auxiliar Present Conjugation
auxiliar — to help
Use 'auxilio', 'auxilias', 'auxilia', 'auxiliamos', 'auxiliáis', 'auxilian' for current or habitual helping.
auxiliar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
The present tense is for actions happening right now ('I am helping'), habitual actions ('He always helps'), or general truths ('Good people help others').
Notes on auxiliar in the Present
Auxiliar is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard -ar verb pattern: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Example Sentences
Yo auxilio a los animales abandonados.
I help abandoned animals.
yo
¿Tú siempre auxilias a tus amigos?
Do you always help your friends?
tú
Mi madre auxilia a los ancianos del barrio.
My mother helps the elderly people in the neighborhood.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros auxiliamos en el comedor social.
We help at the soup kitchen.
nosotros
Ellos auxilian a los necesitados cada semana.
They help those in need every week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present progressive ('estoy auxiliando') when the simple present is more natural for habitual actions.
Correct: For habits, use the simple present: 'Yo auxilio'.
Why: The simple present covers habitual actions, while the present progressive emphasizes an action happening at this exact moment.
Mistake: Confusing 'auxiliamos' (present) with 'auxiliamos' (preterite).
Correct: Context usually clarifies whether 'auxiliamos' means 'we help' (present) or 'we helped' (preterite).
Why: The nosotros form of the preterite is identical to the nosotros form of the present indicative for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: auxilié
Use 'auxilié', 'auxiliaste', 'auxilió', 'auxiliamos', 'auxiliasteis', 'auxiliaron' for completed past actions of helping.
Imperfect
yo: auxiliaba
Use 'auxiliaba', 'auxiliabas', 'auxiliaba', 'auxiliábamos', 'auxiliabais', 'auxiliaban' for ongoing or habitual past help.
Future
yo: auxiliaré
Use 'auxiliaré', 'auxiliarás', 'auxiliará', 'auxiliaremos', 'auxiliaréis', 'auxiliarán' for future help.
Conditional
yo: auxiliaría
Use 'auxiliaría', 'auxiliarías', 'auxiliaría', 'auxiliaríamos', 'auxiliaríais', 'auxiliarían' for 'would' help.
Present Subjunctive
yo: auxilie
Use 'auxilie', 'auxilies', 'auxiliemos', 'auxilien' after wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: auxiliara
Use 'auxiliara' or 'auxiliarais' for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: auxilia
Use 'auxilia', 'auxilie', 'auxiliemos', 'auxiliad', 'auxilien' for direct commands with 'auxiliar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no auxilies
Use 'no auxilies', 'no auxilie', 'no auxiliemos', 'no auxiliéis', 'no auxilien' for negative commands.