Alardear means to boast or brag about something, often in a way that shows pride or arrogance. It is used when someone talks about their achievements or qualities with pride.
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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 | alardeo | Yo alardeo de mis logros. I boast about my achievements. | |
| Tú | alardeas | Tú alardeas de tu talento. You boast about your talent. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardea | Él alardea de su coche nuevo. He boasts about his new car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardeamos | Nosotros alardeamos de nuestra familia. We boast about our family. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardeáis | Vosotros alardeáis de vuestras habilidades. You all boast about your skills. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardean | Ellos alardean de sus logros. They boast about their achievements. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardee | Él alardeó de su logro ayer. He boasted about his achievement yesterday. | |
| Tú | alardaste | Tú alardaste de tu nuevo coche. You boasted about your new car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardó | Ella alardó de su talento en la fiesta. She boasted about her talent at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardamos | Nosotros alardamos de nuestra victoria. We boasted about our victory. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardasteis | Vosotros alardasteis de vuestra experiencia. You all boasted about your experience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardaron | Ellos alardaron de sus logros. They boasted about their achievements. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardeaba | Yo alardeaba de mis logros. I used to boast about my achievements. | |
| Tú | alardeabas | Tú alardeabas de tu talento. You used to boast about your talent. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardeaba | Ella alardeaba de su belleza. She used to boast about her beauty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardeábamos | Nosotros alardeábamos de nuestro equipo. We used to boast about our team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardeabais | Vosotros alardeabais de vuestra experiencia. You all used to boast about your experience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardeaban | Ellos alardeaban de sus logros. They used to boast about their achievements. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alardeando | Estoy alardeando de mi logro. I am bragging about my achievement. | |
| Tú | estás alardeando | Estás alardeando demasiado. You are bragging too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está alardeando | Ella está alardeando en la fiesta. She is bragging at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos alardeando | Estamos alardeando de nuestras habilidades. We are bragging about our skills. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis alardeando | Vosotros estáis alardeando demasiado. You all are bragging too much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están alardeando | Ellos están alardeando en la reunión. They are bragging at the meeting. |
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 alardear | Voy a alardear de mi logro. I am going to boast about my achievement. | |
| Tú | vas a alardear | Vas a alardear de tu nuevo coche. You are going to boast about your new car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a alardear | Ella va a alardear de su talento. She is going to boast about her talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a alardear | Vamos a alardear de nuestra victoria. We are going to boast about our victory. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a alardear | Vosotros vais a alardear en la fiesta. You all are going to boast at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a alardear | Ellos van a alardear de sus logros. They are going to boast about their achievements. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardearé | Yo alardearé de mis logros. I will boast about my achievements. | |
| Tú | alardearás | Tú alardearás de tu nuevo coche. You will boast about your new car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardeará | Él alardeará de su talento. He will boast about his talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardearemos | Nosotros alardeararemos de nuestra victoria. We will boast about our victory. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardearéis | Vosotros alardearéis de vuestra experiencia. You all will boast about your experience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardearán | Ellos alardearán de sus logros. They will boast about their achievements. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardearía | Él alardearía de su logro. He would boast of his achievement. | |
| Tú | alardearías | Tú alardearías si ganaras el premio. You would boast if you won the prize. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardearía | Ella alardearía de su talento. She would boast of her talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardearíamos | Nosotros alardearíamos de nuestro equipo. We would boast about our team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardearíais | Vosotros alardearíais si ganáis la competencia. You all would boast if you win the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardearían | Ellos alardearían de su éxito. They would boast of their success. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he alardeado | Me he alardeado de mis logros. I have boasted about my achievements. | |
| Tú | te has alardeado | ¿Te has alardeado de tu nuevo coche? Have you boasted about your new car? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha alardeado | Él se ha alardeado de su talento. He has boasted about his talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos alardeado | Nos hemos alardeado de nuestro trabajo. We have boasted about our work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis alardeado | ¿Os habéis alardeado de la victoria? Have you all boasted about the victory? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han alardeado | Se han alardeado de sus éxitos. They have boasted about their successes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alardeado | Yo había alardeado de mis logros. I had boasted about my achievements. | |
| Tú | habías alardeado | Tú habías alardeado demasiado. You had boasted too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había alardeado | Él había alardeado antes de la reunión. He had boasted before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos alardeado | Nosotros habíamos alardeado de nuestras habilidades. We had boasted about our skills. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais alardeado | Vosotros habíais alardeado en la fiesta. You all had boasted at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían alardeado | Ellos habían alardeado de su éxito. They had boasted about their success. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alardeado | Para entonces, habré alardeado de mis logros. By then, I will have boasted about my achievements. | |
| Tú | habrás alardeado | Para mañana, habrás alardeado de tu trabajo. By tomorrow, you will have boasted about your work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá alardeado | Él habrá alardeado de su éxito. He will have boasted about his success. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos alardeado | Nosotros habremos alardeado de nuestras habilidades. We will have boasted about our skills. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis alardeado | Vosotros habréis alardeado de vuestra experiencia. You all will have boasted about your experience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán alardeado | Ellos habrán alardeado de sus logros. They will have boasted about their achievements. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alardeado | Yo habría alardeado de mi logro. I would have boasted about my achievement. | |
| Tú | habrías alardeado | Tú habrías alardeado si hubieras ganado. You would have boasted if you had won. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría alardeado | Él habría alardeado de su éxito. He would have boasted about his success. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos alardeado | Nosotros habríamos alardeado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have boasted if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais alardeado | Vosotros habríais alardeado en la fiesta. You all would have boasted at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían alardeado | Ellos habrían alardeado de sus logros. They would have boasted about their achievements. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardee | Es importante que yo alardee mis logros. It's important that I boast about my achievements. | |
| Tú | alardees | Espero que tú alardees con moderación. I hope that you boast in moderation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardee | Es bueno que él alardee de sus habilidades. It's good that he boasts about his skills. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardemos | Queremos que nosotros alardemos con orgullo. We want us to boast proudly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardéis | Es posible que vosotros alardéis demasiado. It's possible that you all boast too much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardeen | Dudo que ellos alardeen sin motivo. I doubt that they boast without reason. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardease | Esperaba que él alardease menos. I hoped that he boasted less. | |
| Tú | alardeases | No creía que tú alardeases tanto. I didn't think that you boasted so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardease | Quería que ella alardease con moderación. I wanted her to boast with moderation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardeásemos | Era importante que nosotros alardeásemos menos. It was important that we boasted less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardeaseis | Deseaba que vosotros alardeaseis menos. I wished that you all boasted less. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardeasen | No creían que ellos alardeasen tanto. They didn't believe that they boasted so much. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardare | Si ganara la lotería, alardare de ello. If I won the lottery, I would boast about it. | |
| Tú | alardares | Tú alardares de tus logros mañana. You will boast about your achievements tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardare | Él alardare de su éxito en la reunión. He will boast about his success at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardáremos | Nosotros alardáremos de nuestra victoria. We will boast about our victory. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardareis | Vosotros alardareis de vuestra experiencia. You all will boast about your experience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardaren | Ellos alardaren de sus logros en la fiesta. They will boast about their achievements at the party. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alardeado | Espero que haya alardeado de sus logros. I hope he has boasted about his achievements. | |
| Tú | hayas alardeado | Es posible que hayas alardeado demasiado. It's possible that you have boasted too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya alardeado | Es importante que él haya alardeado menos. It's important that he has boasted less. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos alardeado | Nos alegra que hayamos alardeado juntos. We are glad that we have boasted together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis alardeado | No creo que hayáis alardeado aún. I don't think you have boasted yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan alardeado | Me sorprende que hayan alardeado tanto. I'm surprised that they have boasted so much. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alardeado | Si hubiera alardeado, habría causado problemas. If I had boasted, I would have caused problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras alardeado | Es posible que hubieras alardeado demasiado. You might have boasted too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera alardeado | Ella habría alardeado si hubiera sabido. She would have boasted if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos alardeado | Nosotros no hubiéramos alardeado en esa situación. We wouldn't have boasted in that situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais alardeado | Vosotros habríais alardeado si hubierais tenido éxito. You all would have boasted if you had succeeded. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran alardeado | Ellos habrían alardeado si hubieran ganado. They would have boasted if they had won. |
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 alardeado | Es posible que yo hubiere alardeado demasiado. I may have boasted too much. | |
| Tú | hubieres alardeado | Quizá tú hubieres alardeado en la fiesta. Maybe you will have boasted at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere alardeado | Es probable que él hubiere alardeado antes. He probably will have boasted before. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos alardeado | Es posible que nosotros hubiéremos alardeado demasiado. We might have boasted too much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis alardeado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis alardeado en la reunión. Maybe you all will have boasted at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren alardeado | Es probable que ellos hubieren alardeado antes. They probably will have boasted before. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alardeo | No des alarde en público. Don't boast in public. | |
| Tú | alardea | ¡Alardea de tus logros! Boast about your achievements! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alardee | Alardee con orgullo su talento. Boast proudly about your talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alardeeemos | Alardeeemos de nuestro trabajo en equipo. Let's boast about our teamwork. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alardead | ¡Alardead de vuestra experiencia! Boast about your experience! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alardeen | Que no alardeen demasiado. They shouldn't boast too much. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no alardees | No alardees de tus logros. Don't boast about your achievements. | |
| Tú | no alardees | No alardees demasiado en la fiesta. Don't boast too much at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no alardee | Por favor, no alardee en la reunión. Please, don't boast in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no alardemos | No alardemos de nuestras habilidades. Let's not boast about our skills. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no alardéis | No alardéis ante los demás. Don't boast in front of others. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no alardeen | Deben evitar alardear en público. They should avoid boasting in public. |
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