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atrever

to dare

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -er verb.

The Spanish verb atrever means to dare.

Present tense:

yome atrevo
te atreves
él/ella/ustedse atreve
nosotrosnos atrevemos
vosotrosos atrevéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atreven

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subjunctive

present

yome atreva
nosotrosnos atrevamos
vosotrosos atreváis
él/ella/ustedse atreva
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atrevan
te atrevas

The present subjunctive of atrever (atreva) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty, like 'Espero que te atrevas.' (I hope you dare).

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imperfect

yome atreviera
nosotrosnos atreviéramos
vosotrosos atrevierais
él/ella/ustedse atreviera
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atrevieran
te atrevieras

The imperfect subjunctive of atrever (atreviera/atreviera) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or politeness, like 'Si me atreviera...' (If I dared...).

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imperative

affirmative

atrévete
nosotrosatrevámonos
ustedatrévase
vosotrosatreveos
ustedesatrévanse

Use the imperative of atrever for direct commands like '¡Atrévete!' (Dare!) or '¡Atrévanse!' (Dare!).

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negative

no te atrevas
nosotrosno nos atrevamos
ustedno se atreva
vosotrosno os atreváis
ustedesno se atrevan

Use the negative imperative of atrever with 'no' and the present subjunctive, like '¡No te atrevas!' (Don't you dare!).

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indicative

present

yome atrevo
nosotrosnos atrevemos
vosotrosos atrevéis
él/ella/ustedse atreve
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atreven
te atreves

The present tense of atrever (atrevo, atreves, etc.) is for habitual or current actions of daring, like 'Me atrevo a todo.' (I dare everything).

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preterite

yome atreví
nosotrosnos atrevimos
vosotrosos atrevisteis
él/ella/ustedse atrevió
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atrevieron
te atreviste

The preterite of atrever (atreví, atreviste, etc.) describes completed past actions of daring, like 'Me atreví a saltar.' (I dared to jump).

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future

yome atreveré
nosotrosnos atreveremos
vosotrosos atreveréis
él/ella/ustedse atreverá
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atreverán
te atreverás

The future tense of atrever (atreveré, atreverás) indicates future actions of daring, like 'Me atreveré a hacerlo.' (I will dare to do it).

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imperfect

yome atrevía
nosotrosnos atrevíamos
vosotrosos atrevíais
él/ella/ustedse atrevía
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atrevían
te atrevías

The imperfect of atrever (atrevía, atrevías) describes habitual or ongoing past actions of daring, like 'Siempre me atrevía a más.' (I always dared to do more).

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conditional

yome atrevería
nosotrosnos atreveríamos
vosotrosos atreveríais
él/ella/ustedse atrevería
ellos/ellas/ustedesse atreverían
te atreverías

The conditional of atrever (atrevería, atreverías) expresses hypothetical daring ('would dare') or polite suggestions, like 'Me atrevería a preguntar.' (I would dare to ask).

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