Consolar means to comfort or provide solace to someone who is sad or distressed. It is used to describe actions aimed at alleviating emotional pain.
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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 |
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Yo | consoluo | Yo consuelo a mi amigo cuando está triste. I comfort my friend when he is sad. | |
Tú | consolas | Tú consolas a tu hermana siempre. You comfort your sister always. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consola | Ella consuela a su abuela en la enfermedad. She comforts her grandmother during her illness. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolamos | Nosotros consolamos a los amigos en la pérdida. We comfort the friends in their loss. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consoláis | Vosotros consoláis a los niños en la escuela. You all comfort the children at school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolan | Ellos consuelan a los familiares afectados. They comfort the affected family members. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolé | Ayer consolé a mi amigo. Yesterday I comforted my friend. | |
Tú | consolaste | Tú consolaste a tu hermana. You comforted your sister. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consoló | Ella consoló a su hermano. She comforted her brother. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolamos | Consolamos a los niños después del accidente. We comforted the children after the accident. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolasteis | Vosotros consolasteis a los afectados. You all comforted the affected. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolaron | Ellos consolaron a la familia. They comforted the family. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolaba | Yo consolaba a mi amigo cuando estaba triste. I used to comfort my friend when he was sad. | |
Tú | consolabas | Tú consolabas a tu hermana después de la pelea. You used to comfort your sister after the fight. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolaba | Ella consolaba a su madre en momentos difíciles. She used to comfort her mother in difficult times. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolábamos | Nosotros consolábamos a los niños después del accidente. We used to comfort the children after the accident. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolabais | Vosotros consolabais a vuestros amigos siempre. You all used to comfort your friends always. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolaban | Ellos consolaban a su hermana cuando lloraba. They used to comfort their sister when she was crying. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy consolando | Estoy consolando a mi amigo ahora mismo. I am comforting my friend right now. | |
Tú | estás consolando | Estás consolando a tu hermana en este momento. You are comforting your sister at this moment. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está consolando | Ella está consolando a su hermano ahora. She is comforting her brother now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos consolando | Estamos consolando a los niños en la sala. We are comforting the children in the living room. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis consolando | Vosotros estáis consolando a los amigos en la fiesta. You all are comforting the friends at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están consolando | Ellos están consolando a los afectados ahora. They are comforting the affected people now. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a consolar | Voy a consolar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to comfort my friend tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a consolar | Vas a consolar a tu hermana pronto. You are going to comfort your sister soon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a consolar | Ella va a consolar a su hermano hoy. She is going to comfort her brother today. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a consolar | Vamos a consolar a los niños esta tarde. We are going to comfort the children this afternoon. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a consolar | Vosotros vais a consolar a los padres. You all are going to comfort the parents. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a consolar | Ellos van a consolar a la víctima mañana. They are going to comfort the victim tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolaré | Consolaré a mi amigo mañana. I will comfort my friend tomorrow. | |
Tú | consolarás | Consolarás a tu hermana pronto. You will comfort your sister soon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolarás | Consolarás a tu madre después. You will comfort your mother later. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolarémos | Consolarémos a los niños mañana. We will comfort the children tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolaréis | Consolaréis a los pacientes pronto. You all will comfort the patients soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolararán | Consolararán a los afectados la próxima semana. They will comfort the affected next week. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolarí | Yo consolaría a mi amigo si estuviera triste. I would comfort my friend if he were sad. | |
Tú | consolarías | Tú consolarías a ella si lo necesitara. You would comfort her if she needed it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolarían | Él consolaría a su hermana en esa situación. He would comfort his sister in that situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolaríamos | Nosotros consolaríamos a los niños si lloraran. We would comfort the children if they cried. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolaríais | Vosotros consolaríais a los afectados si pudierais. You all would comfort the affected if you could. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolarían | Ellos consolarían a los heridos en la emergencia. They would comfort the injured in the emergency. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he consolado | He consolado a mi amigo hoy. I have consoled my friend today. | |
Tú | has consolado | ¿Has consolado a alguien recientemente? Have you consoled someone recently? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha consolado | Ella ha consolado a su hermana. She has consoled her sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos consolado | Hemos consolado a los niños juntos. We have consoled the children together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis consolado | Vosotros habéis consolado a muchos amigos. You all have consoled many friends. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han consolado | Ellos han consolado a la familia. They have consoled the family. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había consolado | Yo había consolado a mi amigo. I had comforted my friend. | |
Tú | habías consolado | Tú habías consolado a tu hermana. You had comforted your sister. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había consolado | Ella había consolado a su hermana. She had comforted her sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos consolado | Nosotros habíamos consolado a los niños. We had comforted the children. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais consolado | Vosotros habíais consolado a los afectados. You all had comforted the affected. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían consolado | Ellos habían consolado a la familia. They had comforted the family. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré consolado | Para entonces, ya habré consolado a mi amigo. By then, I will have consoled my friend. | |
Tú | habrás consolado | Tú habrás consolado a ella antes de salir. You will have consoled her before leaving. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá consolado | Él habrá consolado a su hermana para entonces. He will have consoled his sister by then. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos consolado | Nosotros habremos consolado a los niños después. We will have consoled the children afterwards. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis consolado | Vosotros habréis consolado a los afectados. You all will have consoled the affected. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán consolado | Ellos habrán consolado a los heridos para entonces. They will have consoled the injured by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría consolado | Yo habría consolado a mi amigo. I would have comforted my friend. | |
Tú | habrías consolado | Tú habrías consolado a ella. You would have comforted her. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría consolado | Él habría consolado a su hermana. He would have comforted his sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos consolado | Nosotros habríamos consolado a los niños. We would have comforted the children. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais consolado | Vosotros habríais consolado a los afectados. You all would have comforted the affected. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían consolado | Ellos habrían consolado a la familia. They would have comforted the family. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolue | Espero que yo consuele a mi amigo. I hope I comfort my friend. | |
Tú | consolues | Es importante que tú consueles a tu hermana. It's important that you comfort your sister. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolue | Es bueno que él consuele a su hermano. It's good that he comforts his brother. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consoluemos | Queremos que nosotros consuemos a los afectados. We want us to comfort those affected. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consoluéis | Espero que vosotros consuéis a los amigos. I hope you all comfort the friends. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consoluen | Es necesario que ellas consuelen a sus padres. It's necessary that they comfort their parents. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolara | Esperaba que ella consolara a su amigo. I hoped that she comforted her friend. | |
Tú | consolaras | Dudaba que tú consolaras a alguien así. I doubted that you comforted someone like that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolara | Quería que él consolara a su hermana. I wanted him to comfort his sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consoláramos | Era importante que nosotros consoláramos a los afectados. It was important that we comforted those affected. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolarais | Pensaba que vosotros consolaraís a los amigos. I thought that you all would comfort the friends. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolaran | No creía que ellos consolaran a la víctima. I didn't believe that they comforted the victim. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consolaré | Si me consolaré, me sentiré mejor. If I comfort myself, I will feel better. | |
Tú | consolarás | Cuando consolarás a tu amigo, será importante. When you will comfort your friend, it will be important. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | consolarás | Ella consolarás a su hermana en la fiesta. She will comfort her sister at the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolarémos | Nosotros consolarémos a los niños mañana. We will comfort the children tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolaréis | Vosotros consolaréis a los invitados después. You all will comfort the guests afterward. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolarén | Ellos consolarén a los afectados pronto. They will comfort the affected people soon. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya consolado | Espero que haya consolado a su amigo. I hope he has comforted his friend. | |
Tú | hayas consolado | Es posible que hayas consolado a ella. It's possible that you have comforted her. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya consolado | Es bueno que él haya consolado a su hermana. It's good that he has comforted his sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos consolado | Esperamos que hayamos consolado a todos. We hope that we have comforted everyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis consolado | Me alegra que hayáis consolado a los niños. I'm glad that you all have comforted the children. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan consolado | Es probable que hayan consolado a los afectados. It's likely that they have comforted those affected. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera consolado | Si hubiera consolado a mi amigo, estaría mejor. If I had comforted my friend, he would be better. | |
Tú | hubieras consolado | Es posible que hubieras consolado a ella antes. You might have comforted her earlier. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera consolado | Ella habría consolado a su hermana. She would have comforted her sister. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos consolado | Si hubiéramos consolado a todos, habría sido mejor. If we had comforted everyone, it would have been better. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais consolado | Quizá hubierais consolado a los niños. Maybe you all had comforted the children. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran consolado | Ellos habrían consolado a la familia. They would have 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 |
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Yo | hubiere consolado | Para entonces, ya hubiere consolado a todos. By then, I will have already consoled everyone. | |
Tú | hubieres consolado | Es probable que tú hubieres consolado a ella. It's likely that you will have consoled her. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere consolado | Es posible que él hubiere consolado a su amigo. He might have consoled his friend. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos consolado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos consolado a los niños. Perhaps we will have consoled the children. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis consolado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis consolado a todos. By then, you will have consoled everyone. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren consolado | Es posible que ellos hubieren consolado a los afectados. It's possible that they will have consoled the affected. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | consola | Consola a tu hermano cuando esté triste. Console your brother when he's sad. | |
Tú | consola | Consola a tu amigo si está preocupado. Console your friend if he's worried. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | console | Console a la víctima con palabras amables. Console the victim with kind words. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | consolamos | Consolamos a los niños después del accidente. We console the children after the accident. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | consolad | Consolad a los amigos en momentos difíciles. Console the friends in difficult times. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consolen | Consolen a los afectados con palabras de apoyo. Console the affected with words of support. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no consuelo | No consuelo a nadie en público. I don't comfort anyone in public. | |
Tú | no consueles | No consueles a esa persona ahora. Don't comfort that person now. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no consuele | Por favor, no consuele a los niños todavía. Please, don't comfort the children yet. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no consintamos | No consintamos que se haga eso. Let's not allow that to be done. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no consintáis | No consintáis en esas acciones. Don't allow those actions. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no consuelen | No consuelen a nadie en la calle. Don't comfort anyone on the street. |
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