Asesorar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

asesorar means “to advise” 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. Asesorar means to advise, to give professional advice on law, money or business. It is used for lawyers, consultants and banks, and it is fully regular. 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 asesorar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the asesorar present tense page.

asesorar in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present tense

  1. Yo asesoro a la empresa en la compra. — “I advise the company on the purchase.”
  2. Él asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — “He advises the client about his taxes.”
  3. Nosotros asesoramos a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “We advise the students on their career.”
  4. Ellos asesoran al gobierno en la reforma. — “They advise the government on the reform.”

In the past

  1. Ayer, yo asesoré al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — “Yesterday, I advised the client about his taxes.”
  2. Antes, nosotros asesorábamos a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “Before, we used to advise the students on their career.”
  3. Él asesoró al gobierno en la reforma. — “He advised the government on the reform.”
  4. Yo ya había asesorado a la empresa en la compra antes de salir. — “I had already advised the company on the purchase before leaving.”

Plans, hopes and possibilities

  1. Mañana, tú asesorarás a la empresa en la compra. — “Tomorrow, you will advise the company on the purchase.”
  2. Yo asesoraría al cliente sobre sus impuestos si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would advise the client about his taxes if I had more time.”
  3. Él ha asesorado a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “He has advised the students on their career.”
  4. Espero que él asesore al gobierno en la reforma. — “I hope he advises the government on the reform.”

asesorar in conversation

Two short dialogues that use asesorar the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about their day.

  • Ana: Yo asesoro a la empresa en la compra. — “I advise the company on the purchase.”
  • Bea: Él asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — “He advises the client about his taxes.”
  • Ana: Ayer, yo asesoré al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — “Yesterday, I advised the client about his taxes.”
  • Bea: Mañana, tú asesorarás a la empresa en la compra. — “Tomorrow, you will advise the company on the purchase.”

At home, talking about tomorrow.

  • Luis: Nosotros asesoramos a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “We advise the students on their career.”
  • Marta: Antes, nosotros asesorábamos a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “Before, we used to advise the students on their career.”
  • Luis: Yo asesoraría al cliente sobre sus impuestos si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would advise the client about his taxes if I had more time.”
  • Marta: Espero que él asesore al gobierno en la reforma. — “I hope he advises the government on the reform.”

A short scene with asesorar

A short scene shows how asesorar works across the day. In the morning: Asesoro a la empresa en la compra. In the afternoon: Asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. Yesterday it was different: Ayer, asesoré a los estudiantes en su carrera. And tomorrow: Mañana, asesoraré al gobierno en la reforma. Four small moments, four tenses, one verb — that is how asesorar sounds in real life. Try changing the person in each sentence: say it about yourself, about a friend, and about your family, and the forms will start to feel automatic.

Common mistakes with asesorar

The errors learners actually make with asesorar, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ Yo asesora a la empresa en la compra.

✓ Correct: Yo asesoro a la empresa en la compra.

The person matters: asesora is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is asesoro. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.

✗ Ayer yo asesoro al cliente sobre sus impuestos.

✓ Correct: Ayer yo asesoré al cliente sobre sus impuestos.

The present and the preterite are different tenses: asesoro is happening now, while asesoré is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.

✗ Treating asesorar and aconsejar as identical in every context.

✓ Correct: Asesorar means to advise, while aconsejar means to advise, in everyday life.

They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: asesorar fits sentences such as Asesoro a la empresa en la compra, while aconsejar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.

✗ Yo soy asesorado al cliente sobre sus impuestos.

✓ Correct: Yo he asesorado al cliente sobre sus impuestos.

Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he asesorado, has asesorado, ha asesorado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

✗ De niño, yo asesoré a los estudiantes en su carrera todos los días.

✓ Correct: De niño, yo asesoraba a los estudiantes en su carrera todos los días.

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (asesoraba), not the preterite. The preterite (asesoré) is for one finished action.

Quiz: asesorar in use

Ten questions on asesorar — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Él ______ al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — “He/she advises the client about his taxes.”

  • a) asesora
  • b) asesoro
  • c) asesoras
  • d) asesoramos

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “Yesterday, I advised the students on their career.”

  • a) asesoraste
  • b) asesoró
  • c) asesoraron
  • d) asesoré

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ al gobierno en la reforma cuando eran jóvenes. — “They used to advise the government on the reform when they were young.”

  • a) asesorabas
  • b) asesorábamos
  • c) asesoraban
  • d) asesoraba

4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, nosotros ______ a la empresa en la compra. — “Tomorrow, we will advise the company on the purchase.”

  • a) asesorarán
  • b) asesoraremos
  • c) asesoraré
  • d) asesorarás

5. Complete the sentence: Él ______ al cliente sobre sus impuestos si pudiera. — “He would advise the client about his taxes if he could.”

  • a) asesoraría
  • b) asesorarías
  • c) asesoraríamos
  • d) asesoro

6. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ a los estudiantes en su carrera. — “I have advised the students on their career.”

  • a) has asesorado
  • b) ha asesorado
  • c) han asesorado
  • d) he asesorado

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que tú ______ al gobierno en la reforma. — “I hope you advise the government on the reform.”

  • a) asesoremos
  • b) asesoro
  • c) asesores
  • d) asesore

8. Which is the past participle of asesorar, used with haber in the perfect tenses?

  • a) asesoré
  • b) asesorado
  • c) asesorando
  • d) asesoro

9. What does asesorar mean in English?

  • a) to advise
  • b) to advise, in everyday life
  • c) to assimilate
  • d) to stun, to daze

10. Which sentence is correct?

  • a) Él asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos.
  • b) Él asesoro al cliente sobre sus impuestos.
  • c) Nosotros asesora a los estudiantes en su carrera.
  • d) Yo asesora a la empresa en la compra.

Answer key

  1. a) asesora — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: asesora.

  2. d) asesoré — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: asesoré, for one finished action yesterday.

  3. c) asesoraban — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect: asesoraban, for a repeated past habit.

  4. b) asesoraremos — The sentence needs the nosotros form in the future: asesoraremos.

  5. a) asesoraría — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the conditional: asesoraría.

  6. d) he asesorado — The sentence needs the yo form in the present perfect: he asesorado, haber + asesorado.

  7. c) asesores — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the tú present subjunctive is asesores.

  8. b) asesorado — The past participle is asesorado: he asesorado, has asesorado, ha asesorado. The gerund asesorando is used with estar instead.

  9. a) to advise — asesorar means to advise. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.

  10. a) Él asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. — Él asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences mix up the person and the form.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use asesorar in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as Asesoro a la empresa en la compra and Asesora al cliente sobre sus impuestos. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between asesorar and aconsejar?

Asesorar means “to advise”, while aconsejar means “to advise, in everyday life”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use asesorar when you mean “to advise” and aconsejar when you mean “to advise, in everyday life”.

Which tense do I need most with asesorar?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use asesorar most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is asesorar formal or informal?

Asesorar is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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