How to conjugate Afligir in Spanish

Afligir in Spanish means to afflict, to grieve, to pain, to distress.

Afligir is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb afligir so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

Afligir in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb afligir is irregular in the present tense. 

If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).

The verb afligir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir.  ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ir
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -er and ir  verbs watch my -er and ir verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -ar  verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aflijo	I afflict
Tú	afliges	you afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aflige	he/she afflicts, you (formal) afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligimos	we afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligís	you (plural) Spain afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligen	they afflict, you (plural) afflict

Examples: 

Yo aflijo a mi mamá cuando no controlo mis emociones	I afflict my mom when I don´t control my emotions
Nosotros afligimos a los niños con las noticias del divorcio	We afflict the children with the news of the divorce
A ella le afligen estar lejos de su casa	It afflicts her to be far away from her home

Afligir in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 

2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb afligir is regular in the preterite. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligí	I afflicted
Tú	afligiste	you afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligió	he/she afflicted, you (formal) afflicted
Nosotros (as)	afligimos	we afflicted
Vosotros (as)	afligisteis	you (plural) Spain afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligieron	they afflicted, you (plural) afflicted

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

Examples: 

La semana pasada ella se afligió con las noticias de su ex novio	Last week she afflicted herself with the news about her ex boyfriend
Nosotros afligimos a los niños por no pasar el examen de matemáticas	We afflicted  the children for not passing the math test
La semana pasada ellas se afligieron con las malas noticias del trabajo	Last week they got afflicted by the bad news about their jobs

Afligir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb afligir is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb afligir is what we call an –ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ir
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ir and er verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligía	I used to afflict
Tú	afligías	you used to afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligía	he/she used to afflict, you (formal) used to afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligíamos	we used to afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligíais	you (plural) Spain used to afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligían	they used to afflict, you (plural) used to afflict

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

Examples: 

A veces me afligía pensar en ciertas cosas	Sometimes I used to afflict  to think about certain things
Nosotros afligíamos a nuestros padres  porque no les decíamos donde estábamos	We used to afflict our parents when we did not tell them where we wered
Ellas siempre afligían a sus papás porque peleaban mucho	They always used to afflict their parents because they argue so much

Afligir in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb afligir is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb afligir is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb afligir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate afligir in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case afligir.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligiré	I will afflict
Tú	afligirás	you will afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligirá	he/she will afflict, you (formal) will afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligiremos	we will afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligiréis	you (plural) Spain will afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligirán	they will afflict, you (plural) will afflict

Examples: 

Yo afligiré a mi hija si no respondo sus mensajes y llamadas	I will afflict my daughter if I dont reply to her calls and texts
Nosotros afligiremos a los niños con las noticias de la enfermedad de la abuela	We will afflict the children with the news about grandmas sickness
Ellos afligiran  a los demás cuando les cuenten sobre el divorcio de sus padres	They will afflict the others when they tell them about the divorce of their parents

Afligir in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb afligir is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a afligir 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a afligir	I will afflict
Tú	vas a afligir	you will afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a afligir	he/she will afflict, you (formal) will afflict
Nosotros (as)	vamos a afligir	we will afflict
Vosotros (as)	vais a afligir	you (plural) Spain will afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a afligir	they will afflict, you (plural) will afflict

Examples: 

Seguro  voy a afligir a mi mamá con las malas noticias que le voy a decir	I am sure I will afflict my mom with the bad news I am going to tell her
Van a afligir a sus papás si no les responden las llamadas	They will afflict their parents if they don’t pick up the phone
Ellos van a afligir a los niños si siguen peleando	They will afflict the children if they keep arguing

Afligir in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb afligir is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
3. Add -iendo for -ir verbs  = (afligiendo)

The present participle of afigir is afligiendo. 

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb afligir  is: afligiendo

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy afligiendo	I am afflicting
Tú	estás afligiendo	you are afflicting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está afligiendo	he/she is afflicting, you (formal) are afflicting
Nosotros (as)	estamos afligiendo	we are afflicting
Vosotros (as)	estáis afligiendo	you (plural) Spain are afflicting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están afligiendo	they are afflicting, you (plural) are afflicting

Examples: 

Yo me estoy afligiendo porque mi perro esta enfermo	I am afflicting myself because my dog is sick
Estamos afligiendo a los niños con nuestras peleas	We are afflicting the children because our fights
Ellos están afligiendo a los demás con sus malas actitudes	They are afflicting the ones around them with their bad attitude

Afligir in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb afligir is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb afligir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate afligir in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case afligir.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb afligir is afligir. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligiría	I would afflict
Tú	afligirías	you would afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligiría	he/she would afflict, you (formal) would afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligiríamos	we would afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligiríais	you (plural) Spain would afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligirían	they would afflict, you (plural) would afflict

Examples: 

Yo afligiría  a mi mamá con mi mal comportamiento.	I would afflict my mom with my misbehavior
Nosotros afligiríamos a mi mamá si le contamos sobre el divorcio	We would afflict my mom if we told her about the divorce.
Ellas afligirían a la abuela si le cuentan de los problemas que tienen sus hijos	They would afflict our grandmother if they told her about the problems her children have

Afligir in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb afligir is regular in the present perfect tense. 

To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
3. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (afligido)

The past participle of the verb afligir is afligido.

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he afligido	I have afflict
Tú	has afligido	you have afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha afligido	he/she have afflict, you (formal) have afflict
Nosotros (as)	hemos afligido	we have afflict
Vosotros (as)	habéis afligido	you (plural) Spain have afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han afligido	they have afflict, you (plural) have afflict

Examples: 

Me he afligido porque mi padre está enfermo	I have felt afflict because my dad is sick
Hemos afligido a Paula contándole sobre la enfermedad del perro	We have afflicted Paula telling her about the dogs sickness

Afligir in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb afligir is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case afligir. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
3. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (afligido)

The past participle of afligir is afligido. 

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había afligido	I had afflicted
Tú	habías afligido	you had afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había afligido	he/she had afflicted, you (formal) had afflicted
Nosotros (as)	habíamos afligido	we had afflicted
Vosotros (as)	habíais afligido	you (plural) Spain had afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían afligido	they had afflicted, you (plural) had afflicted

Examples: 

Yo había afligido al niño por gritarle	I had afflicted the child because I yell at him
Habías afligido a tu hermana con su pelea anoche	You had afflicted your sisters with the fight last night
Ellos habían afligido  a los vecinos con sus gritos	They had afflicted the neighbors with their screams

Afligir in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb afligir is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case afligir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (afligido)

The past participle of afligir is afligido. 

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré afligido	I will have afflicted
Tú	habrás afligido	you will have afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá afligido	he/she will have afflicted, you (formal) will have afflicted
Nosotros (as)	habremos afligido	we will have afflicted
Vosotros (as)	habréis afligido	you (plural) Spain will have afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán afligido	they will have afflicted, you (plural) will have afflicted

Examples: 

¿Se habrán afligido los niños por el divorcio de sus padres?	Will the children have been afflicted by the divorce of their parents?
Pedro se habrá afligido porque se cancelo la excursion	Pedro will have afflicted himself because the excursion got canceled

Afligir in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb afligir is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case afligir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
3. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (afligido)

The past participle of afligir is afligido. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría afligido	I would have afflicted
Tú	habrías afligido	you would have afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría afligido	he/she would have afflicted, you (formal) would have afflicted
Nosotros (as)	habríamos afligido	we would have afflicted
Vosotros (as)	habríais afligido	you (plural) Spain will would afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían afligido	they would have afflicted, you (plural) would have afflicted

Examples: 

Seguro se habrían afligido si les decimos que se canceló el paseo a la playa	Surely they would have been afflicted if we told them the trip to the beach was canceled
Habríamos afligido a la abuela si le decimos sobre la enfermedad de su hija	They would have afflicted grandma if we told her about the sickness of her daughter

Afligir in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb afligir is irregular in the subjunctive present form. 

If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Keep in mind that the verb afligir is irregular in the subjunctive present. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aflija	I may afflict
Tú	aflijas	you may afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aflija	he/she may afflict, you (formal) may afflict
Nosotros (as)	aflijamos	we may afflict
Vosotros (as)	aflijáis	you (plural) Spain may afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aflijan	they may afflict, you (plural) may afflict

Examples: 

Quizás aflijamos a Juana si le decimos la verdad sobre su esposo	Perhaps, we may afflict Juana if we tell her the truth about her husband
Es posible que ellos nos aflijan con sus peleas	It’s possible they may afflict us with their argues

Afligir in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb afligir is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for er  and ir verbs like afligir the endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like he endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Here are the steps in action:

1. Afligir

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: afligir – afligieron

3. Now remove -ieron and you are left with aflig

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligiera	I might afflict
Tú	afligieras	you might afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligiera	he/she might afflict, you (formal) might afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligiéramos	we might afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligierais	you (plural) Spain might afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligieran	they might afflict, you (plural) might afflict

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligiese	I might afflict
Tú	afligieses	you might afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligiese	he/she might afflict, you (formal) might afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligiésemos	we might afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligieseis	you (plural) Spain might afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligiesen	they might afflict, you (plural) might afflict

Examples: 

Si yo te afligiese con mi actitud deberías alejarte de mi	If I might afflict you with my attitude you should get away from me
Si ellos afligiesen tu vida tu deberías alejarte y seguir con tus cosas	If they might afflict your life you should step back and do your own thing

Afligir in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb afligir is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs like afligir the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb afligir in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	afligiere	I will afflict
Tú	afligieres	you will afflict
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	afligiere	he/she will afflict, you (formal) will afflict
Nosotros (as)	afligiéremos	we will afflict
Vosotros (as)	afligiereis	you (plural) Spain will afflict
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	afligieren	they will afflict, you (plural) will afflict

Example:

El día que no me afligiere por problemas que no son míos estaré muy tranquila

The day I will not afflict myself with problems that are not mine I will be very peaceful

Afligir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb afligir is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb afligir is: afligido

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb afligir in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya afligido	I may have afflicted
Tú	hayas afligido	you may have afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya afligido	he/she may have afflicted, you (formal) may have afflicted
Nosotros (as)	hayamos afligido	we may have afflicted
Vosotros (as)	hayáis afligido	you (plural) Spain may have afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan afligido	they may have afflicted, you (plural) may have afflicted

Example:

Dudo que alguna vez ella te haya afligido con sus problemas	I doubt that anytime she may have afflicted  you with her problems
Es posible que sus peleas hayan afligido  a los niños y por eso están llorando	It’s possible your fights may have afflicted the children and that is why they are crying

Afligir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb afligir is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to afligir:

4. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (afligir)
5. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aflig)
6. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (afligido)

The past participle of the verb afligir is afligido.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb afligir in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese afligido	I might have afflicted
Tú	hubieses afligido	you might have afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese afligido	he/she might have afflicted, you (formal) might have afflicted
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos afligido	we might have afflicted
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis afligido	you (plural) Spain might have afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen afligido	they might have afflicted, you (plural) might have afflicted

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera afligido	I might have afflicted
Tú	hubieras afligido	you might have afflicted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera afligido	he/she might have afflicted, you (formal) might have afflicted
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos afligido	we might have afflicted
Vosotros (as)	hubierais afligido	you (plural) Spain might have afflicted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran afligido	they might have afflicted, you (plural) might have afflicted

Example:

Yo hubiese afligido a los niños con mis gritos si hubieran estado en el accidente	I might have afflicted the children with my screams if they had been in the accident
Él te hubiera afligido si te contaba sobre su accidente	He might have afflicted you if he told you about his accident

Afligir as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Afligir is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb afligir  would be aflige. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (afliges)
2. Take off the “s”.  (aflige)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (aflige)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡aflige!	afflict!
Usted (Ud.)	¡aflijas!	afflict!
Nosotros (as)	¡aflijamos!	afflict!
Vosotros (as)	¡afligid!	afflict!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡aflijan!	afflict!

Examples:

¡Él se aflige por sus sentimientos!	He gets affilct because of his feelings!
¡Aflijamos a alguien con nuestras acciones!	Let’s affec someone with our actions

Afligir as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Afligir is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡No aflija!	Don’t afflict!
Usted (Ud.)	¡No aflijamos!	Don’t afflict!
Nosotros (as)	¡No aflijáis!	Don’t afflict!
Vosotros (as)	¡No aflijan!	Don’t afflict!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡No aflijan!	Don’t afflict!

Examples

¡No aflijan a sus padres!

Don’t afflict your parents!