Asombrar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb asombrar means to amaze, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Asombrar means to amaze, and it works like gustar: the thing that amazes is the subject, as in me asombra su talento, his talent amazes me. It describes surprise at something unexpected or impressive, and it is common in conversation about news, results and achievements. Like every Spanish verb, asombrar changes its ending for each person and tense, but it works like gustar: the thing that amazes is the subject, and the person is an indirect object. 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 Me asombra su talento, and in the preterite you say Me asombró el resultado. 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: asombrar
- English: to amaze
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: asombrando
- Past participle: asombrado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + asombrado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for asombrar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Asombrar works like gustar: me asombra su talento, not yo asombro su talento. The verb agrees with the thing that amazes.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for asombrar. 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 | asombro |
| tú | asombras |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombra |
| nosotros/as | asombramos |
| vosotros/as | asombráis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombran |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombré |
| tú | asombraste |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombró |
| nosotros/as | asombramos |
| vosotros/as | asombrasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombraron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombraba |
| tú | asombrabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombraba |
| nosotros/as | asombrábamos |
| vosotros/as | asombrabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombraban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombraré |
| tú | asombrarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombrará |
| nosotros/as | asombraremos |
| vosotros/as | asombraréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombrarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombraría |
| tú | asombrarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombraría |
| nosotros/as | asombraríamos |
| vosotros/as | asombraríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombrarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he asombrado |
| tú | has asombrado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha asombrado |
| nosotros/as | hemos asombrado |
| vosotros/as | habéis asombrado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han asombrado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había asombrado |
| tú | habías asombrado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había asombrado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos asombrado |
| vosotros/as | habíais asombrado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían asombrado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré asombrado |
| tú | habrás asombrado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá asombrado |
| nosotros/as | habremos asombrado |
| vosotros/as | habréis asombrado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán asombrado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría asombrado |
| tú | habrías asombrado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría asombrado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos asombrado |
| vosotros/as | habríais asombrado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían asombrado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombre |
| tú | asombres |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombre |
| nosotros/as | asombremos |
| vosotros/as | asombréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombren |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asombrara |
| tú | asombraras |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombrara |
| nosotros/as | asombráramos |
| vosotros/as | asombrarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombraran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | asombra |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombre |
| nosotros/as | asombremos |
| vosotros/as | asombrad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombren |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | asombres |
| él/ella/Ud. | asombre |
| nosotros/as | asombremos |
| vosotros/as | asombréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asombren |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | asombrando | with estar for the progressive: estoy asombrando |
| Past participle | asombrado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he asombrado |
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 asombrar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Me asombra su talento. 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 asombrar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, me asombró la noticia. 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 asombrar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, me asombraba el resultado. 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 asombrar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, me asombrará tu valentía. 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 asombrar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Me asombraría su talento 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 asombrar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, me ha asombrado la noticia. 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 asombrar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me había asombrado el resultado 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 asombrar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, me habrá asombrado tu valentía. 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 asombrar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me habría asombrado su talento 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 asombrar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que le asombre la noticia. 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 asombrar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si le asombrara el resultado, 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 asombrar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: Que le asombre tu valentía. 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 asombrar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: Que no le asombre su talento. 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 asombrar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Me asombra su talento. — His talent amazes me.
- Le asombra la noticia. — The news amazes him.
- Ayer, me asombró el resultado. — Yesterday, The result amazed me.
- Antes, nos asombraba tu valentía. — Before, Your bravery used to amaze us.
- Mañana, te asombrará su talento. — Tomorrow, His talent will amaze you.
- Me asombraría la noticia si pudiera. — The news would amaze me if I could.
- Le ha asombrado el resultado. — The result has amazed him.
- Espero que le asombre tu valentía. — I hope your bravery amazes him.
- Me había asombrado su talento antes de salir. — His talent had already amazed me before leaving.
- Les asombraba la noticia cuando eran jóvenes. — The news used to amaze them when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo asombro su talento. — Right: Me asombra su talento. — Asombrar works like gustar: the thing that amazes is the subject, and the person is an indirect object (me, te, le, nos, os, les). The verb agrees with the thing, not with the person.
- Wrong: Treating asombrar and sorprender as identical in every context. — Right: Asombrar means to amaze, while sorprender means to surprise someone. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: asombrar fits sentences such as Me asombra su talento, while sorprender belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy asombrado la noticia. — Right: Yo he asombrado la noticia. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he asombrado, has asombrado, ha asombrado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo asombré el resultado todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo asombraba el resultado todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (asombraba), not the preterite. The preterite (asombré) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on asombrar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Me ___ su talento. (present tense) A. asombra B. asombro C. asombras D. asombramos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, me ___ la noticia. (preterite) A. asombré B. asombraste C. asombraron D. asombró
Complete the sentence: Antes, nos ___ el resultado. (imperfect) A. asombraban B. asombro C. asombraba D. asombrabas
Complete the sentence: Mañana, te ___ tu valentía. (future) A. asombro B. asombrará C. asombraré D. asombraremos
Complete the sentence: Me ___ su talento si pudiera. (conditional) A. asombraría B. asombrarías C. asombrarían D. asombro
Complete the sentence: Espero que le ___ la noticia. (present subjunctive) A. asombres B. asombremos C. asombro D. asombre
Complete the sentence: Si me ___ el resultado, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. asombráramos B. asombro C. asombrara D. asombraras
Complete the sentence: Le ___ tu valentía. (present perfect) A. han asombrado B. ha asombrado C. he asombrado D. has asombrado
What does “Me asombra su talento” mean? A. His talent amazes me. B. I amaze his talent. C. His talent amazes you. D. I am his talent.
Which is the gerund of asombrar, used with estar for the progressive? A. asombrado B. asombro C. asombré D. asombrando
Answer key
- asombra — The verb agrees with the thing that pleases: the third-person present of asombrar is asombra.
- asombró — The third-person preterite of asombrar is asombró, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- asombraba — The third-person imperfect of asombrar is asombraba, used here for a repeated past habit.
- asombrará — The third-person future of asombrar is asombrará.
- asombraría — The third-person conditional of asombrar is asombraría, the form for what would happen.
- asombre — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of asombrar is asombre.
- asombrara — The third-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of asombrar is asombrara.
- ha asombrado — The third-person present perfect of asombrar is ha asombrado: ha + asombrado.
- His talent amazes me. — Asombrar works like gustar: the thing is the subject, so “Me asombra su talento” means his talent amazes me.
- asombrando — The gerund of asombrar is asombrando: estoy asombrando. The participle asombrado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does asombrar mean in English?
Asombrar means to amaze. It works like gustar: the thing that amazes is the subject, so you say Me asombra su talento, which means His talent amazes me. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Why does asombrar use me, te and le instead of yo and tú?
Because asombrar works like gustar: the person who feels the emotion is an indirect object, and the thing that causes it is the subject. You say me asombra su talento, te asombra la noticia and le asombra el resultado, and the verb always agrees with the thing, not with the person.
What is the difference between asombrar and sorprender?
Asombrar means to amaze, while sorprender means to surprise someone. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use asombrar when you mean to amaze, as in Me asombra su talento, and use sorprender for to surprise someone. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say something amazed me in the past?
For one finished action, use the preterite: me asombró la noticia. For a repeated feeling in the past, use the imperfect: me asombraba el resultado. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: me ha asombrado la noticia.
How do I practise asombrar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the asombrar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Asombrar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for asombrar.
- Asombrar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for asombrar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
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- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.