Atrever means to dare or to have the courage to do something. It is used when describing someone taking a risk or showing bravery.
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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 | me atrevo | Yo me atrevo a hablar en público. I dare to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te atreves | ¿Tú te atreves a probarlo? Do you dare to try it? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atreve | Ella se atreve a decir la verdad. She dares to tell the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atrevemos | Nosotros nos atrevemos a cambiar. We dare to change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atrevéis | Vosotros os atrevéis a intentarlo. You all dare to try it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atreven | Ellos se atreven a desafiar las reglas. They dare to challenge the rules. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreví | Me atreví a hablar en público. I dared to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te atreviste | ¿Te atreviste a probarlo? Did you dare to try it? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atrevió | Ella se atrevió a saltar desde el acantilado. She dared to jump from the cliff. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atrevimos | Nos atrevimos a cambiar de trabajo. We dared to change jobs. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atrevisteis | ¿Os atrevisteis a decir la verdad? Did you all dare to tell the truth? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atrevieron | Se atrevieron a participar en el concurso. They dared to participate in the contest. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atrevía | Yo me atrevía a hablar en público. I used to dare to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te atrevías | Tú te atrevías a probar cosas nuevas. You used to dare to try new things. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atrevía | Ella se atrevía a tomar decisiones difíciles. She used to dare to make difficult decisions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atrevíamos | Nosotros nos atrevíamos a explorar lugares desconocidos. We used to dare to explore unknown places. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atrevíais | Vosotros os atrevíais a desafiar las reglas. You all used to dare to challenge the rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atrevían | Ellos se atrevían a decir la verdad. They used to dare to tell the truth. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy atreviendo | Me estoy atreviendo a hablar en público. I am daring to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te estás atreviendo | ¿Te estás atreviendo a probarlo? Are you daring to try it? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está atreviendo | Ella se está atreviendo a saltar. She is daring to jump. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos atreviendo | Nos estamos atreviendo a cambiar. We are daring to change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis atreviendo | ¿Os estáis atreviendo a intentarlo? Are you all daring to try it? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están atreviendo | Los niños se están atreviendo a explorar. The children are daring to explore. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreveré | Me atreveré a hablar en la reunión. I will dare to speak at the meeting. | |
| Tú | te atreverás | Tú te atreverás a probarlo. You will dare to try it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atreverá | Él se atreverá a saltar desde allí. He will dare to jump from there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atreveremos | Nosotros nos atreveremos a intentarlo. We will dare to try it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atreveréis | Vosotros os atreveréis a hacerlo. You all will dare to do it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atreverán | Ellos se atreverán a participar. They will dare to participate. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreveré | Me atreveré a hablar en público. I will dare to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te atreverás | Tú te atreverás a probarlo. You will dare to try it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atreverá | Él se atreverá a tomar la iniciativa. He will dare to take the initiative. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atreveremos | Nosotros nos atreveremos a cambiarlo. We will dare to change it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atreveréis | Vosotros os atreveréis a intentarlo. You all will dare to try it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atreverán | Ellos se atreverán a enfrentarse al desafío. They will dare to face the challenge. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atrevería | Me atrevería a intentarlo si tuviera apoyo. I would dare to try it if I had support. | |
| Tú | te atreverías | ¿Te atreverías a hablar en público? Would you dare to speak in public? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atrevería | Él se atrevería a viajar solo. He would dare to travel alone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atreveríamos | Nos atreveríamos a probar algo nuevo. We would dare to try something new. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atreveríais | ¿Os atreveríais a saltar desde allí? Would you dare to jump from there? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atreverían | Ellos se atreverían a cambiar de trabajo. They would dare to change jobs. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he atrevido | Me he atrevido a hablar en público. I have dared to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te has atrevido | ¿Te has atrevido a probarlo? Have you dared to try it? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha atrevido | Ella se ha atrevido a saltar. She has dared to jump. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos atrevido | Nosotros nos hemos atrevido a intentarlo. We have dared to try it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis atrevido | ¿Os habéis atrevido a hacerlo? Have you all dared to do it? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han atrevido | Ellos se han atrevido a desafiarlo. They have dared to challenge him. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había atrevido | Nunca me había atrevido a hablar en público. I had never dared to speak in public. | |
| Tú | te habías atrevido | ¿Te habías atrevido a probarlo antes? Had you dared to try it before? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se había atrevido | Ella se había atrevido a saltar del avión. She had dared to jump out of the plane. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habíamos atrevido | Nos habíamos atrevido a cambiar de trabajo. We had dared to change jobs. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habíais atrevido | ¿Os habíais atrevido a intentarlo antes? Had you all dared to try it before? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habían atrevido | Ellos se habían atrevido a desafiar las reglas. They had dared to challenge the rules. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré atrevido | Para entonces, ya me habré atrevido a hablar. By then, I will have dared to speak. | |
| Tú | te habrás atrevido | Seguramente te habrás atrevido a intentarlo. Surely you will have dared to try. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá atrevido | Ella se habrá atrevido a decir la verdad. She will have dared to tell the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos atrevido | Nosotros nos habremos atrevido a cambiar. We will have dared to change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis atrevido | Vosotros os habréis atrevido a desafiarlo. You all will have dared to challenge him. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán atrevido | Ellos se habrán atrevido a enfrentarse. They will have dared to face it. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría atrevido | Yo me habría atrevido a hablar. I would have dared to speak. | |
| Tú | te habrías atrevido | Tú te habrías atrevido a intentarlo. You would have dared to try. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría atrevido | Él se habría atrevido a saltar. He would have dared to jump. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos atrevido | Nosotros nos habríamos atrevido a participar. We would have dared to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais atrevido | Vosotros os habríais atrevido a decir la verdad. You all would have dared to tell the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían atrevido | Ellos se habrían atrevido a luchar. They would have dared to fight. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me atreva | Espero que me atreva a hablar. I hope I dare to speak. | |
| Tú | te atrevas | Es importante que te atrevas a intentarlo. It's important that you dare to try. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se atreva | No creo que él se atreva a hacerlo. I don't think he dares to do it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos atrevamos | Es bueno que nos atrevamos a cambiar. It's good that we dare to change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os atreváis | Espero que os atreváis a participar. I hope you all dare to participate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se atrevan | Es posible que se atrevan a decirlo. It's possible that they dare to say it. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | atreviera | Si él me atreviera, lo intentaría. If he dared me, I would try. | |
| Tú | atrevieras | No creía que tú atrevieras a hacerlo. I didn't believe that you dared to do it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | atreviera | Esperaba que ella atreviera a decir la verdad. I hoped that she dared to tell the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | atreviéramos | Si nosotros atrevieramos, cambiaríamos las reglas. If we dared, we would change the rules. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | atrevierais | No pensaba que vosotros atrevierais a venir. I didn't think that you all dared to come. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | atrevieran | Era improbable que ellos atrevieran a hablar. It was unlikely that they dared to speak. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | atreviere | Si tuviera valor, me atreviere a hablar. If I had courage, I would dare to speak. | |
| Tú | atrevieres | ¿Tú atreveres a intentarlo? Would you dare to try? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | atreviere | Él atreviere a aceptar el desafío. He would dare to accept the challenge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | atreviéremos | Nosotros atreviéremos a cambiar las reglas. We would dare to change the rules. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | atreviereis | Vosotros atreviereis a explorar nuevos caminos. You all would dare to explore new paths. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | atreviere | Ellos atreviere a desafiar las expectativas. They would dare to challenge expectations. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya atrevido | Espero que haya atrevido a intentarlo. I hope I have dared to try it. | |
| Tú | hayas atrevido | ¿Crees que hayas atrevido a decirlo? Do you think you have dared to say it? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya atrevido | Es posible que él haya atrevido a hacerlo. It's possible that he has dared to do it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos atrevido | Es probable que hayamos atrevido a participar. It's likely that we have dared to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis atrevido | ¿Habéis atrevido a decir la verdad? Have you all dared to tell the truth? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan atrevido | Es posible que hayan atrevido a enfrentarse. It's possible that they have dared to face it. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera atrevido | No creí que yo hubiera atrevido a hacerlo. I didn't think I had dared to do it. | |
| Tú | hubieras atrevido | Si tú hubieras atrevido, habrías ganado. If you had dared, you would have won. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera atrevido | Ella no pensó que él hubiera atrevido a mentir. She didn't think he had dared to lie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos atrevido | Nunca pensamos que nosotros hubiéramos atrevido a desafiarlo. We never thought we had dared to challenge him. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais atrevido | ¿Vosotros hubierais atrevido a decir la verdad? Would you have dared to tell the truth? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran atrevido | No creían que ellos hubieran atrevido a hacerlo. They didn't believe they had dared to do it. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere atrevido | Es posible que me hubiere atrevido a intentarlo. It is possible that I will have dared to try. | |
| Tú | te hubieres atrevido | Quizá te hubieres atrevido a decirlo. Maybe you will have dared to say it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se hubiere atrevido | Es probable que se hubiere atrevido a hacerlo. He/She/You will have dared to do it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hubiéremos atrevido | Es posible que nos hubiéremos atrevido a participar. We will have dared to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os hubiereis atrevido | Quizá os hubiereis atrevido a intentarlo. Maybe you all will have dared to try. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hubieren atrevido | Es probable que se hubieren atrevido a hacerlo. They/You all will have dared to do it. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrevo | No me atrevo a decirlo. I don't dare to say it. | |
| Tú | atreve | ¡Atreve a intentarlo! Dare to try it! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | atreva | ¡Atreva a hablar en público! Dare to speak in public! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | atrevámonos | ¡Atrevámonos a cambiar! Let's dare to change! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | atreveos | ¡Atreveos a explorar! Dare to explore! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | atrevan | ¡Atrevan a desafiarse! Dare to challenge yourselves! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me atreva | No me atreva a decirlo sin pensar. Don't dare to say it without thinking. | |
| Tú | no te atrevas | No te atrevas a mentirle. Don't dare to lie to him. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se atreva | No se atreva a entrar sin permiso. Don't dare to enter without permission. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos atrevamos | No nos atrevamos a desafiarlo. Let's not dare to challenge him. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os atreváis | No os atreváis a salir sin avisar. Don't dare to go out without warning. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se atrevan | No se atrevan a tocar eso. Don't dare to touch that. |
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