Afligir means to cause emotional pain, distress, or suffering to someone. It is used to describe situations or actions that cause sorrow or discomfort.
Master Spanish vocabulary with our scientifically-proven spaced repetition app
El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aflijo | Eso me aflije mucho. That worries me a lot. | |
| Tú | afliges | No aflijas a tus padres. Don't worry your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | aflige | La noticia le aflige profundamente. The news deeply troubles him/her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligimos | Nos aflige la situación económica. We are troubled by the economic situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligís | Vuestros problemas os afligen. Your problems worry you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligen | Las dificultades les afligen mucho. The difficulties worry them a lot. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligí | Me afligí por la noticia. I was distressed by the news. | |
| Tú | afligiste | Te afligiste mucho ayer. You were very distressed yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligió | Se afligió por la pérdida. He/She was distressed about the loss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligimos | Nos afligimos por el resultado. We were distressed about the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligisteis | Os afligisteis por la noticia. You all were distressed by the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligieron | Se afligieron por el accidente. They were distressed about the accident. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligía | Antes, afligía a mis amigos con mis problemas. In the past, I used to worry my friends with my problems. | |
| Tú | afligías | Tú afligías a tu hermana con esas historias. You used to worry your sister with those stories. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligía | Él afligía a su familia con malas noticias. He used to worry his family with bad news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligíamos | Nosotros afligíamos a nuestros padres con nuestras quejas. We used to worry our parents with our complaints. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligíais | Vosotros afligíais a vuestros amigos con rumores. You all used to worry your friends with rumors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligían | Ellos afligían a sus vecinos con ruidos. They used to worry their neighbors with noise. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy afligiendo | Estoy afligiendo por la noticia. I am grieving over the news. | |
| Tú | estás afligiendo | Estás afligiendo a todos con tu actitud. You are grieving everyone with your attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está afligiendo | Ella está afligiendo por la pérdida. She is grieving over the loss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos afligiendo | Estamos afligiendo por el accidente. We are grieving over the accident. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis afligiendo | Vosotros estáis afligiendo a la familia. You all are grieving the family. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están afligiendo | Ellos están afligiendo por la noticia. They are grieving over the news. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a afligir | Voy a afligir a mi hermano con la noticia. I am going to upset my brother with the news. | |
| Tú | vas a afligir | Tú vas a afligir a tus padres si llegas tarde. You are going to upset your parents if you arrive late. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a afligir | Ella va a afligir a su jefe con los informes. She is going to upset her boss with the reports. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a afligir | Vamos a afligir a los vecinos con la música. We are going to upset the neighbors with the music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a afligir | Vosotros vais a afligir a los profesores si no estudiáis. You all are going to upset the teachers if you don't study. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a afligir | Ellos van a afligir a sus amigos con las noticias. They are going to upset their friends with the news. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligiré | A partir de mañana, afligiré menos a mis amigos. Starting tomorrow, I will bother my friends less. | |
| Tú | afligirás | Tú afligirás a tus padres con esa decisión. You will worry your parents with that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligirá | Él afligirá a su hermana con sus problemas. He will worry his sister with his problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligiremos | Nosotros afligiremos a nuestros profesores con las preguntas. We will worry our teachers with the questions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligiréis | Vosotros afligiréis a los vecinos con el ruido. You all will worry the neighbors with the noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligirán | Ellos afligirán a sus padres con malas noticias. They will worry their parents with bad news. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligiría | Yo afligiría si supiera la verdad. I would distress myself if I knew the truth. | |
| Tú | afligirías | Tú afligirías a todos con esa noticia. You would distress everyone with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligiría | Él afligiría a su familia si se fuera. He would distress his family if he left. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligiríamos | Nosotros afligiríamos si perdiéramos el partido. We would distress ourselves if we lost the match. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligiríais | Vosotros afligiríais a los vecinos con esa decisión. You all would distress the neighbors with that decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligirían | Ellos afligirían a sus amigos si no vinieran. They would distress their friends if they didn't come. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he afligido | He afligido a muchos con mis palabras. I have distressed many with my words. | |
| Tú | has afligido | ¿Has afligido a alguien sin querer? Have you distressed someone unintentionally? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha afligido | Ella ha afligido a su familia con esa noticia. She has distressed her family with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos afligido | Hemos afligido a nuestros amigos con nuestras decisiones. We have distressed our friends with our decisions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis afligido | ¿Habéis afligido a alguien con eso? Have you distressed anyone with that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han afligido | Los rumores han afligido a toda la comunidad. The rumors have distressed the entire community. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había afligido | Yo había afligido a mi familia antes de irme. I had distressed my family before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías afligido | Tú habías afligido a tus amigos con esa noticia. You had distressed your friends with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había afligido | Ella había afligido a sus padres con su actitud. She had distressed her parents with her attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos afligido | Nosotros habíamos afligido a los vecinos con el ruido. We had distressed the neighbors with the noise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais afligido | Vosotros habíais afligido a la comunidad con las protestas. You all had distressed the community with the protests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían afligido | Ellos habían afligido a sus colegas con las críticas. They had distressed their colleagues with the criticisms. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré afligido | Para entonces, ya habré afligido a todos. By then, I will have distressed everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás afligido | Tú habrás afligido a tus padres. You will have distressed your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá afligido | Él habrá afligido a su hermano. He will have distressed his brother. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos afligido | Nosotros habremos afligido a muchos con esa noticia. We will have distressed many with that news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis afligido | Vosotros habréis afligido a vuestros amigos. You all will have distressed your friends. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán afligido | Ellos habrán afligido a la comunidad. They will have distressed the community. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría afligido | Yo habría afligido si hubiera sabido. I would have distressed if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías afligido | Tú habrías afligido con esas palabras. You would have distressed with those words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría afligido | Él habría afligido a su familia. He would have distressed his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos afligido | Nosotros habríamos afligido si hubiéramos sabido. We would have distressed if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais afligido | Vosotros habríais afligido con esa noticia. You all would have distressed with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían afligido | Ellos habrían afligido a todos. They would have distressed everyone. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afliga | Espero que esto no me aflija. I hope this does not upset me. | |
| Tú | afligas | Es importante que no te aflijas por eso. It's important that you don't get upset about it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | aflija | Es posible que ella aflija a su familia. It's possible that she upsets her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | aflijamos | Que no nos aflija la situación. May the situation not upset us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | aflijáis | No creo que os aflija esa noticia. I don't think that news upsets you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aflijan | Es importante que no les aflijan los problemas. It's important that the problems don't upset them. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligiera | Me preocupaba que él afligiera a su familia. I was worried that he distressed his family. | |
| Tú | afligieras | No creía que tú afligieras a tus amigos. I didn't believe that you distressed your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligiera | Esperaba que ella afligiera menos con la noticia. I hoped that she distressed less with the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligieramos | Si nos afligieramos menos, sería mejor. If we distressed less, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligierais | No pensaba que vosotros afligierais tanto. I didn't think that you all distressed so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligieran | Me sorprendió que ellos afligieran a todos. I was surprised that they distressed everyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | afligiere | Si me afligiere, buscaré ayuda. If I were to afflict myself, I would seek help. | |
| Tú | afligieres | Cuando te afligieres, confía en mí. When you were to afflict yourself, trust me. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | afligiere | Si él afligiere a alguien, se arrepentirá. If he were to afflict someone, he will regret it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | afligiéremos | Nosotros afligiéremos si no cumplimos. We will afflict ourselves if we do not comply. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | afligiereis | Si vosotros afligiereis a alguien, será por una buena causa. If you (plural) were to afflict someone, it will be for a good reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | afligieren | Ellos afligieren a sus enemigos en el futuro. They will afflict their enemies in the future. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya afligido | Espero que haya afligido a todos. I hope I have distressed everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas afligido | Es posible que hayas afligido a alguien sin querer. It's possible that you have distressed someone unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya afligido | Es importante que él haya afligido a la familia. It's important that he has distressed the family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos afligido | No creo que hayamos afligido a nadie. I don't think we have distressed anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis afligido | ¿Habéis afligido a alguien con esas palabras? Have you distressed anyone with those words? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan afligido | Es posible que hayan afligido a muchas personas. It's possible that they have distressed many people. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera afligido | Si hubiera afligido a alguien, lo lamentaría. If I had distressed someone, I would regret it. | |
| Tú | hubieras afligido | Es posible que tú hubieras afligido a tu hermano. It's possible that you had distressed your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera afligido | Ella hubiera afligido a su familia sin querer. She had distressed her family unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos afligido | Nosotros hubiéramos afligido a los vecinos si hubiéramos sabido. We would have distressed the neighbors if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais afligido | Vosotros hubierais afligido a alguien sin querer. You all would have distressed someone unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran afligido | Ellos hubieran afligido a sus amigos si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have distressed their friends if they had the chance. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere afligido | Cuando llegues, ya hubiere afligido. By the time you arrive, I will have already distressed. | |
| Tú | hubieres afligido | Es posible que tú hubieres afligido por eso. It's possible that you will have distressed because of that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere afligido | Es probable que él hubiere afligido antes de irse. He probably will have distressed before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos afligido | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos afligido si supiéramos. Maybe we will have distressed if we knew. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis afligido | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis afligido mucho. By then, you all will have distressed a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren afligido | Es posible que ellos hubieren afligido antes de terminar. It's possible that they will have distressed before finishing. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aflige | ¡Aflige esa herida rápidamente! Hurry up and treat that wound! | |
| Tú | aflige | ¡Aflige la fruta antes de comerla! Ripen the fruit before eating it! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | aflige | ¡Aflige esa planta para que crezca! Prune that plant so it grows! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | aflijamos | ¡Aflijamos las heridas con cuidado! Let's treat the wounds carefully! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | aflijid | ¡Aflijid las ramas secas! Prune the dry branches! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aflijan | ¡Aflijan a los niños si están tristes! Comfort the children if they are sad! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no aflijas | No aflijas a tu hermano con esas palabras. Don't upset your brother with those words. | |
| Tú | no aflijas | No aflijas a tu hermana por eso. Don't upset your sister about that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no aflija | Por favor, no aflija a los niños. Please, don't upset the children. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no aflijamos | No aflijamos a los pacientes sin motivo. Let's not upset the patients without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no aflijáis | No aflijáis a los invitados con esas noticias. Don't upset the guests with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no aflijan | No aflijen a los estudiantes con esas preguntas. Don't upset the students with those questions. |
Master Spanish vocabulary with our scientifically-proven spaced repetition app