Introduction
Asistir means “to attend, to assist”, and it is one of the verbs you will use again and again in Spanish. Asistir means to attend or to assist, and it has two uses: attending a class, a concert or a meeting (asistir a clase), and helping someone (asistir a un enfermo). It takes a for the event or person. It is a regular -ir verb. This page shows asistir in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Asisto a clase todos los días.” — I attend class every day.
Asistir in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how asistir is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.
In the present: everyday use
These sentences use asistir in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Asisto a clase todos los días.” — I attend class every day.
“¿Asistes al concierto el sábado?” — Do you attend the concert on Saturday?
“Asiste a un enfermo en el hospital.” — He/she attends a patient in the hospital.
“Nosotros asistimos a la reunión del lunes.” — We attend Monday's meeting.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show asistir in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo asistí a clase todos los días.” — Yesterday, I attended class every day. (preterite)
“Antes, él asistía al concierto el sábado.” — Before, he used to attend the concert on Saturday. (imperfect)
Plans and things already done
These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of asistir stays the same.
“Mañana, nosotros asistiremos a un enfermo en el hospital.” — Tomorrow, we will attend a patient in the hospital. (future)
“¿Tú has asistido a la reunión del lunes?” — Have you attended Monday's meeting? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Vosotros asistís a clase todos los días.” — You attend class every day.
“Ellos asisten al concierto el sábado.” — They attend the concert on Saturday.
“Yo asisto a un enfermo en el hospital.” — I attend a patient in the hospital.
“Mi padre asiste a la reunión del lunes.” — My father attends Monday's meeting.
Asistir in context
Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how asistir appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Marta: “¿Tú asistes al concierto el sábado?” — Do you attend the concert on Saturday?
Pedro: “Sí, yo asisto a clase todos los días.” — Yes, I attend class every day.
Marta: “Nosotros asistimos a la reunión del lunes.” — We attend Monday's meeting.
Pedro: “Y ellos asisten al concierto el sábado.” — And they attend the concert on Saturday.
Marta: “Vosotros asistís a un enfermo en el hospital.” — You attend a patient in the hospital.
Pedro: “Sí, y él asiste a clase todos los días.” — Yes, and he attends class every day.
A short paragraph
Asiste a clase todos los días, y nosotros asistimos a la reunión del lunes. Yo asisto al concierto el sábado, y ellos asisten a un enfermo en el hospital. Asistir is part of everyday life, because attend, to assist is something people do in work, at home and with friends, in the present, the past and the future.
Common mistakes with asistir
These are the errors learners actually make with asistir. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo asiste a clase todos los días.” Right: “Yo asisto a clase todos los días.” Why: The person matters: asiste is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is asisto. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
Wrong: “Ayer yo asisto al concierto el sábado.” Right: “Ayer yo asistí al concierto el sábado.” Why: The present and the preterite are different tenses: asisto is happening now, while asistí is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
Wrong: “Treating asistir and atender as identical in every context.” Right: “Asistir means to attend, to assist, while atender means to attend to, to serve.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: asistir fits sentences such as Asisto a clase todos los días, while atender belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy asistido al concierto el sábado.” Right: “Yo he asistido al concierto el sábado.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he asistido, has asistido, ha asistido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo asistí a un enfermo en el hospital todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo asistía a un enfermo en el hospital todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (asistía), not the preterite. The preterite (asistí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: asistir in use
Ten questions on asistir in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ a clase todos los días.” (You attend class every day.)
- (a) asistís
- (b) asisto
- (c) asistes
Answer: asistís — The vosotros/as form of asistir in the present tense is asistís.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ al concierto el sábado.” (They attend the concert on Saturday.)
- (a) asistes
- (b) asisten
- (c) asisto
Answer: asisten — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of asistir in the present tense is asisten.
3. Complete the sentence (preterite): “Ayer yo ______ a clase todos los días.” (Yesterday I attended class every day.)
- (a) asististe
- (b) asistió
- (c) asistí
Answer: asistí — In the preterite, the yo form of asistir is asistí.
4. Complete the sentence (imperfect): “Antes, él ______ al concierto el sábado.” (Before, he used to attend the concert on Saturday.)
- (a) asistía
- (b) asisto
- (c) asistías
Answer: asistía — In the imperfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of asistir is asistía.
5. Complete the sentence (future): “Mañana, nosotros ______ a un enfermo en el hospital.” (Tomorrow we will attend a patient in the hospital.)
- (a) asistirás
- (b) asistiremos
- (c) asistiré
Answer: asistiremos — In the future, the nosotros/as form of asistir is asistiremos.
6. What does asistir mean in English?
- (a) to attend, to assist
- (b) to afflict, to distress
- (c) to attend to, to serve
Answer: to attend, to assist — Asistir means “to attend, to assist”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo asiste a clase todos los días.
- (b) Ellos asiste al concierto el sábado.
- (c) Yo asisto a clase todos los días.
Answer: Yo asisto a clase todos los días. — “Yo asisto a clase todos los días.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I attend class every day.” in Spanish?
- (a) Mi padre asiste a la reunión del lunes.
- (b) Asisto a clase todos los días.
- (c) Asisten a clase todos los días.
Answer: Asisto a clase todos los días. — “Asisto a clase todos los días.” is the correct translation.
9. What is the nosotros form of asistir in the present tense?
- (a) asisto
- (b) asistes
- (c) asistimos
Answer: asistimos — The nosotros form is asistimos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Mañana, nosotros asistiremos a un enfermo en el hospital.
- (b) Asisto a clase todos los días.
- (c) Ayer, yo asistí a clase todos los días.
Answer: Asisto a clase todos los días. — “Asisto a clase todos los días.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I attend class every day' in Spanish?
Say 'Asisto a clase todos los días'. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Asisto a clase todos los días todos los días'.
How do you say 'He attends the concert on Saturday' in Spanish?
Say 'Él asiste al concierto el sábado'. The subject comes first, and the verb agrees with it: él takes asiste.
What is the difference between asistir and atender?
Asistir means to attend, to assist, while atender means to attend to, to serve. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use asistir when you mean to attend, to assist, as in 'Asisto a clase todos los días', and use atender for to attend to, to serve.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of asistir — every tense of asistir in one place.
- Asistir in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on asistir and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of asistir until they are automatic.