Alabar means to praise or commend someone or something. It is often used to express admiration or approval.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabo | Yo alabo la belleza de la naturaleza. I praise the beauty of nature. | |
| Tú | alabas | Tú alabas su esfuerzo siempre. You always praise his effort. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alaba | Ella alaba la música clásica. She praises classical music. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabamos | Nosotros alabamos su talento. We praise his talent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabáis | Vosotros alabáis el trabajo en equipo. You all praise teamwork. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alaban | Ellos alaban la honestidad. They praise honesty. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabé | Ayer alabé su esfuerzo. Yesterday I praised his effort. | |
| Tú | alabaste | Tú alabaste su trabajo. You praised his work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabó | Ella alabó la presentación. She praised the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabamos | Nosotros alabamos su talento. We praised his talent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabasteis | Vosotros alabasteis el esfuerzo. You all praised the effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alabaron | Ellos alabaron la decisión. They praised the decision. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alababa | Yo alababa la belleza del paisaje. I used to praise the beauty of the landscape. | |
| Tú | alababas | Tú alababas su esfuerzo constantemente. You used to praise his effort constantly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alababa | Ella alababa la comida de la abuela. She used to praise grandma's food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabábamos | Nosotros alabábamos su dedicación diaria. We used to praise his daily dedication. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alababais | Vosotros alababais el trabajo del profesor. You all used to praise the teacher's work. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alababan | Ellos alababan la honestidad del niño. They used to praise the child's honesty. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alabando | Estoy alabando tu esfuerzo. I am praising your effort. | |
| Tú | estás alabando | Estás alabando a tu amigo. You are praising your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está alabando | Ella está alabando el trabajo. She is praising the work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos alabando | Estamos alabando la belleza del lugar. We are praising the beauty of the place. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis alabando | Vosotros estáis alabando la comida. You all are praising the food. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están alabando | Ellos están alabando al profesor. They are praising the teacher. |
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 alabar | Voy a alabar tu esfuerzo. I am going to praise your effort. | |
| Tú | vas a alabar | Vas a alabar su trabajo. You are going to praise his work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a alabar | Ella va a alabar la presentación. She is going to praise the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a alabar | Vamos a alabar sus logros. We are going to praise their achievements. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a alabar | Vosotros vais a alabar el esfuerzo. You all are going to praise the effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a alabar | Ellos van a alabar la calidad. They are going to praise the quality. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabaré | Yo alabaré tu esfuerzo mañana. I will praise your effort tomorrow. | |
| Tú | alabarás | Tú alabarás su trabajo pronto. You will praise his work soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabará | Ella alabará el éxito del equipo. She will praise the team's success. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabaremos | Nosotros alabaremos la ayuda recibida. We will praise the help received. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabaréis | Vosotros alabaréis su dedicación. You all will praise his dedication. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alabarán | Ellos alabarán la mejora del proyecto. They will praise the project's improvement. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabaría | Yo alabaría tu esfuerzo si pudiera. I would praise your effort if I could. | |
| Tú | alabarías | Tú alabarías su trabajo en la reunión. You would praise his work at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabaría | Ella alabaría el resultado si fuera mejor. She would praise the result if it were better. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabaríamos | Nosotros alabaríamos su esfuerzo juntos. We would praise his effort together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabaríais | Vosotros alabaríais el trabajo del equipo. You all would praise the team's work. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alabarían | Ellos alabarían la decisión si fuera correcta. They would praise the decision if it were correct. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alabado | Yo he alabado tu esfuerzo. I have praised your effort. | |
| Tú | has alabado | Tú has alabado su trabajo. You have praised his work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha alabado | Ella ha alabado la presentación. She has praised the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos alabado | Nosotros hemos alabado su talento. We have praised his talent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis alabado | Vosotros habéis alabado el esfuerzo. You all have praised the effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han alabado | Ellos han alabado la decisión. They have praised the decision. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alabado | Yo había alabado su esfuerzo antes de que llegara. I had praised his effort before he arrived. | |
| Tú | habías alabado | Tú habías alabado el trabajo del equipo. You had praised the team's work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había alabado | Ella había alabado la presentación ayer. She had praised the presentation yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos alabado | Nosotros habíamos alabado su talento antes. We had praised his talent earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais alabado | Vosotros habíais alabado la decisión correcta. You all had praised the right decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían alabado | Ellos habían alabado el esfuerzo del equipo. They had praised the team's effort. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alabado | Para entonces, ya habré alabado su trabajo. By then, I will have already praised his work. | |
| Tú | habrás alabado | Para mañana, habrás alabado el esfuerzo. By tomorrow, you will have praised the effort. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá alabado | Ella habrá alabado su logro. She will have praised his achievement. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos alabado | Nosotros habremos alabado su dedicación. We will have praised his dedication. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis alabado | Vosotros habréis alabado el esfuerzo final. You all will have praised the final effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán alabado | Ellos habrán alabado su talento. They will have praised his talent. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alabado | Yo habría alabado su esfuerzo. I would have praised his effort. | |
| Tú | habrías alabado | Tú habrías alabado el trabajo. You would have praised the work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría alabado | Él habría alabado la presentación. He would have praised the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos alabado | Nosotros habríamos alabado su talento. We would have praised his talent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais alabado | Vosotros habríais alabado el esfuerzo. You all would have praised the effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían alabado | Ellos habrían alabado la dedicación. They would have praised the dedication. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabe | Espero que yo alabe su esfuerzo. I hope that I praise his effort. | |
| Tú | alabes | Es importante que tú alabes su trabajo. It's important that you praise his work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabe | Es posible que él alabe la decisión. It's possible that he praises the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabemos | Queremos que nosotros alabemos sus logros. We want us to praise his achievements. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabéis | Dudo que vosotros alabéis la idea. I doubt that you all praise the idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alaben | Es bueno que ellos alaben el esfuerzo. It's good that they praise the effort. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabara | Esperaba que él alabara la obra. I hoped that he praised the work. | |
| Tú | alabaras | Querías que tú alabaras su esfuerzo. You wanted you praised his effort. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabara | Dudaba que ella alabara la decisión. I doubted that she praised the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabáramos | Era importante que nosotros alabáramos su trabajo. It was important that we praised his work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabárais | No creía que vosotros alabárais la idea. I didn't believe that you all praised the idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alabaran | Pensaba que ellos alabaran el esfuerzo. I thought that they praised the effort. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabiere | Espero que alabiere en la ceremonia. I hope that I praise at the ceremony. | |
| Tú | alabiere | Es posible que alabiere en la reunión. It is possible that you praise at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabiere | Quizá alabiere en la próxima ocasión. Maybe he/she will praise at the next occasion. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabiere | Esperamos que alabiere en el evento. We hope that we praise at the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabiereis | Es probable que alabiere en la ceremonia. It is likely that you all praise at the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alabiere | Quizás alabiere en el futuro. Perhaps they will praise in the future. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alabado | Espero que haya alabado su esfuerzo. I hope he has praised his effort. | |
| Tú | hayas alabado | Es posible que hayas alabado su trabajo. It's possible that you have praised his work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya alabado | Es importante que él haya alabado el resultado. It's important that he has praised the result. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos alabado | Dudo que hayamos alabado suficiente. I doubt that we have praised enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis alabado | No creo que hayáis alabado la decisión. I don't think that you all have praised the decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan alabado | Es probable que hayan alabado su esfuerzo. It's likely that they have praised his effort. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alabado | Esperaba que hubiera alabado su esfuerzo. I hoped that I had praised his effort. | |
| Tú | hubieras alabado | Pensé que tú hubieras alabado el trabajo. I thought that you had praised the work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera alabado | Dudaba que él hubiera alabado la decisión. I doubted that he had praised the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos alabado | Era posible que nosotros hubiéramos alabado su esfuerzo. It was possible that we had praised his effort. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais alabado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais alabado el proyecto. I was surprised that you all had praised the project. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran alabado | No creía que ellos hubieran alabado la idea. I didn't believe that they had praised the idea. |
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 alabado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere alabado el trabajo. When I arrive, I will have already praised the work. | |
| Tú | hubieres alabado | Si hubieres alabado su esfuerzo, se sentiría mejor. If you will have praised his effort, he would feel better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere alabado | Es posible que él hubiere alabado la decisión. It is possible that he will have praised the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos alabado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos alabado el resultado. Perhaps we will have praised the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis alabado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis alabado el esfuerzo. By then, you will have praised the effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren alabado | Es probable que ellos hubieren alabado la presentación. It is likely that they will have praised the presentation. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alabe | ¡Alabe su trabajo con entusiasmo! He/She praises his/her work enthusiastically! | |
| Tú | alaba | ¡Alaba a tus compañeros por su esfuerzo! Praise your teammates for their effort! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alabe | ¡Alabe la presentación del equipo! He/She praises the team's presentation! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alabemos | ¡Alabemos los logros del proyecto! Let's praise the project's achievements! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alabad | ¡Alabad la belleza del lugar! Praise the beauty of the place! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alaben | ¡Alaben su esfuerzo en la reunión! They praise his/her effort in the meeting! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no alabo | No alabo tus errores. I do not praise your mistakes. | |
| Tú | no alabes | No alabes esa conducta. Don't praise that behavior. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no alabe | No alabe a nadie en público. He/She/You (formal) do not praise anyone in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no alabemos | No alabemos sus errores ahora. Let's not praise his/her mistakes now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no alabéis | No alabéis esa decisión todavía. Don't praise that decision yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no alaben | No alaben sus logros sin verificar. They/You all (formal) do not praise their achievements without verification. |
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