Aullar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb aullar means to howl, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Aullar means to howl, the long cry of a wolf or a dog. It is an animal-sound verb used at night, in stories and in the countryside, and it is fully regular. Like every Spanish verb, aullar 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 aullo toda la noche en el bosque, and in the preterite you say aullé cuando oye una sirena. 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: aullar
- English: to howl
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: aullando
- Past participle: aullado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + aullado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for aullar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Aullar is fully regular: aullo, aulla. Howling is a long, drawn-out sound; barking is short and sharp.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for aullar. 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 | aullo |
| tú | aullas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aulla |
| nosotros/as | aullamos |
| vosotros/as | aulláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aullé |
| tú | aullaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | aulló |
| nosotros/as | aullamos |
| vosotros/as | aullasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aullaba |
| tú | aullabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aullaba |
| nosotros/as | aullábamos |
| vosotros/as | aullabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aullaré |
| tú | aullarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | aullará |
| nosotros/as | aullaremos |
| vosotros/as | aullaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aullaría |
| tú | aullarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | aullaría |
| nosotros/as | aullaríamos |
| vosotros/as | aullaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he aullado |
| tú | has aullado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha aullado |
| nosotros/as | hemos aullado |
| vosotros/as | habéis aullado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han aullado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había aullado |
| tú | habías aullado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había aullado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos aullado |
| vosotros/as | habíais aullado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían aullado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré aullado |
| tú | habrás aullado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá aullado |
| nosotros/as | habremos aullado |
| vosotros/as | habréis aullado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán aullado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría aullado |
| tú | habrías aullado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría aullado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos aullado |
| vosotros/as | habríais aullado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían aullado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aulle |
| tú | aulles |
| él/ella/Ud. | aulle |
| nosotros/as | aullemos |
| vosotros/as | aulléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aullara |
| tú | aullaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aullara |
| nosotros/as | aulláramos |
| vosotros/as | aullarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aulla |
| él/ella/Ud. | aulle |
| nosotros/as | aullemos |
| vosotros/as | aullad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aulles |
| él/ella/Ud. | aulle |
| nosotros/as | aullemos |
| vosotros/as | aulléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aullen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | aullando | with estar for the progressive: estoy aullando |
| Past participle | aullado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he aullado |
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 aullar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Aullo toda la noche en el bosque. 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 aullar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, aullé a la luna llena. 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 aullar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, aullaba cuando oye una sirena. 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 aullar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, aullaré en el campo con la manada. 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 aullar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Aullaría toda la noche en el bosque 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 aullar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he aullado a la luna llena. 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 aullar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había aullado cuando oye una sirena 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 aullar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré aullado en el campo con la manada. 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 aullar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría aullado toda la noche en el bosque 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 aullar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él aulle a la luna llena. 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 aullar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él aullara cuando oye una sirena, 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 aullar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Aulla en el campo con la manada! 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 aullar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No aulles toda la noche en el bosque. 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 aullar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Aullo toda la noche en el bosque. — I howl all night in the forest.
- Aulla a la luna llena. — He/she howls at the full moon.
- Ayer, aullé cuando oye una sirena. — Yesterday, I howled when it hears a siren.
- Antes, nosotros aullábamos en el campo con la manada. — Before, we used to howl in the fields with the pack.
- Mañana, tú aullarás toda la noche en el bosque. — Tomorrow, you will howl all night in the forest.
- Yo aullaría a la luna llena si tuviera más tiempo. — I would howl at the full moon if I had more time.
- Él ha aullado cuando oye una sirena. — He has howled when it hears a siren.
- Espero que él aulle en el campo con la manada. — I hope he howls in the fields with the pack.
- Yo ya había aullado toda la noche en el bosque antes de salir. — I had already howled all night in the forest before leaving.
- Ellos aullaban a la luna llena cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to howl at the full moon when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo aulla toda la noche en el bosque. — Right: Yo aullo toda la noche en el bosque. — The person matters: aulla is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aullo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo aullo a la luna llena. — Right: Ayer yo aullé a la luna llena. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: aullo is happening now, while aullé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating aullar and ladrar as identical in every context. — Right: Aullar means to howl, while ladrar means to bark. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: aullar fits sentences such as Aullo toda la noche en el bosque, while ladrar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy aullado a la luna llena. — Right: Yo he aullado a la luna llena. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he aullado, has aullado, ha aullado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo aullé cuando oye una sirena todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo aullaba cuando oye una sirena todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (aullaba), not the preterite. The preterite (aullé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on aullar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ toda la noche en el bosque. (present tense) A. aullo B. aullas C. aulla D. aullamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ a la luna llena. (preterite) A. aullé B. aullaste C. aullaron D. aulló
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ cuando oye una sirena. (imperfect) A. aullabas B. aullaban C. aullábamos D. aullaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ en el campo con la manada. (future) A. aullaremos B. aullarás C. aullaré D. aullará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ toda la noche en el bosque si pudiera. (conditional) A. aullaría B. aullarías C. aullarían D. aullo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ a la luna llena. (present subjunctive) A. aulles B. aullemos C. aullo D. aulle
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ cuando oye una sirena, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. aulláramos B. aullo C. aullara D. aullaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ en el campo con la manada. (present perfect) A. han aullado B. hemos aullado C. he aullado D. has aullado
Complete the command: ¡___ toda la noche en el bosque! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. aulla B. aulle C. aullemos D. aullad
Which is the gerund of aullar, used with estar for the progressive? A. aullado B. aullo C. aullé D. aullando
Answer key
- aullo — The first-person present of aullar is aullo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- aulló — The third-person preterite of aullar is aulló, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- aullábamos — The nosotros imperfect of aullar is aullábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- aullarás — The second-person future of aullar is aullarás.
- aullaría — The first-person conditional of aullar is aullaría, the form for what would happen.
- aulle — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of aullar is aulle.
- aullara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of aullar is aullara.
- hemos aullado — The nosotros present perfect of aullar is hemos aullado: hemos + aullado.
- aulla — The affirmative tú imperative of aullar is aulla.
- aullando — The gerund of aullar is aullando: estoy aullando. The participle aullado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does aullar mean in English?
Aullar means to howl. It is used in everyday situations such as Aullo toda la noche en el bosque. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is aullar regular or irregular?
Aullar 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 aullo in the present and aullé in the preterite.
What is the difference between aullar and ladrar?
Aullar means to howl, while ladrar means to bark. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use aullar when you mean to howl, as in Aullo toda la noche en el bosque, and use ladrar for to bark. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I howl” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo aullé a la luna llena. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo aullaba cuando oye una sirena. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he aullado a la luna llena.
How do I practise aullar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the aullar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Aullar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for aullar.
- Aullar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for aullar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Graznar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aullar.
- Relinchar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aullar.
- Piar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aullar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.