Confortar means to provide comfort or solace to someone who is distressed or in need of reassurance. It is used when offering emotional support.
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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 | conforto | Yo confortar a mi amigo siempre. I comfort my friend always. | |
| Tú | confortas | Tú confortas a tu hermana cuando está triste. You comfort your sister when she is sad. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | conforta | Ella conforta a su hijo después del colegio. She comforts her son after school. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortamos | Nosotros confortamos a los pacientes en el hospital. We comfort the patients in the hospital. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortáis | Vosotros confortáis a los amigos en momentos difíciles. You all comfort friends in difficult times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortan | Ellos confortan a los niños en la escuela. They comfort the children at school. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | conforté | Ayer conforté a mi amigo. Yesterday I comforted my friend. | |
| Tú | confortaste | Tú confortaste a tu hermana anoche. You comforted your sister last night. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortó | Ella confortó a su hermano después del accidente. She comforted her brother after the accident. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortamos | Nosotros confortamos a los niños en la fiesta. We comforted the children at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortasteis | Vosotros confortasteis a los vecinos ayer. You all comforted the neighbors yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortaron | Ellos confortaron a la familia en el funeral. They comforted the family at the funeral. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confortaba | Yo confortaba a mi hermano cuando estaba triste. I used to comfort my brother when he was sad. | |
| Tú | confortabas | Tú confortabas a tu amigo después del accidente. You used to comfort your friend after the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortaba | Ella confortaba a su hermana en momentos difíciles. She used to comfort her sister in difficult times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortábamos | Nosotros confortábamos a los niños en la escuela. We used to comfort the children at school. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortabais | Vosotros confortabais a los pacientes en el hospital. You all used to comfort the patients in the hospital. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortaban | Ellos confortaban a los amigos en momentos difíciles. They used to comfort their friends in difficult times. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy confortando | Estoy confortando a mi amigo ahora mismo. I am comforting my friend right now. | |
| Tú | estás confortando | Estás confortando a tu hermana en este momento. You are comforting your sister at this moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está confortando | Ella está confortando a su hijo ahora. She is comforting her son now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos confortando | Estamos confortando a los pacientes en la clínica. We are comforting the patients at the clinic. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis confortando | Vosotros estáis confortando a los niños en la escuela. You all are comforting the children at school. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están confortando | Ellos están confortando a los afectados por la pérdida. They are comforting those affected by the loss. |
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 confortar | Voy a confortar a mi amigo hoy. I am going to comfort my friend today. | |
| Tú | vas a confortar | ¿Vas a confortar a tu hermana mañana? Are you going to comfort your sister tomorrow? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a confortar | Ella va a confortar a su madre pronto. She is going to comfort her mother soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a confortar | Vamos a confortar a los niños esta tarde. We are going to comfort the children this afternoon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a confortar | Vosotros vais a confortar a los pacientes mañana. You all are going to comfort the patients tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a confortar | Ellos van a confortar a los afectados pronto. They are going to comfort the affected people soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confortaré | Confortaré a mi amigo mañana. I will comfort my friend tomorrow. | |
| Tú | confortarás | Confortarás a tu hermana pronto. You will comfort your sister soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortará | Ella confortará a su madre después. She will comfort her mother afterward. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortaremos | Nosotros confortaremos a los niños mañana. We will comfort the children tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortaréis | Vosotros confortaréis a los pacientes pronto. You all will comfort the patients soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortarán | Ellos confortarán a los afectados después. They will comfort the affected after. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confortaría | Yo confortaría a mi amigo si estuviera triste. I would comfort my friend if he were sad. | |
| Tú | confortarías | Tú confortarías a tu hermana en esa situación. You would comfort your sister in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortaría | Él confortaría a su madre si estuviera enferma. He would comfort his mother if she were sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortaríamos | Nosotros confortaríamos a los niños si lloraran. We would comfort the children if they cried. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortaríais | Vosotros confortaríais a los vecinos si lo necesitan. You all would comfort the neighbors if they need it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortarían | Ellos confortarían a los afectados por la noticia. They would comfort those affected by the news. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he confortado | He confortado a mi amigo hoy. I have comforted my friend today. | |
| Tú | has confortado | Tú has confortado a tu hermana. You have comforted your sister. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha confortado | Ella ha confortado a su hijo. She has comforted her son. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos confortado | Nosotros hemos confortado a los pacientes. We have comforted the patients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis confortado | Vosotros habéis confortado a los niños. You all have comforted the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han confortado | Ellos han confortado a los heridos. They have comforted the injured. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había confortado | Yo había confortado a mi amigo antes de que llegara su familia. I had comforted my friend before his family arrived. | |
| Tú | habías confortado | Tú habías confortado a la niña después del susto. You had comforted the girl after the scare. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había confortado | Ella había confortado a su hermana en la enfermedad. She had comforted her sister during the illness. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos confortado | Nosotros habíamos confortado a los vecinos tras la pérdida. We had comforted the neighbors after the loss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais confortado | Vosotros habíais confortado a los niños después del accidente. You all had comforted the children after the accident. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían confortado | Ellos habían confortado a los ancianos en la residencia. They had comforted the elderly at the residence. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré confortado | Para entonces, habré confortado a todos. By then, I will have comforted everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás confortado | Tú habrás confortado a tu amigo. You will have comforted your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá confortado | Ella habrá confortado a su hermana. She will have comforted her sister. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos confortado | Nosotros habremos confortado a los niños. We will have comforted the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis confortado | Vosotros habréis confortado a los pacientes. You all will have comforted the patients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán confortado | Ellos habrán confortado a los ancianos. They will have comforted the elderly. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría confortado | Yo habría confortado a mi amigo. I would have comforted my friend. | |
| Tú | habrías confortado | Tú habrías confortado a tu hermana. You would have comforted your sister. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría confortado | Él habría confortado a su madre. He would have comforted his mother. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos confortado | Nosotros habríamos confortado a los niños. We would have comforted the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais confortado | Vosotros habríais confortado a los ancianos. You all would have comforted the elderly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían confortado | Ellos habrían confortado a los heridos. They would have comforted the injured. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | conforte | Espero que yo conforte a mi amigo. I hope that I comfort my friend. | |
| Tú | confortes | Es importante que tú confortes a tu hermana. It's important that you comfort your sister. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | conforte | Es bueno que él conforte a su familia. It's good that he comforts his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortemos | Deseamos que nosotros confortemos a los afectados. We wish that we comfort those affected. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortéis | Es posible que vosotros confortéis a los niños. It's possible that you all comfort the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | conforten | Espero que ellas conforten a los heridos. I hope that they comfort the injured. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confortara | Esperaba que confortara a su amigo. I hoped that he comforted his friend. | |
| Tú | confortaras | Deseaba que confortaras a la familia. I wished that you comforted the family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortara | No creía que confortara en esa situación. I didn't believe that he comforted in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortáramos | Queríamos que confortáramos a los niños. We wanted us to comfort the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortarais | Pensaba que confortarais a los pacientes. I thought that you all comforted the patients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortaran | Era importante que confortaran a los heridos. It was important that they comforted the injured. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | confortare | Si me confortare, te ayudaré. If I comfort myself, I will help you. | |
| Tú | confortares | Cuando confortares, entenderás mejor. When you comfort yourself, you will understand better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | confortare | Si ella confortare, estará más tranquila. If she comforts herself, she will be calmer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortáremos | Cuando nos confortáremos, podremos seguir adelante. When we comfort ourselves, we will be able to move forward. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortareis | Si vosotros confortareis, os sentiréis mejor. If you all comfort yourselves, you will feel better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | confortaren | Cuando ellos confortaren, resolverán el problema. When they comfort themselves, they will solve the problem. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya confortado | Espero que haya confortado a todos. I hope I have comforted everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas confortado | Es importante que hayas confortado a tu amigo. It's important that you have comforted your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya confortado | Es posible que él haya confortado a la familia. It's possible that he has comforted the family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos confortado | Creemos que hayamos confortado a los pacientes. We believe that we have comforted the patients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis confortado | ¿Habéis confortado a los invitados? Have you all comforted the guests? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan confortado | Es probable que hayan confortado a los niños. It's likely that they have comforted the children. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera confortado | Si hubiera confortado a mi amigo, estaría mejor. If I had comforted my friend, he would be better. | |
| Tú | hubieras confortado | Es posible que hubieras confortado a ella antes. You might have comforted her earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera confortado | Esperaba que él hubiera confortado a su hermana. I hoped that he had comforted his sister. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos confortado | Si hubiéramos confortado a los niños, estarían tranquilos. If we had comforted the children, they would be calm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais confortado | Quizá vosotros hubierais confortado a los invitados. Maybe you all had comforted the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran confortado | No creí que ellos hubieran confortado a la familia. I didn't think they had comforted the family. |
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 confortado | Para entonces, ya hubiere confortado a todos. By then, I will have comforted everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres confortado | Es probable que tú hubieres confortado a ella. It's likely that you will have comforted her. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere confortado | Es posible que él hubiere confortado a su amigo. It's possible that he will have comforted his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos confortado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos confortado a los afectados. By then, we will have comforted those affected. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis confortado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis confortado a los niños. Maybe you all will have comforted the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren confortado | Es probable que ellos hubieren confortado a los enfermos. It's likely that they will have comforted the sick. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | conforta | Conforta a tu amigo en su tristeza. Comfort your friend in his sadness. | |
| Tú | conforta | ¡Conforta a tu hermana ahora! Comfort your sister now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | conforte | Conforte a la víctima con palabras amables. Comfort the victim with kind words. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | confortemos | Confortemos a los niños en la escuela. Let's comfort the children at school. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | confortad | Confortad a los pacientes en el hospital. Comfort the patients in the hospital. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | conforten | Conforten a los afectados por la noticia. Comfort those affected by the news. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no confortes | No confortes a nadie en público. Don't comfort anyone in public. | |
| Tú | no confortes | No confortes a tu hermano ahora. Don't comfort your brother now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no conforte | No conforte a la víctima todavía. Don't comfort the victim yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no confortemos | No confortemos a los niños en la calle. Let's not comfort the children on the street. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no confortéis | No confortéis a nadie sin permiso. Don't comfort anyone without permission. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no conforten | No conforten a los heridos aún. Don't comfort the injured yet. |
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