Airear Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb airear means to air out, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Airear means to air out, to expose something to fresh air, such as a room, clothes or bedding. It is a household verb, very close to ventilar, and it is fully regular. Like every Spanish verb, airear changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say aireo la habitación después de pintar, and in the preterite you say aireé las sábanas al sol. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: airear
- English: to air out
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: aireando
- Past participle: aireado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + aireado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for airear, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Airear is fully regular: aireo, airea. It is airing something out in fresh air; ventilar is the more technical word for ventilation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for airear. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aireo |
| tú | aireas |
| él/ella/Ud. | airea |
| nosotros/as | aireamos |
| vosotros/as | aireáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | airean |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aireé |
| tú | aireaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | aireó |
| nosotros/as | aireamos |
| vosotros/as | aireasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | airearon |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aireaba |
| tú | aireabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aireaba |
| nosotros/as | aireábamos |
| vosotros/as | aireabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aireaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | airearé |
| tú | airearás |
| él/ella/Ud. | aireará |
| nosotros/as | airearemos |
| vosotros/as | airearéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | airearán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | airearía |
| tú | airearías |
| él/ella/Ud. | airearía |
| nosotros/as | airearíamos |
| vosotros/as | airearíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | airearían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he aireado |
| tú | has aireado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha aireado |
| nosotros/as | hemos aireado |
| vosotros/as | habéis aireado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han aireado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había aireado |
| tú | habías aireado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había aireado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos aireado |
| vosotros/as | habíais aireado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían aireado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré aireado |
| tú | habrás aireado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá aireado |
| nosotros/as | habremos aireado |
| vosotros/as | habréis aireado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán aireado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría aireado |
| tú | habrías aireado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría aireado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos aireado |
| vosotros/as | habríais aireado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían aireado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | airee |
| tú | airees |
| él/ella/Ud. | airee |
| nosotros/as | aireemos |
| vosotros/as | aireéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aireen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aireara |
| tú | airearas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aireara |
| nosotros/as | aireáramos |
| vosotros/as | airearais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | airearan |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | airea |
| él/ella/Ud. | airee |
| nosotros/as | aireemos |
| vosotros/as | airead |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aireen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | airees |
| él/ella/Ud. | airee |
| nosotros/as | aireemos |
| vosotros/as | aireéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aireen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | aireando | with estar for the progressive: estoy aireando |
| Past participle | aireado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he aireado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Aireo la habitación después de pintar. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, aireé la ropa en el balcón. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, aireaba las sábanas al sol. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, airearé la casa entera el sábado. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Airearía la habitación después de pintar si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he aireado la ropa en el balcón. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había aireado las sábanas al sol antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré aireado la casa entera el sábado. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría aireado la habitación después de pintar con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él airee la ropa en el balcón. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él aireara las sábanas al sol, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Airea la casa entera el sábado! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For airear, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No airees la habitación después de pintar. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with airear, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Aireo la habitación después de pintar. — I air out the bedroom after painting.
- Airea la ropa en el balcón. — He/she airs out the clothes on the balcony.
- Ayer, aireé las sábanas al sol. — Yesterday, I aired out the sheets in the sun.
- Antes, nosotros aireábamos la casa entera el sábado. — Before, we used to air out the whole house on Saturdays.
- Mañana, tú airearás la habitación después de pintar. — Tomorrow, you will air out the bedroom after painting.
- Yo airearía la ropa en el balcón si tuviera más tiempo. — I would air out the clothes on the balcony if I had more time.
- Él ha aireado las sábanas al sol. — He has aired out the sheets in the sun.
- Espero que él airee la casa entera el sábado. — I hope he airs out the whole house on Saturdays.
- Yo ya había aireado la habitación después de pintar antes de salir. — I had already aired out the bedroom after painting before leaving.
- Ellos aireaban la ropa en el balcón cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to air out the clothes on the balcony when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo airea la habitación después de pintar. — Right: Yo aireo la habitación después de pintar. — The person matters: airea is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aireo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo aireo la ropa en el balcón. — Right: Ayer yo aireé la ropa en el balcón. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: aireo is happening now, while aireé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating airear and ventilar as identical in every context. — Right: Airear means to air out, while ventilar means to ventilate. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: airear fits sentences such as Aireo la habitación después de pintar, while ventilar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy aireado la ropa en el balcón. — Right: Yo he aireado la ropa en el balcón. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he aireado, has aireado, ha aireado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo aireé las sábanas al sol todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo aireaba las sábanas al sol todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (aireaba), not the preterite. The preterite (aireé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on airear. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la habitación después de pintar. (present tense) A. aireo B. aireas C. airea D. aireamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ la ropa en el balcón. (preterite) A. aireé B. aireaste C. airearon D. aireó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ las sábanas al sol. (imperfect) A. aireabas B. aireaban C. aireábamos D. aireaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ la casa entera el sábado. (future) A. airearemos B. airearás C. airearé D. aireará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la habitación después de pintar si pudiera. (conditional) A. airearía B. airearías C. airearían D. aireo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la ropa en el balcón. (present subjunctive) A. airees B. aireemos C. aireo D. airee
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ las sábanas al sol, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. aireáramos B. aireo C. aireara D. airearas
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la casa entera el sábado. (present perfect) A. han aireado B. hemos aireado C. he aireado D. has aireado
Complete the command: ¡___ la habitación después de pintar! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. airea B. airee C. aireemos D. airead
Which is the gerund of airear, used with estar for the progressive? A. aireado B. aireo C. aireé D. aireando
Answer key
- aireo — The first-person present of airear is aireo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- aireó — The third-person preterite of airear is aireó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- aireábamos — The nosotros imperfect of airear is aireábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- airearás — The second-person future of airear is airearás.
- airearía — The first-person conditional of airear is airearía, the form for what would happen.
- airee — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of airear is airee.
- aireara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of airear is aireara.
- hemos aireado — The nosotros present perfect of airear is hemos aireado: hemos + aireado.
- airea — The affirmative tú imperative of airear is airea.
- aireando — The gerund of airear is aireando: estoy aireando. The participle aireado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does airear mean in English?
Airear means to air out. It is used in everyday situations such as Aireo la habitación después de pintar. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is airear regular or irregular?
Airear is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including aireo in the present and aireé in the preterite.
What is the difference between airear and ventilar?
Airear means to air out, while ventilar means to ventilate. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use airear when you mean to air out, as in Aireo la habitación después de pintar, and use ventilar for to ventilate. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I air out” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo aireé la ropa en el balcón. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo aireaba las sábanas al sol. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he aireado la ropa en el balcón.
How do I practise airear?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the airear examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Airear in the present tense — the full present-tense table for airear.
- Airear examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for airear.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Ladrar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with airear.
- Ventilar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with airear.
- Encerar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with airear.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.