Adorar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

adorar means “to adore, to worship” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Adorar means to adore or to worship, and it covers loving something deeply — you adore your children, your grandmother's cooking, a singer — and worshipping in a religious sense. In everyday speech it is an enthusiastic way of saying you love something, stronger than gustar and close to encantar. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of adorar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the adorar present tense page.

adorar in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present

Four sentences with adorar in the present tense, for habits, facts and things happening right now.

  1. Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. — I adore my children more than anything.
  2. Él/Ella adora la cocina de mi abuela. — He adores my grandmother's cooking.
  3. Nosotros/as adoramos el chocolate con locura. — We adore chocolate madly.
  4. Ellos/as adoran a Dios en la iglesia. — They adore God in church.

In the past

Four sentences with adorar in the past: the preterite for finished actions and the imperfect for habits and background.

  1. Ayer, Yo adoré el chocolate con locura. — Yesterday, I adored chocolate madly.
  2. Antes, Nosotros/as adorábamos a Dios en la iglesia. — Before, We used to adore God in church.
  3. Ayer, Él/Ella adoró a mis hijos más que a nada. — Yesterday, He adored my children more than anything.
  4. De niños, Ellos/as adoraban la cocina de mi abuela. — As children, They used to adore my grandmother's cooking.

Plans, hopes and wishes

Four sentences with adorar in the future, the conditional, the subjunctive and the present perfect — for plans, hypotheticals and things that have just happened.

  1. Mañana, Tú adorarás a mis hijos más que a nada. — Tomorrow, You will adore my children more than anything.
  2. Yo adoraría la cocina de mi abuela. — I would adore my grandmother's cooking.
  3. Espero que él adore el chocolate con locura. — I hope he adores chocolate madly.
  4. Él/Ella ha adorado a Dios en la iglesia. — He has adored God in church.

adorar in context: two short dialogues

Making plans

Ana: ¿Tú adoras a mis hijos más que a nada mañana? — Are you going to adore my children more than anything tomorrow? Luis: Sí, yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada todos los días. — Yes, I adore my children more than anything every day. Ana: ¿Y mañana adorarás la cocina de mi abuela? — And tomorrow, will you adore my grandmother's cooking? Luis: Claro, mañana adoraré la cocina de mi abuela sin falta. — Of course, tomorrow I will adore my grandmother's cooking without fail. Ana: Perfecto. Yo adoraré el chocolate con locura también. — Perfect. I will adore chocolate madly too. Luis: Entonces quedamos mañana. ¡Hasta luego! — Then see you tomorrow. Bye!

Yesterday

Ana: ¿Qué hiciste ayer? — What did you do yesterday? Luis: Ayer adoré el chocolate con locura. — Yesterday, I adored chocolate madly. Ana: ¿Y antes adorabas a Dios en la iglesia? — And before, did you use to adore God in church? Luis: Sí, antes adoraba a Dios en la iglesia todos los días. — Yes, before, I used to adore God in church every day. Ana: ¿Y tus hermanos adoraron a mis hijos más que a nada? — And did your brothers adored my children more than anything? Luis: Sí, ellos adoraron a mis hijos más que a nada por la tarde. — Yes, they adored my children more than anything in the afternoon.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo adora a mis hijos más que a nada. — Right: Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. — The person matters: adora is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is adoro. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Treating adorar and encantar as identical in every context. — Right: Adorar means to adore, to worship, while encantar means to love something, to be delighted by it. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: adorar fits sentences such as Adoro a mis hijos más que a nada, while encantar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  3. Wrong: Yo soy adorado la cocina de mi abuela. — Right: Yo he adorado la cocina de mi abuela. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he adorado, has adorado, ha adorado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo adoré el chocolate con locura todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo adoraba el chocolate con locura todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (adoraba), not the preterite. The preterite (adoré) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on adorar in use. Choose the right answer, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ a Dios en la iglesia. (present tense) A. adoran B. adoro C. adoras D. adora

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, Nosotros/as ___ a mis hijos más que a nada. (preterite tense) A. adoré B. adoraste C. adoró D. adoramos

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, Tú ___ la cocina de mi abuela. (imperfect tense) A. adorábamos B. adorabais C. adorabas D. adoraba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, Él/Ella ___ el chocolate con locura. (future tense) A. adoraremos B. adorará C. adoraré D. adorarás

  5. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ a Dios en la iglesia. (conditional tense) A. adoraríamos B. adoraría C. adorarías D. adoraríais

  6. Complete the sentence: Hoy, Yo ___ a mis hijos más que a nada. (present-perfect tense) A. has adorado B. ha adorado C. hemos adorado D. he adorado

  7. What does adorar mean in English? A. to disturb B. to address as tú C. to adore, to worship D. to love something, to be delighted by it

  8. Which of these sentences is WRONG? A. Ayer, Yo adoré el chocolate con locura. B. Yo adora a mis hijos más que a nada. C. Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. D. Él/Ella adora la cocina de mi abuela.

  9. Which is the gerund of adorar, used with estar for the progressive? A. adorando B. adorado C. adoro D. adoré

  10. Which is the past participle of adorar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. adorando B. adoro C. adoré D. adorado

Answer key

  1. adoran — The correct form here is adoran.
  2. adoramos — The correct form here is adoramos.
  3. adorabas — The correct form here is adorabas.
  4. adorará — The correct form here is adorará.
  5. adoraríamos — The correct form here is adoraríamos.
  6. he adorado — The correct form here is he adorado.
  7. to adore, to worship — Adorar means to adore, to worship. Encantar means to love something, to be delighted by it, which is a different verb.
  8. Yo adora a mis hijos más que a nada. — The first sentence is wrong: the correct form is Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada.. The person matters: adora is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is adoro. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  9. adorando — The gerund of adorar is adorando: estoy adorando.
  10. adorado — The past participle of adorar is adorado: he adorado, has adorado, ha adorado.

Frequently asked questions

What does adorar mean?

Adorar means to adore, to worship. Adorar means to adore or to worship, and it covers loving something deeply — you adore your children, your grandmother's cooking, a singer — and worshipping in a religious sense. In everyday speech it is an enthusiastic way of saying you love something, stronger than gustar and close to encantar.

When do people use adorar most?

People use adorar most in everyday situations such as Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. and Ayer, Yo adoré el chocolate con locura.. Learn the present tense first, then the preterite and the imperfect, since those are the forms you will hear most often.

What is the difference between adorar and encantar?

Adorar means to adore, to worship, while encantar means to love something, to be delighted by it. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable — check the meaning you want before you choose.

How can I remember the forms of adorar?

Practise the present tense table first, then add the preterite and the imperfect. Use the full conjugation of adorar as your reference, the adorar present tense page for one tense in depth, and the Spanish Verb Quiz to test yourself.

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