Spanish Verb ABLANDAR - to soften. Regular AR family

Spanish Verb ABLANDAR: to soften

The Spanish verb ablandar means 'to soften ' and is a regular Spanish AR verb.

To remember this, imagine the chef uses A BLAND mix to soften up the palate!

There are over 6500 Spanish -AR verbs which make no changes to the stem in any tense. During January a new regular -AR verb is featured each day to enable you to consolidate the regular AR verb family. You will learn other regular verbs such as abogar, abigarrar, ablandar, bromear, and others.

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Read on, below the ABLANDAR verb table...

to soften: ablandar
Imagine the chef uses A BLAND mix
to soften up the palate!

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE ablandar
Simple Tenses ablandar
TENSE	yo	tú	él, ella, usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos, ellas, ustedes
Present Presente soften	ablando	ablandas	ablanda	ablandamos	ablandáis	ablandan
Imperfect Imperfecto softened	ablandaba	ablandabas	ablandaba	ablandábamos	ablandabais	ablandaban
Preterit Pretérito softened	ablandé	ablandaste	ablandó	ablandamos	ablandasteis	ablandaron
Future Futuro will soften	ablandaré	ablandarás	ablandará	ablandaremos	ablandaréis	ablandarán
Conditional Condicional would soften	ablandaría	ablandarías	ablandaría	ablandaríamos	ablandaríais	ablandarían
Subjunctive Subjuntivo may soften	ablande	ablandes	ablande	ablandemos	ablandéis	ablanden
Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjuntivo may soften	ablandara	ablandaras	ablandara	ablandáramos	ablandarais	ablandaran
	ablandase	ablandases	ablandase	ablandásemos	ablandaseis	ablandasen
Imperative Tenses ablandar
Imperative Imperativo soften!		¡ablanda!	¡ablande!	¡ablandemos!	¡ablandad!	¡ablanden!
Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo don't soften!		¡no ablandes!	¡no ablande!	¡no ablandemos!	¡no ablandéis!	¡no ablanden!
Compound Tenses ablandar - Past Participle ablandado - softened
Present Perfect Perfecto de Indicativo have softened	he ablandado	has ablandado	ha ablandado	hemos ablandado	habéis ablandado	han ablandado
Preterit Perfect Pretérito Anterior had softened	hube ablandado	hubiste ablandado	hubo ablandado	hubimos ablandado	hubisteis ablandado	hubieron ablandado
Past Perfect Pluscuamperfecto had softened	había ablandado	habías ablandado	había ablandado	habíamos ablandado	habíais ablandado	habían ablandado
Present Perfect Subjunctive Presente perfecto have softened	haya ablandado	hayas ablandado	haya ablandado	hayamos ablandado	hayáis ablandado	hayan ablandado
Future Perfect Futuro Perfecto will have softened	habré ablandado	habrás ablandado	habrá ablandado	habremos ablandado	habréis ablandado	habrán ablandado
Conditional Perfect Condicional Perfecto would have softened	habría ablandado	habrías ablandado	habría ablandado	habríamos ablandado	habríais ablandado	habrían ablandado
Pluperfect Pluscuamperfecto may have softened	hubiera ablandado	hubieras ablandado	hubiera ablandado	hubiéramos ablandado	hubierais ablandado	hubieran ablandado
Pluperfect Pluscuamperfecto may have softened	hubiese ablandado	hubieses ablandado	hubiese ablandado	hubiésemos ablandado	hubieseis ablandado	hubiesen ablandado
Progressive Tenses: Present Participle ablandando - softening
Present Progressive Presente Progressivo am softening	estoy ablandando	estás ablandando	está ablandando	estamos ablandando	está ablandando	están ablandando
Preterit Progressive Pretérito was softening	estuve ablandando	estuviste ablandando	estuvo ablandando	estuvimos ablandando	estuvisteis ablandando	estuvieron ablandando
Imperfect Progressive Imperfecto had been softening	estaba ablandando	estabas ablandando	estaba ablandando	estábamos ablandando	estabais ablandando	estaban ablandando
Future Progressive Futuro Perfecto will be softening	estaré ablandando	estarás ablandando	estará ablandando	estaremos ablandando	estaréis ablandando	estarán ablandando
Conditional Progressive Condicional perfecto would've been softening	estaría ablandando	estarías ablandando	estabría ablandando	estaríamos ablandando	estaríais ablandando	estarían ablandando
Subjunctive Progressive Subjuntivo may've been softening	que ~ ablandando	que ~ ablandando	que ~ ablandando	que ~ ablandando	que ~ ablandando	que ~ ablandando

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MORE on the SPANISH VERB ablandar

ablandar can also mean: to soften up; to diminish, to slacken.
ablandarse (vr): to soften (up); to melt

el ablandamiento (nm): softening up; moderation.
el ablandador (nm): softener.
el ablandador de agua (nm): water softener.
el ablandador de carnes (nm): meat tenderizer.

blando/a (adj m/f): soft, springy; deferential; smooth, suave; weak, delicate.

vos replaces tú - you, informal, singular -
- in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and also in some countries of Central America.
Sometimes it also replaces the formal singular 'Usted'.
In regular AR verbs, the conjugations remain the same as for tú except for the addition of accents in the following tenses:
Presente: vos ablandás
Imperativo: ¡ablandá!

HOW TO CONQUER SPANISH VERB CONJUGATION

The Spanish verb for soften ablandar is an Regular AR verb.
Learn to conjugate ablandar and it will reinforce this regular pattern.
Do a series of verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the verbs' conjugation patterns. Keep doing them with a new one every day from the Spanish Verbs List.
The same applies to the various patterns. Each month we feature a daily verb from one of the major pattern groups.
Repeating these tables aloud 10 times throughout the day will better embed the patterns into your subconscious, and your long term memory.
Reciting aloud is a great way for you to practice your pronunciation, and helps you to memorize the conjugations.

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