Alegrar means to make someone happy or to cheer up. It is used to express the act of bringing joy or happiness to someone.
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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 | alegro | Me alegro de verte hoy. I'm glad to see you today. | |
| Tú | alegras | Tú alegras a todos con tu sonrisa. You make everyone happy with your smile. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegra | Ella alegra la oficina con su energía. She cheers up the office with her energy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegramos | Nosotros alegremos el ambiente en la fiesta. We brighten the atmosphere at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegráis | Vosotros alegráis el día con esa noticia. You all cheer up the day with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegran | Los niños alegran la escuela con su entusiasmo. The children cheer up the school with their enthusiasm. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegré | Ayer me alegré mucho. I was very happy yesterday. | |
| Tú | alegraste | Tú te alegraste con la noticia. You were happy with the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegró | Él se alegró por su éxito. He was happy about his success. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegramos | Nosotros nos alegramos mucho. We were very happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrasteis | Vosotros os alegrasteis con la noticia. You all were happy with the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegraron | Ellos se alegraron al saberlo. They were happy to hear it. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraba | Cuando era niño, alegraba a todos con mi sonrisa. When I was a child, I used to make everyone happy with my smile. | |
| Tú | alegrabas | Tú alegrabas el día de tus amigos siempre. You used to brighten your friends' day always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegraba | Ella alegraba la fiesta con su presencia. She used to brighten the party with her presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegrábamos | Nosotros alegrábamos las reuniones familiares. We used to cheer up family gatherings. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrabais | Vosotros alegrabais a todos con vuestras historias. You all used to cheer everyone up with your stories. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegraban | Ellos alegraban el ambiente en cada evento. They used to brighten the atmosphere at every event. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alegrando | Estoy alegrando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am making my friends happy right now. | |
| Tú | estás alegrando | Estás alegrando a todos con esa noticia. You are making everyone happy with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está alegrando | Ella está alegrando la fiesta con su sonrisa. She is making the party happier with her smile. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos alegrando | Estamos alegrando el ambiente en la oficina. We are brightening the atmosphere in the office. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis alegrando | Vosotros estáis alegrando a los niños con juegos. You all are making the children happy with games. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están alegrando | Ellos están alegrando a la comunidad con su ayuda. They are making the community happier with their help. |
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 alegrar | Voy a alegrar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to make my friend happy tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a alegrar | Vas a alegrar a tu hermana con esa noticia. You are going to make your sister happy with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a alegrar | Ella va a alegrar la fiesta con su sonrisa. She is going to cheer up the party with her smile. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a alegrar | Vamos a alegrar el día con buena música. We are going to brighten the day with good music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a alegrar | Vosotros vais a alegrar a todos en la reunión. You all are going to make everyone happy at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a alegrar | Ellos van a alegrar la celebración con su presencia. They are going to make the celebration joyful with their presence. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraré | Mañana alegraré a mis amigos. Tomorrow I will make my friends happy. | |
| Tú | alegrarás | Tú alegrarás a todos con tu sonrisa. You will make everyone happy with your smile. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegrará | Él alegrará la fiesta con su presencia. He will brighten the party with his presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegrarémos | Nosotros alegraremos el día con buenas noticias. We will brighten the day with good news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegraréis | Vosotros alegraréis a la familia pronto. You all will make the family happy soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegrarán | Ellos alegrarán a todos en la celebración. They will make everyone happy at the celebration. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegraría | Yo alegraría a mis amigos con buenas noticias. I would make my friends happy with good news. | |
| Tú | alegrarías | Tú alegrarías a todos con tu sonrisa. You would make everyone happy with your smile. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegraría | Ella alegraría la fiesta con su presencia. She would brighten the party with her presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegraríamos | Nosotros alegraríamos el día si ganamos. We would brighten the day if we win. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegraríais | Vosotros alegraríais a la familia con la noticia. You all would make the family happy with the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegrarían | Ellos alegrarían el ambiente con su actitud. They would brighten the atmosphere with their attitude. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alegrado | He alegrado a mis amigos con la noticia. I have made my friends happy with the news. | |
| Tú | has alegrado | Has alegrado el día de todos. You have made everyone's day better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha alegrado | Ella ha alegrado la reunión con su sonrisa. She has brightened the meeting with her smile. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos alegrado | Hemos alegrado el ambiente en la oficina. We have brightened the atmosphere in the office. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis alegrado | Habéis alegrado la fiesta con vuestra presencia. You all have livened up the party with your presence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han alegrado | Ellos han alegrado a todos con su actuación. They have made everyone happy with their performance. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alegrado | Ya había alegrado a todos con la noticia. I had already cheered everyone up with the news. | |
| Tú | habías alegrado | Tú habías alegrado el día de ella. You had cheered her up. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había alegrado | Él había alegrado la fiesta con su presencia. He had cheered up the party with his presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos alegrado | Nosotros habíamos alegrado a los niños. We had cheered up the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais alegrado | Vosotros habíais alegrado el ambiente. You all had cheered up the atmosphere. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían alegrado | Ellos habían alegrado a todos con su actuación. They had cheered everyone up with their performance. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alegrado | Para entonces, ya habré alegrado a todos. By then, I will have made everyone happy. | |
| Tú | habrás alegrado | Tú habrás alegrado a tu familia. You will have made your family happy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá alegrado | Él habrá alegrado a sus amigos. He will have made his friends happy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos alegrado | Nosotros habremos alegrado a todos en la fiesta. We will have made everyone happy at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis alegrado | Vosotros habréis alegrado a los niños. You all will have made the children happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán alegrado | Ellos habrán alegrado a sus padres. They will have made their parents happy. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alegrado | Yo habría alegrado a todos con la noticia. I would have made everyone happy with the news. | |
| Tú | habrías alegrado | Tú habrías alegrado el día de ella. You would have made her day better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría alegrado | Él habría alegrado la fiesta con su presencia. He would have livened up the party with his presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos alegrado | Nosotros habríamos alegrado a los niños. We would have made the children happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais alegrado | Vosotros habríais alegrado la reunión. You all would have brightened up the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían alegrado | Ellos habrían alegrado a todos con su actuación. They would have delighted everyone with their performance. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegre | Espero que me alegre verte pronto. I hope that seeing you makes me happy soon. | |
| Tú | alegres | Es importante que tú alegres a los niños. It's important that you make the children happy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegre | Me alegra que ella esté bien. I'm glad that she is well. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegremos | Esperamos que nosotros alegremos a todos. We hope that we make everyone happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegréis | Es necesario que vosotros alegréis a los invitados. It's necessary that you all make the guests happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegren | Me alegra que ustedes alegren el ambiente. I'm glad that you all brighten the atmosphere. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegrara | Esperaba que ella alegrara a todos. I hoped that she cheered everyone up. | |
| Tú | alegraras | Pensé que tú alegraras la fiesta. I thought that you cheered up the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegrara | Dudaba que él alegrara el día. I doubted that he cheered up the day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegráramos | Queríamos que nosotros alegráramos a todos. We wanted us to cheer everyone up. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrarais | Esperabais que vosotros alegrarais a la familia. You all hoped that you cheered up the family. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegraran | No creía que ellos alegraran la reunión. I didn't believe that they cheered up the meeting. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegrare | Cuando llegue, alegraré a todos. When I arrive, I will make everyone happy. | |
| Tú | alegrares | Si fueras a la fiesta, alegrarás el ambiente. If you go to the party, you will cheer up the atmosphere. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegrare | Cuando vea la noticia, alegrará su día. When he sees the news, he will brighten his day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegraremos | Mañana, alegraremos a los niños. Tomorrow, we will make the children happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrareis | Si ganáis, alegrareis a todos. If you win, you will make everyone happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegraren | Cuando terminen, alegraren a sus familias. When they finish, they will make their families happy. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alegrado | Espero que haya alegrado a todos. I hope I have made everyone happy. | |
| Tú | hayas alegrado | Es posible que hayas alegrado a tu familia. It's possible that you have made your family happy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya alegrado | Es bueno que él haya alegrado a su amigo. It's good that he has made his friend happy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos alegrado | Esperamos que hayamos alegrado a todos. We hope we have made everyone happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis alegrado | Me alegro de que hayáis alegrado a la familia. I'm glad that you all have made the family happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan alegrado | Es importante que hayan alegrado a los niños. It's important that they have made the children happy. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alegrado | Me habría alegrado si hubieras venido. I would have been happy if you had come. | |
| Tú | hubieras alegrado | Pensé que te hubieras alegrado con la noticia. I thought you would have been happy with the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera alegrado | Esperaba que ella hubiera alegrado a todos. I hoped she had made everyone happy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos alegrado | Nos habría alegrado ver el resultado. It would have made us happy to see the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais alegrado | No creí que vosotros hubierais alegrado tanto. I didn't think you all would have been so happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran alegrado | Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran alegrado a todos. I was surprised that they had made everyone happy. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegrare | Para entonces, ya habré alegrado a todos. By then, I will have made everyone happy. | |
| Tú | alegrares | Cuando llegues, ya habrás alegrado el día. When you arrive, you will have brightened the day. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegrare | Si gana, ya habrá alegrado a su familia. If he wins, he will have made his family happy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegraremos | Para entonces, ya habremos alegrado a todos. By then, we will have made everyone happy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrareis | Cuando lleguéis, ya habréis alegrado el ambiente. When you all arrive, you will have brightened the atmosphere. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegraren | Si terminan pronto, ya habrán alegrado a todos. If they finish early, they will have made everyone happy. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alegro | No des alegría sin motivo. Don't bring joy without reason. | |
| Tú | alegra | ¡Alegra a tus amigos con una sonrisa! Make your friends happy with a smile! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alegre | Alegra la fiesta con tu presencia. Liven up the party with your presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alegrémonos | Alegrémonos por la buena noticia. Let's rejoice for the good news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alegrad | Alegrad el día de alguien más. Make someone else's day happier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alegren | Que alegren el ambiente con su actitud. Let them brighten the atmosphere with their attitude. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no alegres | No alegres en la fiesta. Don't cheer at the party. | |
| Tú | no alegres | No alegres durante la reunión. Don't cheer during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no alegre | No alegre en la ceremonia. Don't cheer at the ceremony. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no alegremos | No alegremos en el funeral. Let's not cheer at the funeral. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no aleguéis | No aleguéis en la clase. Don't cheer in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no alegren | No alegren en la reunión. Don't cheer at the meeting. |
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