Asegurar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of asegurar — “to assure, to insure” 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 asegurar 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. Asegurar means to assure or to insure, and the two senses share the idea of making something safe: you assure a person that everything is fine, you insure a house against fire, you secure a door, you make sure of a result. It takes que for the assurance, as in te aseguro que todo va bien. Asegurar 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: Aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien.

Present tense conjugation table: asegurar

Every person of asegurar in the present tense. The gerund is asegurando and the past participle is asegurado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo aseguro
tú aseguras
él/ella/Ud. asegura
nosotros/as aseguramos
vosotros/as aseguráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aseguran

How the present of asegurar is formed

The present of asegurar is built from the stem asegur- 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 aseguro
tú -as aseguras
él/ella/Ud. -a asegura
nosotros/as -amos aseguramos
vosotros/as -áis aseguráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an aseguran

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

When to use the present tense with asegurar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien. — I assure my family that everything is fine.

General facts

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

Él/Ella asegura que el trabajo estará listo. — He assures that the work will be ready.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as aseguramos a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. — Right now, We assure my friends that I will arrive on time.

Near-future plans

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

Mañana, Tú aseguras al jefe que todo está bajo control. — Tomorrow, You assure the boss that everything is under control.

Instructions and timeless statements

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

Él/Ella asegura a mi familia que todo va bien. — He assures my family that everything is fine.

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 asegurar.

  1. Yo aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien. — I assure my family that everything is fine. / Ayer, Yo aseguré a mi familia que todo va bien. — Yesterday, I assured my family that everything is fine.
  2. Yo aseguro que el trabajo estará listo. — I assure that the work will be ready. / Ayer, Yo aseguré que el trabajo estará listo. — Yesterday, I assured that the work will be ready.
  3. Yo aseguro a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. — I assure my friends that I will arrive on time. / Ayer, Yo aseguré a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. — Yesterday, I assured my friends that I will arrive on time.

Example sentences in the present tense

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

  1. Yo aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien. — I assure my family that everything is fine.
  2. Tú aseguras que el trabajo estará listo. — You assure that the work will be ready.
  3. Él/Ella asegura a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. — He assures my friends that I will arrive on time.
  4. Nosotros/as aseguramos al jefe que todo está bajo control. — We assure the boss that everything is under control.
  5. Vosotros/as aseguráis a mi familia que todo va bien. — You assure my family that everything is fine.
  6. Ellos/as aseguran que el trabajo estará listo. — They assure that the work will be ready.
  7. Yo aseguro a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. — I assure my friends that I will arrive on time.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo asegura a mi familia que todo va bien. — Right: Yo aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien. — The person matters: asegura is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aseguro.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo aseguro que el trabajo estará listo. — Right: Ayer, yo aseguré que el trabajo estará listo. — With ayer, use the preterite (aseguré), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using asegurar where garantizar belongs. — Right: Asegurar means to assure, to insure, while garantizar means to guarantee something. — Check the meaning before you choose: asegurar fits Aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él asegura que el trabajo estará listo. — Right: Espero que él asegure que el trabajo estará listo. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: asegure, not the present indicative asegura.

Quiz: the present tense of asegurar

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

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a mi familia que todo va bien. (present tense, yo) A. aseguro B. aseguras C. asegura D. aseguramos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ que el trabajo estará listo. (present tense, tú) A. aseguro B. asegura C. aseguramos D. aseguras

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ a mis amigos que llegaré a tiempo. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. aseguras B. aseguramos C. asegura D. aseguro

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ al jefe que todo está bajo control. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. asegura B. aseguramos C. aseguro D. aseguras

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ a mi familia que todo va bien. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. aseguráis B. aseguro C. aseguras D. asegura

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ que el trabajo estará listo. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. aseguro B. aseguras C. asegura D. aseguran

  7. Which is the gerund of asegurar? A. aseguro B. aseguré C. asegurando D. asegurado

  8. Which is the past participle of asegurar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. aseguré B. asegurado C. asegurando D. aseguro

Answer key

  1. aseguro — The yo present form of asegurar is aseguro.
  2. aseguras — The tú present form of asegurar is aseguras.
  3. asegura — The él/ella/Ud. present form of asegurar is asegura.
  4. aseguramos — The nosotros/as present form of asegurar is aseguramos.
  5. aseguráis — The vosotros/as present form of asegurar is aseguráis.
  6. aseguran — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of asegurar is aseguran.
  7. asegurando — The gerund of asegurar is asegurando: estoy asegurando.
  8. asegurado — The past participle of asegurar is asegurado: he asegurado, has asegurado, ha asegurado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of asegurar formed?

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

When do I use the present tense of asegurar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Aseguro a mi familia que todo va bien.

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

The present (aseguro) and the preterite (aseguré) 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 asegurar?

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

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