Angustiar means to cause emotional distress or anxiety to someone. It is used to describe situations or actions that evoke feelings of worry, fear, or suffering.
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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 | angustio | Me angustio por las noticias malas. I get distressed by bad news. | |
| Tú | angustias | Tú angustias fácilmente con el estrés. You get distressed easily with stress. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustia | Ella angustia por su examen. She gets distressed about her exam. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiamos | Nosotros angustiamo por el futuro. We get distressed about the future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiáis | Vosotros angustiais por las decisiones. You all get distressed about decisions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustan | Ellos angustian con las noticias. They get distressed with the news. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustié | Ayer angustié a mi amigo. I distressed my friend yesterday. | |
| Tú | angustieste | Tú angustiaste a tu hermano. You distressed your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustié | Él angustió a su familia. He distressed his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiamos | Nosotros angustiamos por la noticia. We distressed ourselves over the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiasteis | Vosotros angustiasteis a los niños. You all distressed the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiaron | Ellos angustiaron a sus padres. They distressed their parents. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustiaba | Antes, angustiaba mucho por la situación. I used to be very distressed about the situation. | |
| Tú | angustiabas | Tú angustiabas por los exámenes. You used to get anxious about exams. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustiaba | Ella angustiaba por su futuro. She used to worry about her future. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiábamos | Nosotros angustiabamos por la crisis. We used to be distressed about the crisis. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiabais | Vosotros angustiabais por las noticias. You all used to worry about the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiaban | Ellos angustiabán por la pérdida. They used to be distressed about the loss. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy angustiendo | Estoy angustiendo por la situación. I am distressing about the situation. | |
| Tú | estás angustiendo | Estás angustiendo a todos con tus palabras. You are distressing everyone with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está angustiendo | Ella está angustiendo por el examen. She is distressing about the exam. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos angustiendo | Estamos angustiendo por la noticia. We are distressing over the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis angustiendo | Vosotros estáis angustiendo a los niños. You all are distressing the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están angustiendo | Ellos están angustiendo por el problema. They are distressing about the problem. |
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 angustiar | Voy a angustiarme por el examen. I am going to worry myself about the exam. | |
| Tú | vas a angustiarte | Vas a angustiarte si no estudias. You are going to worry yourself if you don't study. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a angustiarse | Se va a angustiar por la noticia. He/She is going to worry himself/herself about the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a angustiarnos | Vamos a angustiarnos por el resultado. We are going to worry ourselves about the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a angustiaros | Vais a angustiaros si no os preparáis. You all are going to worry yourselves if you don't prepare. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a angustiarse | Se van a angustiar por la situación. They are going to worry themselves about the situation. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustiaré | Mañana angustiaré por los resultados. Tomorrow I will worry about the results. | |
| Tú | angustiarás | Tú angustiarás si no estudias. You will worry if you don't study. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustiará | Él angustiará a sus padres con esa noticia. He will worry his parents with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiaremos | Nosotros angustiaremos por el examen final. We will worry about the final exam. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiaréis | Vosotros angustiaréis si no llega a tiempo. You all will worry if he doesn't arrive on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiarán | Ellos angustiarán a sus amigos con esa noticia. They will worry their friends with that news. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustiaría | Yo angustiaría si supiera la verdad. I would distress myself if I knew the truth. | |
| Tú | angustiarías | Tú angustiarías por el resultado. You would worry about the result. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustiaría | Él angustiaría si no tuviera ayuda. He would worry if he didn't have help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiaríamos | Nosotros angustiaríamos sin información clara. We would worry without clear information. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiaríais | Vosotros angustiaríais en esa situación. You all would worry in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiarían | Ellos angustiarían si no recibieran noticias. They would worry if they didn't receive news. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he angustiado | He angustiado por la noticia. I have distressed myself over the news. | |
| Tú | has angustiado | Has angustiado a tus padres. You have distressed your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha angustiado | Ella ha angustiado a sus amigos. She has distressed her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos angustiado | Hemos angustiado por el problema. We have distressed ourselves over the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis angustiado | Vosotros habéis angustiado mucho. You all have distressed a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han angustiado | Ellos han angustiado por la situación. They have distressed themselves over the situation. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había angustiado | Yo había angustiado mucho antes de descansar. I had distressed myself a lot before resting. | |
| Tú | habías angustiado | Tú habías angustiado por la noticia. You had distressed yourself because of the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había angustiado | Él había angustiado a todos con su actitud. He had distressed everyone with his attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos angustiado | Nosotros habíamos angustiado por el problema. We had distressed ourselves over the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais angustiado | Vosotros habíais angustiado antes de la reunión. You all had distressed yourselves before the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían angustiado | Ellos habían angustiado por la situación. They had distressed themselves over the situation. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré angustiado | Para entonces, ya habré angustiado mucho. By then, I will have distressed a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás angustiado | Seguramente tú habrás angustiado a todos. Surely you will have distressed everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá angustiado | Ella habrá angustiado a sus padres. She will have distressed her parents. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos angustiado | Nosotros habremos angustiado por la noticia. We will have distressed over the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis angustiado | Vosotros habréis angustiado mucho. You all will have distressed a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán angustiado | Ellos habrán angustiado a todos con eso. They will have distressed everyone with that. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría angustiado | Yo habría angustiado si hubiera sabido. I would have distressed if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías angustiado | Tú habrías angustiado con esa noticia. You would have distressed with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría angustiado | Él habría angustiado si hubiera llegado tarde. He would have distressed if he had arrived late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos angustiado | Nosotros habríamos angustiado por la situación. We would have distressed about the situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais angustiado | Vosotros habríais angustiado si hubierais sabido. You all would have distressed if you had known. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían angustiado | Ellos habrían angustiado sin ayuda. They would have distressed without 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 | angustie | Espero que esto no me angustie. I hope this does not distress me. | |
| Tú | angusties | Es importante que no angusties a tus amigos. It's important that you do not upset your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustie | Es posible que ella angustie a su familia. It's possible that she distresses her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiemos | Queremos que no nos angustiem con malas noticias. We want them not to upset us with bad news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiéis | Espero que no angustiéis a los niños. I hope you don't upset the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustien | Es importante que no angustien a los pacientes. It's important that they do not upset the patients. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustiara | Esperaba que angustiaras menos. I hoped that you worried less. | |
| Tú | angustiara | No creía que angustiaras tanto. I didn't believe that you worried so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustiara | Pensaba que angustiaras por nada. I thought that you worried about nothing. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiáramos | Si angustáramos menos, sería mejor. If we worried less, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiárais | No creía que angustiarais tanto. I didn't believe that you worried so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiaran | Esperaba que no angustiaran a nadie. I hoped that they didn't worry anyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | angustiaren | Si las noticias empeoran, angustiaren a todos. If the news worsens, they will worry everyone. | |
| Tú | angustiaren | Es posible que tú angustiararen por la situación. It is possible that you will worry about the situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustiaren | Quizá él angustiararen si no recibe ayuda. Perhaps he will worry if he doesn't receive help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiáremos | Nosotros angustiaráremos si no encontramos solución. We will worry if we don't find a solution. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiáreis | Vuestros amigos angustiaráreis por el problema. Your friends will worry about the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustiaren | Ellos angustiararen si no hay respuesta. They will worry if there is no response. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya angustiado | Espero que haya angustiado a todos. I hope I have distressed everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas angustiado | Es posible que hayas angustiado a tu familia. It's possible that you have distressed your family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya angustiado | Es importante que él haya angustiado menos. It's important that he has distressed less. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos angustiado | Creemos que hayamos angustiado demasiado. We believe that we have distressed too much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis angustiado | ¿Habéis angustiado a alguien sin querer? Have you distressed someone unintentionally? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan angustiado | Es posible que hayan angustiado a sus amigos. It's possible that they have distressed their friends. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera angustiado | Si me hubieras llamado, hubiera angustiado. If you had called me, I would have distressed. | |
| Tú | hubieras angustiado | Es posible que hubieras angustiado sin querer. You might have distressed unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera angustiado | Ella hubiera angustiado si hubiera sabido. She would have distressed if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos angustiado | Nosotros hubiéramos angustiado por la noticia. We would have distressed because of the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais angustiado | Vosotros hubierais angustiado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have distressed if you had been there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran angustiado | Ellos hubieran angustiado sin querer. They would have distressed unintentionally. |
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 angustiado | Para entonces, ya hubiere angustiado mucho. By then, I will have already been distressed a lot. | |
| Tú | hubieres angustiado | Si hubieres angustiado antes, lo entendería. If you will have been distressed before, I would understand. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere angustiado | Cuando él hubiere angustiado, buscará ayuda. When he will have been distressed, he will seek help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos angustiado | Para entonces, nos hubiéremos angustiado mucho. By then, we will have been distressed a lot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis angustiado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis angustiado, entenderéis. When you all will have been distressed, you will understand. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren angustiado | Para entonces, ellos hubieren angustiado mucho. By then, they will have been distressed a lot. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | |||
| Tú | angustia | ¡Angustia a tus miedos! Face your fears! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | angustie | ¡Angustie la situación rápidamente! Handle the situation quickly! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | angustiemos | ¡Angustiemos por el futuro! Let's worry about the future! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | angustiad | ¡Angustiad por los resultados! Worry about the results! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | angustien | ¡Angustien a los niños con cuidado! Worry about the children carefully! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no angustie | No angustie a los niños. Don't upset the children. | |
| Tú | no angusties | No angusties a tu hermano. Don't upset your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no angustie | No angustie a su jefe. Don't upset your boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no angustiemos | No angustiemos a los pacientes. Let's not upset the patients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no angustiéis | No angustiéis a los invitados. Don't upset the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no angustien | No angustien a los estudiantes. Don't upset the students. |
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