Exhortar means to strongly encourage, urge, or exhort someone to do something. It is often used in formal contexts to promote or persuade.
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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 | exhorto | Yo exhorto a todos a participar. I urge everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | exhortas | Tú exhortas a tus amigos a venir. You urge your friends to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhorta | Él exhorta a los estudiantes a estudiar. He urges the students to study. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortamos | Nosotros exhortamos a la comunidad a ayudar. We urge the community to help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortáis | Vosotros exhortáis a los vecinos a colaborar. You all urge the neighbors to collaborate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortan | Ellos exhortan a la gente a ser solidaria. They urge people to be supportive. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhorté | Ayer exhorté a mis amigos a estudiar. Yesterday I urged my friends to study. | |
| Tú | exhortaste | Tú exhortaste a tu hermano a venir. You urged your brother to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortó | Él exhortó a los empleados a ser puntuales. He urged the employees to be punctual. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortamos | Nosotros exhortamos a todos a participar. We urged everyone to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortasteis | Vosotros exhortasteis a los estudiantes a estudiar más. You all urged the students to study more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortaron | Ellos exhortaron a la comunidad a colaborar. They urged the community to collaborate. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhortaba | Yo exhortaba a mis amigos a estudiar más. I used to encourage my friends to study more. | |
| Tú | exhortabas | Tú exhortabas a tus hijos a ser honestos. You used to encourage your children to be honest. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortaba | Él exhortaba a sus colegas a trabajar en equipo. He used to encourage his colleagues to work as a team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortábamos | Nosotros exhortábamos a todos a participar. We used to encourage everyone to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortabais | Vosotros exhortabais a los estudiantes a estudiar más. You all used to encourage the students to study more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortaban | Ellos exhortaban a la comunidad a colaborar. They used to encourage the community to collaborate. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy exhortando | Estoy exhortando a todos a participar. I am urging everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | estás exhortando | Estás exhortando a tus amigos a venir. You are urging your friends to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está exhortando | Ella está exhortando a los empleados. She is urging the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos exhortando | Estamos exhortando a la comunidad a ayudar. We are urging the community to help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis exhortando | Vosotros estáis exhortando a los estudiantes. You all are urging the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están exhortando | Ellos están exhortando a los participantes. They are urging the participants. |
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 exhortar | Voy a exhortar a mis amigos a estudiar. I am going to urge my friends to study. | |
| Tú | vas a exhortar | Vas a exhortar a tu hermano a venir. You are going to urge your brother to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a exhortar | Ella va a exhortar a sus colegas mañana. She is going to urge her colleagues tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a exhortar | Vamos a exhortar a todos a participar. We are going to urge everyone to participate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a exhortar | Vosotros vais a exhortar a los estudiantes. You all are going to urge the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a exhortar | Ellos van a exhortar a los empleados hoy. They are going to urge the employees today. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhortaré | Exhortaré a todos a participar. I will exhort everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | exhortarás | Exhortarás a tus amigos a venir. You will exhort your friends to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortará | Él exhortará a los empleados a mejorar. He will exhort the employees to improve. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortaremos | Exhortaremos a la comunidad a colaborar. We will exhort the community to collaborate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortaréis | Exhortaréis a los estudiantes a estudiar más. You all will exhort the students to study more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortarán | Exhortarán a los líderes a actuar. They will exhort the leaders to act. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhortaría | Yo exhortaría a todos a participar. I would exhort everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | exhortarías | Tú exhortarías a tus amigos a venir. You would exhort your friends to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortaría | Él exhortaría a los estudiantes a estudiar más. He would exhort the students to study more. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortaríamos | Nosotros exhortaríamos a la comunidad a colaborar. We would exhort the community to collaborate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortaríais | Vosotros exhortaríais a los vecinos a participar. You all would exhort the neighbors to participate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortarían | Ellos exhortarían a los empleados a mejorar. They would exhort the employees to improve. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he exhortado | He exhortado a todos a participar. I have urged everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | has exhortado | Tú has exhortado a tus amigos a venir. You have urged your friends to come. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha exhortado | Ella ha exhortado a los estudiantes a estudiar más. She has urged the students to study more. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos exhortado | Nosotros hemos exhortado a la comunidad a colaborar. We have urged the community to collaborate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis exhortado | Vosotros habéis exhortado a los empleados a mejorar. You all have urged the employees to improve. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han exhortado | Ellos han exhortado a la gente a votar. They have urged the people to vote. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había exhortado | Yo había exhortado a todos a participar. I had urged everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | habías exhortado | Tú habías exhortado a tu equipo antes del partido. You had urged your team before the match. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había exhortado | Ella había exhortado a los estudiantes a estudiar más. She had urged the students to study more. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos exhortado | Nosotros habíamos exhortado a la comunidad a colaborar. We had urged the community to collaborate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais exhortado | Vosotros habíais exhortado a los vecinos a participar. You all had urged the neighbors to participate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían exhortado | Ellos habían exhortado a los empleados a mejorar. They had urged the employees to improve. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré exhortado | Para entonces, habré exhortado a todos. By then, I will have exhorted everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás exhortado | Tú habrás exhortado a los estudiantes. You will have exhorted the students. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá exhortado | Ella habrá exhortado a los empleados. She will have exhorted the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos exhortado | Nosotros habremos exhortado a los participantes. We will have exhorted the participants. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis exhortado | Vosotros habréis exhortado a los voluntarios. You all will have exhorted the volunteers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán exhortado | Ellos habrán exhortado a los invitados. They will have exhorted the guests. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría exhortado | Yo habría exhortado a participar. I would have urged to participate. | |
| Tú | habrías exhortado | Tú habrías exhortado a seguir adelante. You would have urged to keep going. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría exhortado | Él habría exhortado a no rendirse. He would have urged not to give up. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos exhortado | Nosotros habríamos exhortado a mejorar. We would have urged to improve. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais exhortado | Vosotros habríais exhortado a actuar. You all would have urged to act. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían exhortado | Ellos habrían exhortado a cambiar. They would have urged to change. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhorte | Espero que él exhorte a todos. I hope that he exhorts everyone. | |
| Tú | exhortes | Es importante que tú exhortes a tus amigos. It's important that you exhort your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhorte | Es necesario que él exhorte a los estudiantes. It's necessary that he exhorts the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortemos | Queremos que nosotros exhortemos a la comunidad. We want us to exhort the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortéis | Es posible que vosotros exhortéis a los participantes. It's possible that you all exhort the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhorten | Dudo que ellos exhorten a los empleados. I doubt that they exhort the employees. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhortara | Esperaba que él exhortara a todos. I hoped that he exhorted everyone. | |
| Tú | exhortaras | Dudaba que tú exhortaras a nadie. I doubted that you exhorted anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortara | Quería que ella exhortara a los estudiantes. I wanted her to exhort the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortáramos | Era importante que nosotros exhortáramos a los colegas. It was important that we exhorted the colleagues. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortarais | Pensaba que vosotros exhortarais a los vecinos. I thought that you all exhorted the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortaran | No creía que ellos exhortaran a nadie. I didn't believe that they exhorted 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 | exhortare | Espero que exhortare a todos a participar. I hope that I will exhort everyone to participate. | |
| Tú | exhortares | Es posible que exhortares a tus amigos. It is possible that you will exhort your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhortare | Es probable que exhortare al equipo mañana. He/She/You will exhort the team tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortáremos | Confío en que exhortáremos con éxito. We will exhort successfully. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortareis | Quizá exhortareis a los estudiantes. Maybe you all will exhort the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhortaren | Es posible que exhortaren a los empleados. They/You all will exhort the employees. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya exhortado | Espero que haya exhortado a todos. I hope I have exhorted everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas exhortado | Es posible que hayas exhortado a tus amigos. It's possible that you have exhorted your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya exhortado | Es importante que él haya exhortado a los empleados. It's important that he has exhorted the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos exhortado | Creemos que hayamos exhortado suficiente. We believe that we have exhorted enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis exhortado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis exhortado a todos. I'm not sure that you have exhorted everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan exhortado | Es probable que hayan exhortado a los estudiantes. They have probably exhorted the students. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera exhortado | Si hubiera exhortado más temprano, habría evitado problemas. If I had exhorted earlier, I would have avoided problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras exhortado | Es posible que tú hubieras exhortado a todos. Maybe you had exhorted everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera exhortado | Ella habría exhortado a sus colegas. She would have exhorted her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos exhortado | Nosotros hubiéramos exhortado más si hubiéramos sabido. We would have exhorted more if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais exhortado | Vosotros habríais exhortado a los estudiantes. You all would have exhorted the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran exhortado | Ellos habrían exhortado a la comunidad. They would have exhorted the community. |
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 exhortado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere exhortado a todos. When I arrive, I will have already exhorted everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres exhortado | Es posible que tú hubieres exhortado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have exhorted before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere exhortado | Es probable que él hubiere exhortado a los empleados. He probably will have exhorted the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos exhortado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos exhortado a todos. By then, we will have exhorted everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis exhortado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis exhortado a los participantes. Maybe you all will have exhorted the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren exhortado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren exhortado a los invitados. When they arrive, they will have already exhorted the guests. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhorte | ¡Exhorte a sus empleados a ser puntuales! Encourage your employees to be punctual! | |
| Tú | exhorta | ¡Exhorta a tus amigos a venir temprano! Encourage your friends to come early! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhorte | ¡Exhorte al equipo a seguir las instrucciones! Encourage the team to follow the instructions! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhortemos | ¡Exhortemos a todos a colaborar! Let's encourage everyone to collaborate! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhortad | ¡Exhortad a los estudiantes a estudiar más! Encourage the students to study more! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhorten | ¡Exhorten a la comunidad a participar! Encourage the community to participate! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no exhorte | No exhorte a nadie en público. Don't exhort anyone in public. | |
| Tú | no exhortes | No exhortes a tu hermano así. Don't exhort your brother like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no exhorte | Por favor, no exhorte a los empleados. Please, don't exhort the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no exhortemos | No exhortemos a los niños a correr. Let's not exhort the children to run. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no exhortéis | No exhortéis a los estudiantes a hacer trampa. Don't exhort the students to cheat. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no exhorten | No exhorten a nadie sin razón. Don't exhort anyone without reason. |
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