SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

arder

to burn, blaze (to be consumed by fire or in flames)

-er verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

arder: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoardo
túardes
él / ella / ustedarde
nosotros / nosotrasardemos
vosotros / vosotrasardéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesarden

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

arder: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoardí
túardiste
él / ella / ustedardió
nosotros / nosotrasardimos
vosotros / vosotrasardisteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesardieron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

arder: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoardía
túardías
él / ella / ustedardía
nosotros / nosotrasardíamos
vosotros / vosotrasardíais
ellos / ellas / ustedesardían

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

arder: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoarderé
túarderás
él / ella / ustedarderá
nosotros / nosotrasarderemos
vosotros / vosotrasarderéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesarderán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

arder: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoardería
túarderías
él / ella / ustedardería
nosotros / nosotrasarderíamos
vosotros / vosotrasarderíais
ellos / ellas / ustedesarderían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

arder: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoarda
túardas
él / ella / ustedarda
nosotros / nosotrasardamos
vosotros / vosotrasardáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesardan

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to burn, blaze (to be consumed by fire or in flames)
  • to burn, to sting, to smart (to hurt, be in pain)
  • to burn, seethe (to be in an agitated or angry mental state)

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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