Entristecer means to cause someone to feel sad or sorrowful. It is used to describe the act of making someone unhappy emotionally.
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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 | entristezco | Cada día, me entristezco por las noticias. Every day, I get sad about the news. | |
| Tú | entristeces | Tú entristeces cuando escuchas malas noticias. You get sad when you hear bad news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristece | Ella entristece con las historias tristes. She gets sad with sad stories. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristecemos | Nosotros entristecemos por la situación. We get sad because of the situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristecéis | Vosotros entristecéis con las noticias malas. You all get sad with bad news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecen | Ellos entristecen cuando pierden algo importante. They get sad when they lose something important. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristecí | Ayer me entristecí mucho. Yesterday I was very saddened. | |
| Tú | entristeciste | Tú entristeciste al escuchar la noticia. You were saddened when you heard the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristeció | Ella entristeció al perder su trabajo. She was saddened by losing her job. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristecimos | Nosotros entristecimos con la película. We felt sad with the movie. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristecisteis | Vosotros entristecisteis por la noticia. You all were saddened by the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecieron | Los niños entristecieron al irse. The children were saddened when they left. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristecía | Antes, entristecía mucho por las noticias. I used to get very sad about the news. | |
| Tú | entristecías | Tú entristecías fácilmente con las películas. You used to get easily sad with movies. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristecía | Ella entristecía cuando perdía sus juguetes. She used to get sad when she lost her toys. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristecíamos | Nosotros entristecíamos con las historias tristes. We used to feel sad with sad stories. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristecíais | Vosotros entristecíais por las despedidas. You all used to feel sad about goodbyes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecían | Ellos entristecían cuando terminaba la temporada. They used to get sad when the season ended. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy entristeciendo | Estoy entristeciendo por la noticia. I am getting sad because of the news. | |
| Tú | estás entristeciendo | Estás entristeciendo a todos con tu actitud. You are upsetting everyone with your attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está entristeciendo | Ella está entristeciendo por la pérdida. She is becoming sad due to the loss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos entristeciendo | Estamos entristeciendo por el resultado. We are getting sad about the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis entristeciendo | Vosotros estáis entristeciendo con esa noticia. You all are getting sad with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están entristeciendo | Ellos están entristeciendo por la situación. They are becoming sad about the situation. |
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 entristecer | Voy a entristecer si no vienes. I am going to become sad if you don't come. | |
| Tú | vas a entristecer | Vas a entristecer a tu madre. You are going to make your mother sad. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a entristecer | Ella va a entristecer con esa noticia. She is going to become sad with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a entristecer | Vamos a entristecer si perdemos. We are going to become sad if we lose. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a entristecer | Vais a entristecer a vuestros amigos. You all are going to make your friends sad. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a entristecer | Ellos van a entristecer con esa noticia. They are going to become sad with that news. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristeceré | Me entristeceré si no vienes. I will be saddened if you don't come. | |
| Tú | entristecerás | Tú entristecerás al saber la noticia. You will be saddened when you hear the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristecerá | Ella entristecerá al despedirse. She will be saddened when she says goodbye. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristeceremos | Nosotros entristeceremos si no ganamos. We will be saddened if we don't win. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristeceréis | Vosotros entristeceréis con la noticia. You all will be saddened by the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecerán | Ellos entristecerán si no les ayudan. They will be saddened if they are not helped. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristecería | Me entristecería si perdiera el trabajo. I would be saddened if I lost my job. | |
| Tú | entristecerías | ¿Entristecerías si no te invitan? Would you be saddened if you weren't invited? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristecería | Él se entristecería por la noticia. He would be saddened by the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristeceríamos | Nos entristeceríamos si no ganamos. We would be saddened if we didn't win. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristeceríais | ¿Entristeceríais si no venís? Would you all be saddened if you didn't come? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecerían | Se entristecerían por la noticia. They would be saddened by the news. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he entristecido | He entristecido por la noticia. I have been saddened by the news. | |
| Tú | has entristecido | Tú has entristecido a todos. You have saddened everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha entristecido | Ella ha entristecido con su actitud. She has saddened with her attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos entristecido | Nosotros hemos entristecido por la pérdida. We have been saddened by the loss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis entristecido | Vosotros habéis entristecido a muchos. You all have saddened many. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han entristecido | Ellos han entristecido con su decisión. They have saddened with their decision. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había entristecido | Yo había entristecido antes de que llegara. I had saddened before he arrived. | |
| Tú | habías entristecido | Tú habías entristecido por la noticia. You had saddened because of the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había entristecido | Ella había entristecido al ver la película. She had saddened when watching the movie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos entristecido | Nosotros habíamos entristecido por la pérdida. We had saddened by the loss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais entristecido | Vosotros habíais entristecido con la noticia. You all had saddened with the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían entristecido | Ellos habían entristecido por el accidente. They had saddened because of the accident. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré entristecido | Para entonces, habré entristecido mucho. By then, I will have become very sad. | |
| Tú | habrás entristecido | Seguramente habrás entristecido a tu familia. You will have surely saddened your family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá entristecido | Ella habrá entristecido a todos con esa noticia. She will have saddened everyone with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos entristecido | Nosotros habremos entristecido al equipo si perdemos. We will have saddened the team if we lose. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis entristecido | Vuestros comentarios habrán entristecido a muchos. Your comments will have saddened many. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán entristecido | Los resultados habrán entristecido a los fans. The results will have saddened the fans. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría entristecido | Habría entristecido mucho si hubiera sabido. I would have been saddened a lot if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías entristecido | Tú habrías entristecido con esa noticia. You would have been saddened by that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría entristecido | Ella habría entristecido al ver la despedida. She would have been saddened to see the farewell. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos entristecido | Nosotros habríamos entristecido si no hubiéramos llegado a tiempo. We would have been saddened if we hadn't arrived on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais entristecido | Vosotros habríais entristecido con esa noticia. You all would have been saddened by that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían entristecido | Ellos habrían entristecido si no hubieran visto la película. They would have been saddened if they hadn't seen the movie. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristezca | Espero que me entristezca la noticia. I hope the news saddens me. | |
| Tú | entristezcas | Es importante que no te entristezcas. It's important that you don't get sad. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristezca | Me alegra que él entristezca a veces. I'm glad that he gets sad sometimes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristezcamos | Queremos que nos entristezca la situación. We want the situation to make us sad. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristezcáis | Es posible que os entristezcáis por eso. It's possible that you all get sad about it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristezcan | Que no entristezcan a los niños. May they not make the children sad. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristeciera | Esperaba que me entristeciera la noticia. I hoped that the news saddened me. | |
| Tú | entristecieras | No creía que te entristecieras así. I didn't think you would be saddened like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristeciera | Pensé que ella entristeciera por la pérdida. I thought she would be saddened by the loss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristeciéramos | Era posible que nos entristeciéramos juntos. It was possible that we would be saddened together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristecierais | Quizá os entristecierais por la noticia. Maybe you all would be saddened by the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristecieran | No creían que se entristecieran tanto. They didn't believe they would be so saddened. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristeciere | Si la noticia llegare, entristeciere mucho. If the news arrived, I would be very sad. | |
| Tú | entristecieres | Cuando supieras, entristecieres por ello. When you found out, you would be sad about it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristeciere | Si el evento ocurriera, entristeciere a todos. If the event happened, it would make everyone sad. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristeciéremos | En ese caso, entristeciéremos mucho. In that case, we would be very sad. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristeciereis | Si llegare la noticia, entristeciereis. If the news arrived, you all would be sad. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristeciere | Si supieran la verdad, entristeciere mucho. If they knew the truth, they would be very sad. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya entristecido | Espero que haya entristecido a alguien. I hope I have saddened someone. | |
| Tú | hayas entristecido | Es posible que hayas entristecido a tu amigo. It's possible that you have saddened your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya entristecido | Es importante que él haya entristecido por la noticia. It's important that he has saddened by the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos entristecido | Quizá hayamos entristecido sin querer. Maybe we have saddened unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis entristecido | No creo que hayáis entristecido a nadie. I don't think you have saddened anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan entristecido | Es posible que hayan entristecido con sus palabras. It's possible that they have saddened with their words. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera entristecido | Si hubiera entristecido, habría sido por eso. If I had been saddened, it would have been because of that. | |
| Tú | hubieras entristecido | Es posible que hubieras entristecido sin querer. You might have been saddened unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera entristecido | Ella habría entristecido al saber la verdad. She would have been saddened to know the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos entristecido | Nosotros habríamos entristecido si hubiéramos sabido. We would have been saddened if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais entristecido | Vosotros habríais entristecido con esa noticia. You all would have been saddened by that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran entristecido | Ellos habrían entristecido si no hubieran llegado a tiempo. They would have been saddened if they hadn't arrived on time. |
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 entristecido | Cuando llegues, ya hubiere entristecido. When you arrive, I will have already become sad. | |
| Tú | hubieres entristecido | Es posible que tú hubieres entristecido antes de salir. It's possible that you will have become sad before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere entristecido | Es probable que él hubiere entristecido por la noticia. He will have probably become sad because of the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos entristecido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos entristecido mucho. By then, we will have become very sad. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis entristecido | Quizá vosotros hubiereis entristecido si supierais. Maybe you all will have become sad if you knew. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren entristecido | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren entristecido. When they arrive, they will have already become sad. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | entristece | No entristezcas por las cosas pequeñas. Don't get sad over small things. | |
| Tú | entristece | Entristece a tu madre con esas palabras. Make your mother sad with those words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | entristezca | Que él entristezca a sus amigos con esa noticia. Let him make his friends sad with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | entristezcamos | Entristezcamos a todos con esa historia. Let's make everyone sad with that story. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | entristeced | Entristeced a los niños con esa noticia. Make the children sad with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | entristezcan | Que no entristezcan a nadie con sus palabras. Let them not make anyone sad with their words. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no entristezco | No entristezco a mis amigos con malas noticias. I do not sadden my friends with bad news. | |
| Tú | no entristezcas | No entristezcas a tu hermana con eso. Don't upset your sister with that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no entristezca | Por favor, no entristezca a los niños. Please, do not upset the children. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no entristezcamos | No entristezcamos a nadie con nuestras palabras. Let's not upset anyone with our words. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no entristezcáis | No entristezcáis a vuestros padres con malas noticias. Don't upset your parents with bad news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no entristezcan | No entristezcan a los niños con esas historias. Don't upset the children with those stories. |
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