consolar Present Conjugation
consolar — to comfort
Consolar follows the O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: consuelo, consuelas, consuela, consolamos, consoláis, consuelan.
consolar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe the act of comforting someone as a habit, a general truth, or something happening right now.
Notes on consolar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb (O > UE). The 'o' in the root becomes 'ue' when stressed. This does not happen in the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms because the stress shifts to the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre consuelo a mi hermana cuando está triste.
I always comfort my sister when she is sad.
yo
Tú consuelas muy bien a los niños.
You comfort children very well.
tú
Nosotros consolamos a la familia después del funeral.
We comfort the family after the funeral.
nosotros
Ellas consuelan al perro durante la tormenta.
They comfort the dog during the storm.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'consolo' instead of 'consuelo'.
Correct: consuelo
Why: Consolar is a stem-changing verb; the 'o' must change to 'ue' in the first person singular.
Mistake: Using 'consuelamos' for the nosotros form.
Correct: consolamos
Why: Stem changes never occur in the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: consolé
Consolar is completely regular in the preterite: consolé, consolaste, consoló, consolamos, consolasteis, consolaron.
Imperfect
yo: consolaba
Consolar is regular in the imperfect, using the standard -aba endings: consolaba, consolabas, consolaba, consolábamos, consolabais, consolaban.
Future
yo: consolaré
The future of consolar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: consolaría
The conditional of consolar is regular: consolaría, consolarías, consolaría, consolaríamos, consolaríais, consolarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consuele
The present subjunctive follows the O-to-UE stem change, except for nosotros and vosotros: consuele, consueles, consuele, consolemos, consoléis, consuelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consolara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: consolara, consolaras, consolara, consoláramos, consolarais, consolaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consuela
The affirmative imperative uses the stem-changed form for 'tú' and 'usted': consuela, consuele, consolemos, consolad, consuelen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no consueles, no consuele, no consolemos, no consoléis, no consuelen.