Aburrir Conjugation in Spanish
aburrir means "to bore" in English, and it is one of the Spanish verbs you will use again and again in everyday conversation. It is used for talking about boring people — films, lessons, speeches and anything dull, which makes it a practical verb to learn early and to use confidently. This page gives you the complete conjugation of aburrir in every tense and mood — present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, the four perfect tenses, both subjunctive tenses and the imperative — with all six persons, plus the gerund and the past participle. Every form below comes from VerbFlow's verified conjugation tables, so you can trust the accents and the irregular forms. Aburrir is a regular -ir verb verb, and the notes under each tense explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To hear it in a real sentence: Me aburre la película. — "The film bores me.". Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: aburrir
- English: to bore
- Verb type: Regular -ir verb
- Gerund: aburriendo
- Past participle: aburrido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all compound tenses use haber + aburrido)
Full conjugation table
Every tense of aburrir with all six persons. The gerund is aburriendo and the past participle is aburrido.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburro |
| tú | aburres |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburre |
| nosotros/as | aburrimos |
| vosotros/as | aburrís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburren |
Preterite (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburrí |
| tú | aburriste |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburrió |
| nosotros/as | aburrimos |
| vosotros/as | aburristeis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburrieron |
Imperfect (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburría |
| tú | aburrías |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburría |
| nosotros/as | aburríamos |
| vosotros/as | aburríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburrían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburriré |
| tú | aburrirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburrirá |
| nosotros/as | aburriremos |
| vosotros/as | aburriréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburrirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburriría |
| tú | aburrirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburriría |
| nosotros/as | aburriríamos |
| vosotros/as | aburriríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburrirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he aburrido |
| tú | has aburrido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha aburrido |
| nosotros/as | hemos aburrido |
| vosotros/as | habéis aburrido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han aburrido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había aburrido |
| tú | habías aburrido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había aburrido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos aburrido |
| vosotros/as | habíais aburrido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían aburrido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré aburrido |
| tú | habrás aburrido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá aburrido |
| nosotros/as | habremos aburrido |
| vosotros/as | habréis aburrido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán aburrido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría aburrido |
| tú | habrías aburrido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría aburrido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos aburrido |
| vosotros/as | habríais aburrido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían aburrido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburra |
| tú | aburras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburra |
| nosotros/as | aburramos |
| vosotros/as | aburráis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburran |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aburriera |
| tú | aburrieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburriera |
| nosotros/as | aburriéramos |
| vosotros/as | aburrierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburrieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aburre |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburra |
| nosotros/as | aburramos |
| vosotros/as | aburrid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburran |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aburras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aburra |
| nosotros/as | aburramos |
| vosotros/as | aburráis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aburran |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Gerund | aburriendo |
| Past participle | aburrido |
How to use each tense
Each tense below explains when to use it with aburrir, with one example sentence. The example forms are taken from the tables above.
Present indicative
The present tense talks about what happens now, habits, routines and general truths. It is the first tense every learner needs, because it covers daily life: what you do, what you like, where you live. For most verbs the present is also the base for the present subjunctive, so learning it well pays off twice.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Me aburre la película.
Preterite (past)
The preterite talks about finished actions in the past — things that started and ended at a specific moment. Use it for events, for what happened yesterday, last year, or at a particular time. It answers the question "what happened?" and it is the tense of stories told as a sequence of events.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Ayer me aburrió la película.
Imperfect (past)
The imperfect talks about the past as background: habits, repeated actions, descriptions, and things that were in progress when something else happened. Use it for "used to", for setting a scene, and for age, time and weather in the past. It answers "what was going on?" rather than "what happened?".
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: En aquella época, me aburría la película.
Future
The future tense talks about what will happen: plans, predictions and promises. In everyday speech Spanish speakers often use "ir a + infinitive" instead, but the future tense is essential for formal writing, for promises, and for guessing about the present ("¿Dónde estará?").
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Mañana me aburrirá la película.
Conditional
The conditional talks about what would happen: hypothetical situations, polite requests, and advice. It pairs with the imperfect subjunctive in "if" sentences ("Si pudiera, lo haría"). It is also the polite way to ask for things and to soften opinions.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Me aburriría la película si pudiera.
Present perfect
The present perfect (haber + past participle) talks about the recent past and about experience: what you have done, what has just happened, what you have never tried. It connects the past to the present moment, so it often appears with "hoy", "esta semana", "ya" and "todavía no".
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Me ha aburrido la película muchas veces.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect (había + past participle) talks about the past before the past: what had already happened when something else happened. Use it to order two past events — the pluperfect one comes first in time. It appears constantly in stories and explanations.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Me había aburrido la película antes.
Future perfect
The future perfect (habré + past participle) talks about something that will already be finished by a future moment: "Para mañana ya habré terminado". It is also used to guess about the past: "¿Dónde habrá ido?". It is less common in speech but regular in writing.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Para mañana me habrá aburrido la película.
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect (habría + past participle) talks about what would have happened: the past of the conditional. It appears in "if" sentences about a past that did not happen ("Si hubiera sabido, habría venido") and in polite regrets and reproaches.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Me habría aburrido la película si lo hubiera probado.
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is the mood of wishes, doubts, emotions and influence: what you want, hope, doubt or demand. It appears after "quiero que", "espero que", "es posible que", "ojalá" and after verbs of emotion and doubt. It never stands alone — a trigger in the main clause calls for it.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Espero que te aburra la película.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive is the past of the subjunctive: it follows past-tense triggers ("Quería que vinieras") and it is the tense of "if" clauses about unlikely or impossible situations ("Si tuviera dinero, viajaría"). The -ra forms shown here are the standard ones; -se forms exist too but -ra is far more common in speech.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Si me aburriera la película, lo compraría.
Imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands tell someone to do something: "¡Ven aquí!", "¡Siéntate!". The tú and vosotros forms are the ones you will use most, and they are also the ones that break the regular pattern most often — the tú affirmative command comes from the él/ella present form, not from the infinitive.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Affirmative commands with aburrir are rare, because the verb describes a reaction rather than an action you order someone to do. Learners meet it far more often in statements such as Me aburre la película.
Imperative (negative)
Negative commands tell someone not to do something: "¡No hables!", "¡No te vayas!". Unlike affirmative commands, negative commands always use the subjunctive forms, for every person. If you know the present subjunctive, you already know the negative imperative.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: No aburras a nadie con tus historias.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with aburrir, covering different tenses and persons. Read the Spanish first, then check the English.
- Me aburre la película. — "The film bores me."
- ¿Te aburre la película? — "Does the film bore you?"
- Ayer me aburrió la película del cine. — "Yesterday the film at the cinema bored me."
- De niño, me aburría la película. — "As a child, the film bored me."
- Mañana me aburrirá la película si es larga. — "Tomorrow the film will bore me if it is long."
- Me aburriría la película si fuera aburrida. — "The film would bore me if it were boring."
- Me ha aburrido la película muchas veces. — "The film has bored me many times."
- Espero que no te aburra la película. — "I hope the film doesn't bore you."
Common mistakes
The errors learners actually make with aburrir — and how to fix them.
- Wrong: *Yo aburro la película. → Right: Me aburre la película.. Aburrir works backwards like gustar: the thing is the subject and you are the indirect object. Say Me aburre la película, never Yo aburro la película.
- Wrong: *Me aburren la película — the verb must agree with the thing, not with you. → Right: Me aburre la película.. La película is singular, so the verb is singular: Me aburre la película. For plural things, use aburren: Me aburren las clases.
- Wrong: *Ayer me aburro la película. → Right: Ayer me aburrió la película.. In the past, use the preterite third person: Me aburrió la película. Me aburro is the yo form of the present, which is not how aburrir is used for boredom.
- Wrong: *Espero que me aburre la película. → Right: Espero que me aburra la película.. After espero que, use the subjunctive aburra, not the indicative aburre: Espero que no me aburra la película.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on aburrir. Answers are at the end, with a short explanation for each.
What is the yo form of aburrir in the present indicative?
- a) aburrimos
- b) aburro
- c) aburre
- d) aburres
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of aburrir in the preterite (past)?
- a) aburrimos
- b) aburriste
- c) aburrió
- d) aburrí
What is the nosotros/as form of aburrir in the imperfect (past)?
- a) aburrías
- b) aburría
- c) aburríamos
- d) aburría
What is the tú form of aburrir in the future?
- a) aburrirás
- b) aburriré
- c) aburrirá
- d) aburriremos
What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of aburrir in the conditional?
- a) aburrirías
- b) aburriría
- c) aburriría
- d) aburrirían
What is the yo form of aburrir in the present subjunctive?
- a) aburramos
- b) aburra
- c) aburra
- d) aburras
What is the gerund of aburrir?
- a) aburre
- b) aburriendo
- c) aburrido
- d) aburrir
What is the past participle of aburrir?
- a) aburro
- b) aburriendo
- c) he aburrido
- d) aburrido
What does aburrir mean in English?
- a) to bore
- b) to save (money)
- c) to relax
- d) to cry
The form aburrí belongs to which tense?
- a) Future
- b) Preterite
- c) Present
- d) Imperfect
Answer key
- aburro — The yo form in the present indicative is aburro — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburrió — The él/ella/Ud. form in the preterite (past) is aburrió — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburríamos — The nosotros/as form in the imperfect (past) is aburríamos — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburrirás — The tú form in the future is aburrirás — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburrirían — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the conditional is aburrirían — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburra — The yo form in the present subjunctive is aburra — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- aburriendo — The gerund is aburriendo — it is the form used with estar for the progressive (estoy aburriendo). The past participle is aburrido.
- aburrido — The past participle is aburrido — it is the form used after haber in the perfect tenses (he aburrido).
- to bore — aburrir means "to bore".
- Preterite — aburrí is the yo form of the preterite of aburrir — a finished past action. The imperfect yo form is aburría.
Frequently asked questions
Is aburrir regular?
Yes, aburrir is a regular -ir verb: aburro, aburres, aburre, aburrimos, aburrís, aburren. The difficulty is the sentence structure — aburrir works like gustar, with the thing as the subject and the person as the indirect object.
Why do you say "Me aburre" and not "Yo aburro"?
Because aburrir describes a reaction: the film bores me, so the film is the subject and I am the indirect object (me). English says "The film bores me" with the same structure, so this one translates directly — but the verb still agrees with the film, not with you.
What is the difference between aburrir and aburrirse?
Aburrir means something bores you (Me aburre la película). Aburrirse means to get bored yourself (Me aburro en clase). The reflexive form describes your state; the plain form describes what causes it.
How do you say "I'm bored" in Spanish?
Estoy aburrido (male) or Estoy aburrida (female) — using the participle as an adjective. Or use the reflexive verb: Me aburro en clase. Both are correct and common.
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