjugation

to venture

Frequency#392Regular

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
yoaventuroI venture
aventurasyou venture
vosaventurásyou venture
él/ella/Ud.aventurahe/she/it ventures
nosotrosaventuramoswe venture
vosotrosaventuráisyou (pl.) venture
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuranthey venture

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

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
yoaventuréI ventured
aventurasteyou ventured
vosaventurasteyou ventured
él/ella/Ud.aventuróhe/she/it ventured
nosotrosaventuramoswe ventured
vosotrosaventurasteisyou (pl.) ventured
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuraronthey ventured

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
yoaventuraba
aventurabas
vosaventurabas
él/ella/Ud.aventuraba
nosotrosaventurábamos
vosotrosaventurabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuraban

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
yoaventuraríaI would venture
aventuraríasyou would venture
vosaventuraríasyou would venture
él/ella/Ud.aventuraríahe/she/it would venture
nosotrosaventuraríamoswe would venture
vosotrosaventuraríaisyou (pl.) would venture
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuraríanthey would venture

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
yoaventuraréI will venture
aventurarásyou will venture
vosaventurarásyou will venture
él/ella/Ud.aventuraráhe/she/it will venture
nosotrosaventuraremoswe will venture
vosotrosaventuraréisyou (pl.) will venture
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuraránthey will venture

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 aventuradoI have ventured
has aventuradoyou have ventured
voshas aventuradoyou have ventured
él/ella/Ud.ha aventuradohe/she/it has ventured
nosotroshemos aventuradowe have ventured
vosotroshabéis aventuradoyou (pl.) have ventured
ellos/ellas/Uds.han aventuradothey have ventured

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 aventuradoI had ventured
habías aventuradoyou had ventured
voshabías aventuradoyou had ventured
él/ella/Ud.había aventuradohe/she/it had ventured
nosotroshabíamos aventuradowe had ventured
vosotroshabíais aventuradoyou (pl.) had ventured
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían aventuradothey had ventured

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

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 aventuradoI will have ventured
habrás aventuradoyou will have ventured
voshabrás aventuradoyou will have ventured
él/ella/Ud.habrá aventuradohe/she/it will have ventured
nosotroshabremos aventuradowe will have ventured
vosotroshabréis aventuradoyou (pl.) will have ventured
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán aventuradothey will have ventured

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

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
yoaventure
aventures
vosaventures
él/ella/Ud.aventure
nosotrosaventuremos
vosotrosaventuréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuren

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
yoaventurara
aventuraras
vosaventuraras
él/ella/Ud.aventurara
nosotrosaventuráramos
vosotrosaventurarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventuraran

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
yoaventurase
aventurases
vosaventurases
él/ella/Ud.aventurase
nosotrosaventurásemos
vosotrosaventuraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.aventurasen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

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
aventura
vosaventurá
él/ella/Ud.aventure
nosotrosaventuremos
vosotrosaventurad
ustedesaventuren

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 aventures
vosno aventures
él/ella/Ud.no aventure
nosotrosno aventuremos
vosotrosno aventuréis
ustedesno aventuren

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

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

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

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

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