How to conjugate Alentar in Spanish

Alentar  in Spanish means to encourage

Alentar 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 alentar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

Alentar in the Present Tense

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

The verb alentar is irregular in the present tense. 

Alentar in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb. 

Alentar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers  have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case alentar is an e → ie stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8

 To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

The verb alentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. 

ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

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

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aliento	I encourage
Tú	alientas	you encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alienta	he/she encourages, you (formal) encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentamos	we encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentáis	you (plural) Spain encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alientan	they encourage, you (plural) encourage

Examples: 

Yo aliento a mi mamá a que aprenda a bailar	I encourage my mom into learn how to dance
Nosotros alentamos al equipo de baloncesto del colegio para que ganen	We encourage the basketball team for them to win
Ellas alientan a sus amigas para que les vaya bien en sus exámenes	They encourage their friends to do well in their test

Alentar in the Preterite Tense

The verb alentar is regular 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.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alenté	I encouraged
Tú	alentaste	you encouraged
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentó	he/she encouraged, you (formal) encouraged
Nosotros (as)	alentamos	we encouraged
Vosotros (as)	alentasteis	you (plural) Spain encouraged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentaron	they encouraged, you (plural) encouraged

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: 

Ayer alenté a mi amigo a invitar a su amiga al cine	Yesterday I encouraged my friend into inviting his friend to the movies.
La semana pasada nosotros  alentamos a nuestros amigos a salir a bailar	Last week we encouraged our friends to go out dancing
Ellas alentaron a sus amigas a cantar en la obra de teatro	They encouraged their friend to sing in the play

Alentar 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 alentar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

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

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

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

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentaba	I used to encourage
Tú	alentabas	you used to encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentaba	he/she used to encourage, you (formal) used to encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentábamos	we used to encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentabais	you (plural) Spain used to encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentaban	they used to encourage, you (plural) used to encourage

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: 

Yo alentaba a mi mamá a cumplir su sueño de publicar un libro	I used to encouraged my mom into accomplished her dream of publishing a book
Todos los días alentábamos a nuestros padres para adoptar un perro	We used to encouraged our parents to adopt a dogd
Ellas alentaban todos los días al equipo de fútbol	Every day they used to encouraged the soccer team

Alentar  in the Future Tense

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

The verb alentar 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 alentar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb alentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate alentar 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 alentar..
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 alentar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentaré	I will encourage
Tú	alentarás	you will encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentará	he/she will encourage, you (formal) will encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentaremos	we will encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentaréis	you (plural) Spain will encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentarán	they will encourage, you (plural) will encourage

Examples: 

Yo alentaré a mi hermana a que adopte un perro	I will encourage my sister to adopt a dog
Nosotros alentaremos a nuestros compañeros en la competencia	We will encourage our partners in the competition
Ellas siempre alentarán a sus amigas en el campeonato de fútbol	They will always encourage their friends in the soccer championship

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar 

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 alentar using the informal future:

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

Examples: 

Yo voy a alentar a mis amigos a que sigan trabajando duro	I will encourage my friends to keep working hard
Nosotros vamos a alentar a nuestros amigos en el partido de fútbol	We will encourage our friends at the soccer game
Ellas van a alentar a sus padres a llevarlas de paseo	They will encourage their parents to take them for a walk

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (alentar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (alent)
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (alentando)

The present participle of alentar is alentando. 

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 alentar is: alentando

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 alentar using the present progressive:

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

Examples:

Yo estoy alentando a mis amigas a que viajen conmigo	I am encouraging my friends to travel with me
Estamos alentando a nuestros padres a tener otro hijo	We are encouraging our parents to have another kid
¿Están alentando al equipo de fútbol?	Are they encouraging the soccer team?

Alentar 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 alentar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb alentar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate alentar 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 alentar.
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 alentar is alentar. 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentaría	I would encourage
Tú	alentarías	you would encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentaría	he/she would encourage, you (formal) would encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentaríamos	we would encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentaríais	you (plural) Spain would encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentarían	they would encourage, you (plural)  would encourage

Examples: 

Yo alentaría al equipo de baloncesto si pudiera ir al partido	I would encourage the basketball team if I could go to the game
Nosotros alentaríamos a nuestros padres a adoptar un perro pero van a decir que no	We would encourage our parent into adopting a dog but they will say no
Ellas alentarían a su hermana en la competencia pero no podrán asistir	They would encourage their sister in the competition but they won’t be able to go

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar:

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

The past participle of the verb alentar is alentado.

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

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

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

Examples: 

Yo he alentado siempre a mi mamá en todas sus decisiones	I have always encouraged my mom in all of her decisions
Nosotros hemos alentado al equipo de fútbol del colegio todos los partidos.	We have encouraged the soccer team of the school every match

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar. 

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 alentar:

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

The past participle of alentar is alentado. 

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

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

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

Examples: 

Yo había alentado a mi hermano a que le pida matrimonio a su novia	I had encouraged my brother into asking his girlfriend to marry him
Tú habías alentado a tus padres a tener más hijos	You had encouraged your parents to have more kids
Él había alentado a su hermano a continuar con el proceso de adopción	He had encouraged his brother into continuing with the adoption process

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar. 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 alentar:

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

The past participle of alentar is alentado. 

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

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

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

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habré alentado al equipo de baloncesto	Tomorrow at this time, I will have encouraged the basketball team
Pedro habrá alentado a su esposa a cortarse el pelo	Pedro will have encouraged his wife to cut her hair

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar. 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 alentar:

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

The past participle of alentar is alentado. 

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

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

Examples: 

Yo  habría alentado a mi hermana a que empiece el divocio si me hubieran informado de la situación	I would have encouraged my sister to start the divorce process if I had known the situation
Ellos habrían alentado  a sus amigos a pelear	They would have encouraged their friends into the fight

Alentar 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 alentar is irregular in the subjunctive present form. 

Alentar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case alentar is an e → ie stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

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 alentar is irregular in the subjunctive present and it is  a stem changing verb. The o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aliente	I may encourage
Tú	alientes	you may encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aliente	he/she may encourage, you (formal) may encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentemos	we may encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentéis	you (plural) Spain may encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alienten	they may encourage, you (plural) may encourage

Examples: 

Quizás aliente a mis compañeras a publicar su escrito en el periodico	Perhaps, I may encourage my friends to publish their writing in the news paper
Es posible que ellos alienten a sus hijos a hacer lo que ellos deseen	It’s possible they may encourage their children to do what they really want

Alentar 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 alentar 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 -ar verbs like alentar the 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

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he 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

Here are the steps in action:

1. Alentar

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

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with alent

4. Then, add a new ending.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentara	I might encourage
Tú	alentaras	you might encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentara	he/she might encourage, you (formal) might encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentáramos	we might encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentarais	you (plural) Spain might encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentaran	they might encourage, you (plural) might encourage

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentase	I might encourage
Tú	alentases	you might encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentase	he/she might encourage, you (formal) might encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentásemos	we might encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentaseis	you (plural) Spain might encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentasen	they might encourage, you (plural) might encourage

Examples: 

Te dije que  alentases a tu hermano en su trabajo	I told you to encourage your brother with his work
Sería bueno si alentásemos al equipo de tu hermana en el partido	It would be nice if we might encouraged your sister’s team at the match

Alentar 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 alentar 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 -ar verbs like alentar 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

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	alentare	I will encourage
Tú	alentares	you will encourage
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	alentare	he/she will encourage, you (formal) will encourage
Nosotros (as)	alentáremos	we will encourage
Vosotros (as)	alentareis	you (plural) Spain will encourage
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	alentaren	they will encourage, you (plural) will encourage

Example:

Alentare a mi esposa a que compremos una casa

I will agree encourage my wife to but a house

Alentar 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 alentar 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 alentar is: alentado

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

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

Example:

¿Tú crees que ellos hayan alentado al equipo?	Do you think they may have encouraged the team?
Es posible que nunca hayan alentado a nadie	It’s possible they may have never encouraged anyone

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

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

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. 

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 alentar:

4. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (alentar)
5. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (alent)
6. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (alentado)

The past participle of the verb alentar is alentado.

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

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

OR

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

Example:

Yo te hubiese alentado a las chicas si hubiera estado presente.	I might have encouraged the girls if I was there
Desearía que hubiéramos alentado a nuestro hijo a cumplir sus sueños	I wish we might have encouraged our son to follow his dreams

Alentar 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.

Alentar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

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 alentar  would be alienta. 

Let’s see the process:

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

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

Keep in mind that  alentar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case alentar is an e → ie stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb alentar are the following:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡alienta!	encourage!
Usted (Ud.)	¡aliente!	encourage!
Nosotros (as)	¡alentemos!	encourage!
Vosotros (as)	¡alentad!	encourage!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡alienten!	encourage!

Examples:

¡Alienta a tu hermano!	Encourage your brother!
¡Alentemos al equipo de fútbol!	Let’s encourage the soccer team!

Alentar 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.

Alentar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

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 

The rest of the conjugations in the Negative Commands for the verb alentar are the following but please keep in mind that  alentar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case alentar is an e → ie stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw

To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8 

To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡No alientes!	Don’t encourage!
Usted (Ud.)	¡No aliente!	Don’t encourage!
Nosotros (as)	¡No alentemos!	Don’t encourage!
Vosotros (as)	¡No alientéis!	Don’t encourage!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡No alienten!	Don’t encourage!

Examples

¡No alientes a nadie a hacer algo que no quieren!

Don’t encourage anyone to do something they don’t want to do!