Aguijonear means to sting or prick with a sharp point, or to stimulate or excite someone emotionally or intellectually. It is used both literally and figuratively.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijoneo | Yo aguijoneo a mis amigos con ideas nuevas. I provoke my friends with new ideas. | |
Tú | aguijoneas | Tú aguijoneas a tus compañeros en clase. You provoke your classmates in class. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijonea | Ella aguijonea a su hermano para que estudie. She provokes her brother to study. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneamos | Nosotros aguijoneamos a los niños con juegos. We provoke the children with games. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijoneáis | Vosotros aguijoneáis a los perros con juguetes. You all provoke the dogs with toys. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonean | Ellos aguijonean a sus colegas con ideas innovadoras. They provoke their colleagues with innovative ideas. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijoneé | Aguijoneé a mis amigos con la historia. I teased my friends with the story. | |
Tú | aguijoneaste | Aguijoneaste a tu hermano con esa broma. You teased your brother with that joke. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijoneó | Él aguijoneó a su compañero en clase. He teased his classmate. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneamos | Aguijoneamos a los colegas durante la reunión. We teased the colleagues during the meeting. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijoneasteis | Aguijoneasteis a los invitados con historias. You all teased the guests with stories. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonearon | Ellos aguijonearon a los niños con bromas. They teased the children with jokes. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijoneaba | Yo aguijoneaba a mis amigos con historias. I used to tease my friends with stories. | |
Tú | aguijoneabas | Tú aguijoneabas a tu hermano constantemente. You used to tease your brother constantly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijoneaba | Ella aguijoneaba a sus colegas en la oficina. She used to tease her colleagues at the office. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneábamos | Nosotros aguijoneábamos a los niños en el parque. We used to tease the children in the park. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijoneabais | Vosotros aguijoneabais a los visitantes con historias divertidas. You all used to tease the visitors with funny stories. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijoneaban | Ellos aguijoneaban a sus amigos en las fiestas. They used to tease their friends at parties. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy aguijoneando | Estoy aguijoneando a mi hermano ahora mismo. I am stinging my brother right now. | |
Tú | estás aguijoneando | Estás aguijoneando a tu amigo en la fiesta. You are stinging your friend at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está aguijoneando | Ella está aguijoneando a su perro con una rama. She is stinging her dog with a branch. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos aguijoneando | Estamos aguijoneando a los insectos en el jardín. We are stinging the insects in the garden. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis aguijoneando | Vosotros estáis aguijoneando a los niños en la escuela. You all are stinging the children at school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están aguijoneando | Los gatos están aguijoneando a las aves en el árbol. The cats are stinging the birds in the tree. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a aguijonear | Voy a aguijonear a mi amigo mañana. I am going to needle my friend tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a aguijonear | Vas a aguijonear a tu hermano hoy. You are going to needle your brother today. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a aguijonear | Ella va a aguijonear a sus colegas. She is going to needle her colleagues. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a aguijonear | Vamos a aguijonear a los participantes. We are going to needle the participants. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a aguijonear | Vosotros vais a aguijonear a los invitados. You all are going to needle the guests. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a aguijonear | Ellos van a aguijonear a los estudiantes. They are going to needle the students. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijonearé | Aguijonearé la idea en la reunión. I will provoke the idea in the meeting. | |
Tú | aguijonearás | Aguijonearás su interés con esa pregunta. You will pique his interest with that question. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijoneará | Aguijoneará su curiosidad mañana. He/She/You will stimulate his/her/your curiosity tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijonearemos | Aguijonearemos a los estudiantes con nuevas ideas. We will stimulate the students with new ideas. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijonearéis | Aguijonearéis su interés en la conferencia. You all will pique their interest at the conference. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonearán | Aguijonearán la competencia con su innovación. They/You all will stimulate the competition with their innovation. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijonearía | Yo aguijonearía esa idea si tuviera tiempo. I would provoke that idea if I had time. | |
Tú | aguijonearías | Tú aguijonearías a tus amigos con esa broma. You would tease your friends with that joke. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijonearía | Él aguijonearía a su perro para jugar. He would tease his dog to play. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijonearíamos | Nosotros aguijonearíamos a los niños con historias divertidas. We would tease the children with funny stories. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijonearíais | Vosotros aguijonearíais a los colegas con ideas nuevas. You all would tease the colleagues with new ideas. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonearían | Ellos aguijonearían a los invitados con preguntas. They would tease the guests with questions. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he aguijoneado | He aguijoneado a mis plantas hoy. I have pricked my plants today. | |
Tú | has aguijoneado | ¿Has aguijoneado a los animales? Have you pricked the animals? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha aguijoneado | Ella ha aguijoneado la fruta. She has pricked the fruit. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos aguijoneado | Hemos aguijoneado las flores en la mañana. We have pricked the flowers this morning. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis aguijoneado | ¿Habéis aguijoneado las abejas? Have you pricked the bees? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han aguijoneado | Ellos han aguijoneado a los insectos. They have pricked the insects. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había aguijoneado | Yo ya había aguijoneado al insecto. I had already stung the insect. | |
Tú | habías aguijoneado | Tú habías aguijoneado la planta antes. You had stung the plant before. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había aguijoneado | Él había aguijoneado a la abeja. He had stung the bee. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos aguijoneado | Nosotros habíamos aguijoneado a los animales. We had stung the animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais aguijoneado | Vosotros habíais aguijoneado las flores. You all had stung the flowers. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían aguijoneado | Ellos habían aguijoneado a los insectos. They had stung the insects. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré aguijoneado | Para entonces, habré aguijoneado a todos los invitados. By then, I will have pricked all the guests. | |
Tú | habrás aguijoneado | Para mañana, habrás aguijoneado a tus colegas. By tomorrow, you will have pricked your colleagues. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá aguijoneado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá aguijoneado a todos. When you arrive, he will have already pricked everyone. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos aguijoneado | Para el fin de semana, habremos aguijoneado a todos los participantes. By the weekend, we will have pricked all the participants. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis aguijoneado | Para entonces, habréis aguijoneado a los invitados. By then, you all will have pricked the guests. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán aguijoneado | Para esa fecha, habrán aguijoneado a todos los asistentes. By that date, they will have pricked all the attendees. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría aguijoneado | Yo habría aguijoneado la idea si hubiera sabido. I would have stung the idea if I had known. | |
Tú | habrías aguijoneado | Tú habrías aguijoneado su interés con esa historia. You would have piqued his interest with that story. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría aguijoneado | Él habría aguijoneado a los invitados con sus comentarios. He would have provoked the guests with his comments. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos aguijoneado | Nosotros habríamos aguijoneado la discusión si hubiéramos estado allí. We would have sparked the discussion if we had been there. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais aguijoneado | Vosotros habríais aguijoneado a los niños con esa broma. You all would have teased the children with that joke. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían aguijoneado | Ellos habrían aguijoneado la competencia si hubieran participado. They would have provoked the competition if they had participated. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijonee | Es importante que aguijonee su interés. It is important that he/she pique his/her interest. | |
Tú | aguijonees | Espero que aguijonees su curiosidad. I hope that you pique his/her curiosity. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijonee | Es posible que aguijonee su entusiasmo. It is possible that he/she stimulates his/her enthusiasm. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneemos | Queremos que aguijoneemos su interés. We want to pique his/her interest. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijoneéis | Es necesario que aguijoneéis su atención. It is necessary that you all stimulate his/her attention. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijoneen | Es probable que aguijoneen su curiosidad. It is likely that they stimulate his/her curiosity. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijoneara | Esperaba que él aguijoneara la discusión. I hoped that he would provoke the discussion. | |
Tú | aguijonearas | No creía que tú aguijonearas a nadie. I didn't believe that you would provoke anyone. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijoneara | Dudaba que ella aguijoneara al equipo. I doubted that she would provoke the team. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneáramos | Era posible que nosotros aguijoneáramos la situación. It was possible that we would provoke the situation. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijonearais | No pensaba que vosotros aguijonearais a los demás. I didn't think that you all would provoke others. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonearan | No creían que ellos aguijonearan la autoridad. They didn't believe that they would provoke the authorities. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijoneare | Si me lo pidiere, aguijoneare la idea. If he asked me, I would provoke the idea. | |
Tú | aguijoneares | Cuando llegares, aguijoneares la discusión. When you arrive, you will provoke the discussion. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijoneare | Si el profesor lo solicitare, aguijoneare la clase. If the teacher requested it, he would provoke the class. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneáremos | En ese caso, aguijoneáremos las ideas. In that case, we would provoke the ideas. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijoneareis | Si lo pidierais, aguijoneareis la discusión. If you asked for it, you would provoke the discussion. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijonearen | Si lo solicitaren, aguijonearen la situación. If they requested it, they would provoke the situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya aguijoneado | Espero que haya aguijoneado la idea. I hope I have stung the idea. | |
Tú | hayas aguijoneado | Es posible que hayas aguijoneado a alguien. It's possible that you have stung someone. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya aguijoneado | Es probable que él haya aguijoneado esa discusión. It's likely that he has stung that discussion. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos aguijoneado | Creemos que hayamos aguijoneado el problema. We believe that we have stung the problem. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis aguijoneado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis aguijoneado a alguien. I'm not sure that you all have stung anyone. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan aguijoneado | Es posible que hayan aguijoneado esa idea. It's possible that they have stung that idea. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera aguijoneado | Si hubiera aguijoneado más, habría causado molestias. If I had stung more, I would have caused discomfort. | |
Tú | hubieras aguijoneado | Es posible que tú hubieras aguijoneado sin querer. Maybe you had stung unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera aguijoneado | Ella pensó que él hubiera aguijoneado demasiado. She thought that he had stung too much. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos aguijoneado | Nunca hubiéramos aguijoneado si lo hubiéramos sabido. We would never have stung if we had known. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais aguijoneado | No creía que vosotros hubierais aguijoneado allí. I didn't think you all had stung there. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran aguijoneado | Es probable que ellos hubieran aguijoneado sin querer. It's likely that they had stung unintentionally. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere aguijoneado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere aguijoneado la avispa. When I arrive, I will have already stung the wasp. | |
Tú | hubieres aguijoneado | Es probable que tú hubieres aguijoneado al insecto. It's likely that you will have stung the insect. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere aguijoneado | Quizá él hubiere aguijoneado la flor. Perhaps he will have stung the flower. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos aguijoneado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos aguijoneado varias abejas. By then, we will have stung several bees. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis aguijoneado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis aguijoneado a los insectos. It's possible that you all will have stung the insects. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren aguijoneado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren aguijoneado a las abejas. When they arrive, they will have already stung the bees. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | aguijonea | Tú aguijonea la idea con entusiasmo. You stir up the idea with enthusiasm. | |
Tú | aguijonea | ¡Aguijonea a tus amigos para que participen! Stimulate your friends to participate! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | aguijonee | Por favor, aguijonee la discusión con sus comentarios. Please stimulate the discussion with your comments. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | aguijoneemos | Aguijoneemos la creatividad en el equipo. Let's stimulate creativity in the team. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | aguijonead | Aguijonead las ideas en la reunión. Stimulate the ideas in the meeting. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | aguijoneen | Que aguijoneen su interés en la historia. Let them stimulate their interest in history. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no aguijonees | No aguijonees a los animales. Don't sting the animals. | |
Tú | no aguijonees | No aguijonees a tu hermano. Don't sting your brother. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no aguijonee | No aguijonee a los insectos. Don't sting the insects. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no aguijoneemos | No aguijoneemos a los animales silvestres. Let's not sting the wild animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no aguijoneéis | No aguijoneéis a los perros. Don't sting the dogs. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no aguijoneen | No aguijoneen a los insectos peligrosos. Don't sting the dangerous insects. |
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