Alzar means to raise or lift something physically or metaphorically. It can also refer to elevating or lifting in various contexts.
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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 | alzo | Yo alzo la mano en clase. I raise my hand in class. | |
| Tú | alzas | Tú alzas la voz cuando estás enojado. You raise your voice when you're angry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alza | Ella alza la bandera con orgullo. She raises the flag with pride. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzamos | Nosotros alzamos la estructura con cuidado. We raise the structure carefully. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzáis | Vosotros alzáis los pesas en el gimnasio. You all lift the weights at the gym. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzan | Ellos alzan la voz en la reunión. They raise their voices in the meeting. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alcé | Acé la caja con cuidado. I lifted the box carefully. | |
| Tú | alzaste | Alzaste la mano para preguntar. You raised your hand to ask. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzó | Él alzó la voz en la reunión. He raised his voice at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzamos | Alzamos la bandera en la fiesta. We raised the flag at the celebration. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzasteis | Alzasteis las copas para brindar. You all raised the glasses to toast. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzaron | Ellos alzaron las pesas en el gimnasio. They lifted the weights at the gym. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzaba | Yo alzaba la mano en clase. I used to raise my hand in class. | |
| Tú | alzabas | Tú alzabas la voz frecuentemente. You used to raise your voice frequently. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzaba | Ella alzaba la vista al escuchar. She used to lift her gaze when she listened. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzábamos | Nosotros alzábamos pesas los domingos. We used to lift weights on Sundays. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzabais | Vosotros alzabais las banderas en la fiesta. You all used to raise the flags at the festival. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzaban | Ellos alzaban los objetos con cuidado. They used to lift the objects carefully. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alzando | Estoy alzando la mano ahora mismo. I am raising my hand right now. | |
| Tú | estás alzando | Estás alzando la voz en la reunión. You are raising your voice in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está alzando | Ella está alzando la bandera hoy. She is raising the flag today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos alzando | Estamos alzando las cajas ahora. We are lifting the boxes now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis alzando | Vosotros estáis alzando pesas en el gimnasio. You all are lifting weights at the gym. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están alzando | Los niños están alzando globos en la fiesta. The children are raising balloons at the party. |
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 alzar | Voy a alzar la mano mañana. I am going to raise my hand tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a alzar | Tú vas a alzar la voz en la reunión. You are going to raise your voice in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a alzar | Ella va a alzar la bandera hoy. She is going to raise the flag today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a alzar | Nosotros vamos a alzar el monumento mañana. We are going to raise the monument tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a alzar | Vosotros vais a alzar la voz en la protesta. You all are going to raise your voices in the protest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a alzar | Ellos van a alzar la estructura pronto. They are going to raise the structure soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzaré | Alzaré la mano para preguntar. I will raise my hand to ask. | |
| Tú | alzarás | Alzarás la voz en la reunión. You will raise your voice at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzará | Alzará la bandera en la ceremonia. He/She/You will raise the flag at the ceremony. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzaremos | Alzaremos los premios mañana. We will raise the awards tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzaréis | Alzaréis las copas en la fiesta. You all will raise the glasses at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzarán | Alzarán las manos si están de acuerdo. They/You all will raise their hands if they agree. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzaría | Yo alzaría la mano si tuviera la respuesta. I would raise my hand if I knew the answer. | |
| Tú | alzarías | Tú alzarías la voz en esa situación. You would raise your voice in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzaría | Él alzaría la bandera con orgullo. He would raise the flag with pride. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzaríamos | Nosotros alzaríamos la estructura si fuera necesario. We would raise the structure if necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzaríais | Vosotros alzaríais las pesas más tarde. You all would lift the weights later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzarían | Ellos alzarían la voz en la reunión. They would raise their voices at the meeting. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alzado | Yo he alzado la mano varias veces. I have raised my hand several times. | |
| Tú | has alzado | Tú has alzado la voz en la reunión. You have raised your voice in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha alzado | Ella ha alzado la bandera con orgullo. She has raised the flag with pride. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos alzado | Nosotros hemos alzado el monumento hoy. We have raised the monument today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis alzado | Vosotros habéis alzado la voz durante la protesta. You all have raised your voices during the protest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han alzado | Ellos han alzado la estructura con cuidado. They have raised the structure carefully. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alzado | Yo había alzado la mano antes de hablar. I had raised my hand before speaking. | |
| Tú | habías alzado | Tú habías alzado la voz en la reunión. You had raised your voice in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había alzado | Ella había alzado la copa para brindar. She had raised the glass to toast. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos alzado | Nosotros habíamos alzado la bandera juntos. We had raised the flag together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais alzado | Vosotros habíais alzado la voz en la protesta. You all had raised your voices in the protest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían alzado | Ellos habían alzado la estructura con cuidado. They had raised the structure carefully. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alzado | Para entonces, ya habré alzado la bandera. By then, I will have raised the flag. | |
| Tú | habrás alzado | Tú habrás alzado el peso antes de la hora. You will have lifted the weight before the time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá alzado | Ella habrá alzado la voz en la reunión. She will have raised her voice at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos alzado | Nosotros habremos alzado la estructura mañana. We will have raised the structure tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis alzado | Vosotros habréis alzado la carga pronto. You all will have lifted the load soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán alzado | Ellos habrán alzado las paredes para entonces. They will have raised the walls by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alzado | Yo habría alzado la mano si hubiera sabido. I would have raised my hand if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías alzado | Tú habrías alzado la voz en esa situación. You would have raised your voice in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría alzado | Él habría alzado la bandera si hubiera llegado temprano. He would have raised the flag if he had arrived early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos alzado | Nosotros habríamos alzado el peso si hubiéramos entrenado más. We would have lifted the weight if we had trained more. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais alzado | Vosotros habríais alzado la voz en la reunión. You all would have raised your voices in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían alzado | Ellos habrían alzado la estructura si hubieran tenido ayuda. They would have raised the structure if they had had help. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alce | Espero que yo alce la mano. I hope that I raise my hand. | |
| Tú | alces | Es importante que tú alces la voz. It's important that you raise your voice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alce | Es posible que él alce el peso. It's possible that he lifts the weight. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alcemos | Queremos que nosotros alcemos la bandera. We want us to raise the flag. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alcéis | Dudo que vosotros alcéis la montaña. I doubt that you all climb the mountain. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alcen | Es bueno que ellas alcen la voz. It's good that they raise their voice. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzara | Esperaba que alzara la mano. I hoped he would raise his hand. | |
| Tú | alzaras | Dudaba que alzaras la voz. I doubted that you would raise your voice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzara | No creía que alzara esa carga. I didn't believe he would lift that load. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzáramos | Esperábamos que alzáramos la bandera. We hoped that we would raise the flag. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzárais | Querían que alzarais la voz. They wanted you all to raise your voices. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzaran | No pensaba que alzaran la voz. I didn't think they would raise their voices. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzare | Si alzare la voz, te escucharán. If I raise my voice, they will listen to you. | |
| Tú | alzare | Cuando alzare el vuelo, te llamaré. When I take flight, I will call you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alzare | Es posible que alzare la mano en la reunión. It is possible that he will raise his hand in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alzáremos | Alzáremos la bandera en la fiesta. We will raise the flag at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzareis | Si alzareis la voz, os escucharán. If you all raise your voices, they will listen. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alzaren | Es probable que alzaren la voz en la discusión. They will probably raise their voices in the discussion. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alzado | Es posible que haya alzado la mano. It is possible that I have raised my hand. | |
| Tú | hayas alzado | No creo que hayas alzado la voz. I don't think you have raised your voice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya alzado | Es importante que él haya alzado la bandera. It is important that he has raised the flag. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos alzado | Esperamos que hayamos alzado el peso. We hope that we have lifted the weight. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis alzado | ¿Habéis alzado la caja ya? Have you already lifted the box? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan alzado | Es probable que hayan alzado la voz. They probably have raised their voices. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alzado | Esperaba que yo hubiera alzado la mano. I hoped that I had raised my hand. | |
| Tú | hubieras alzado | No creía que tú hubieras alzado la voz. I didn't think that you had raised your voice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera alzado | Pensaba que él hubiera alzado el peso. I thought that he had lifted the weight. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos alzado | Si hubiéramos alzado más temprano, habríamos llegado a tiempo. If we had raised it earlier, we would have arrived on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais alzado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais alzado tanto. I was surprised that you all had raised so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran alzado | No creía que ellos hubieran alzado la voz. I didn't think that they had raised their voices. |
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 alzado | Cuando tú llegues, ya hubiere alzado la bandera. When you arrive, I will have already raised the flag. | |
| Tú | hubieres alzado | Es posible que tú hubieres alzado la voz. It's possible that you will have raised your voice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere alzado | Quizá él hubiere alzado la mano antes. Maybe he will have raised his hand earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos alzado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos alzado el peso. By then, we will have already lifted the weight. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis alzado | Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis alzado la carga. When you arrive, you will have already lifted the load. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren alzado | Es probable que ellos hubieren alzado la estructura. It's likely that they will have raised the structure. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | alzo | ¡Alzo la mano para preguntar! I raise my hand to ask! | |
| Tú | alza | ¡Alza la voz, por favor! Raise your voice, please! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | alce | ¡Alce la vista y escuche! Raise your gaze and listen! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | alcemos | ¡Alcemos la voz en la reunión! Let's raise our voice in the meeting! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | alzad | ¡Alzad las manos si están de acuerdo! Raise your hands if you agree! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | alcen | ¡Alcen la vista al cielo! Raise your eyes to the sky! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no alzo | No alzo la voz en la reunión. Don't raise your voice in the meeting. | |
| Tú | no alzes | No alzes la mano sin permiso. Don't raise your hand without permission. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no alze | No alze esa carga solo. Don't lift that load alone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no alcemos | No alcemos la voz durante la discusión. Let's not raise our voices during the discussion. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no alcéis | No alcéis esa pesa sin ayuda. Don't lift that weight without help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no alcen | No alcen la mano si no saben la respuesta. Don't raise your hand if you don't know the answer. |
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