Adorar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of adorar — “to adore, to worship” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for adorar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. 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. Adorar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Adoro a mis hijos más que a nada.

Present tense conjugation table: adorar

Every person of adorar in the present tense. The gerund is adorando and the past participle is adorado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo adoro
tú adoras
él/ella/Ud. adora
nosotros/as adoramos
vosotros/as adoráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. adoran

How the present of adorar is formed

The present of adorar is built from the stem ador- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o adoro
tú -as adoras
él/ella/Ud. -a adora
nosotros/as -amos adoramos
vosotros/as -áis adoráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an adoran

For adorar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem ador- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with adorar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. — I adore my children more than anything.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella adora la cocina de mi abuela. — He adores my grandmother's cooking.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as adoramos el chocolate con locura. — Right now, We adore chocolate madly.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú adoras a Dios en la iglesia. — Tomorrow, You adore God in church.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella adora a mis hijos más que a nada. — He adores my children more than anything.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with adorar.

  1. Yo adoro a mis hijos más que a nada. — I adore my children more than anything. / Ayer, Yo adoré a mis hijos más que a nada. — Yesterday, I adored my children more than anything.
  2. Yo adoro la cocina de mi abuela. — I adore my grandmother's cooking. / Ayer, Yo adoré la cocina de mi abuela. — Yesterday, I adored my grandmother's cooking.
  3. Yo adoro el chocolate con locura. — I adore chocolate madly. / Ayer, Yo adoré el chocolate con locura. — Yesterday, I adored chocolate madly.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with adorar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

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

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.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo adoro la cocina de mi abuela. — Right: Ayer, yo adoré la cocina de mi abuela. — With ayer, use the preterite (adoré), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using adorar where encantar belongs. — Right: Adorar means to adore, to worship, while encantar means to love something, to be delighted by it. — Check the meaning before you choose: adorar fits Adoro a mis hijos más que a nada.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él adora la cocina de mi abuela. — Right: Espero que él adore la cocina de mi abuela. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: adore, not the present indicative adora.

Quiz: the present tense of adorar

Eight questions on the present tense of adorar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a mis hijos más que a nada. (present tense, yo) A. adoro B. adoras C. adora D. adoramos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ la cocina de mi abuela. (present tense, tú) A. adoro B. adora C. adoramos D. adoras

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ el chocolate con locura. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. adoras B. adoramos C. adora D. adoro

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ a Dios en la iglesia. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. adora B. adoramos C. adoro D. adoras

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ a mis hijos más que a nada. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. adoráis B. adoro C. adoras D. adora

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ la cocina de mi abuela. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. adoro B. adoras C. adora D. adoran

  7. Which is the gerund of adorar? A. adoro B. adoré C. adorando D. adorado

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

Answer key

  1. adoro — The yo present form of adorar is adoro.
  2. adoras — The tú present form of adorar is adoras.
  3. adora — The él/ella/Ud. present form of adorar is adora.
  4. adoramos — The nosotros/as present form of adorar is adoramos.
  5. adoráis — The vosotros/as present form of adorar is adoráis.
  6. adoran — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of adorar is adoran.
  7. adorando — The gerund of adorar is adorando: estoy adorando.
  8. adorado — The past participle of adorar is adorado: he adorado, has adorado, ha adorado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of adorar formed?

Take the infinitive adorar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem ador-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of adorar is fully regular: the stem ador- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of adorar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Adoro a mis hijos más que a nada.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of adorar?

The present (adoro) and the preterite (adoré) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of adorar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of adorar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the adorar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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