Aventurar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb aventurar means to venture, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Aventurar means to venture, and it is used for risking a guess, venturing an opinion and venturing into unknown places: you venture a date, you venture into the forest, you venture a theory. It is a slightly literary verb of risk and exploration. Like every Spanish verb, aventurar 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 aventuro una fecha para la reunión, and in the preterite you say aventuré en el bosque de noche. 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: aventurar
- English: to venture
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: aventurando
- Past participle: aventurado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + aventurado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for aventurar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Aventurar is fully regular: aventuré, aventuraba, aventuraré. Its reflexive partner aventurarse means to dare to do something.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for aventurar. 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 | aventuro |
| tú | aventuras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventura |
| nosotros/as | aventuramos |
| vosotros/as | aventuráis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuran |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventuré |
| tú | aventuraste |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventuró |
| nosotros/as | aventuramos |
| vosotros/as | aventurasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuraron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventuraba |
| tú | aventurabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventuraba |
| nosotros/as | aventurábamos |
| vosotros/as | aventurabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuraban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventuraré |
| tú | aventurarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventurará |
| nosotros/as | aventuraremos |
| vosotros/as | aventuraréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventurarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventuraría |
| tú | aventurarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventuraría |
| nosotros/as | aventuraríamos |
| vosotros/as | aventuraríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventurarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he aventurado |
| tú | has aventurado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha aventurado |
| nosotros/as | hemos aventurado |
| vosotros/as | habéis aventurado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han aventurado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había aventurado |
| tú | habías aventurado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había aventurado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos aventurado |
| vosotros/as | habíais aventurado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían aventurado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré aventurado |
| tú | habrás aventurado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá aventurado |
| nosotros/as | habremos aventurado |
| vosotros/as | habréis aventurado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán aventurado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría aventurado |
| tú | habrías aventurado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría aventurado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos aventurado |
| vosotros/as | habríais aventurado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían aventurado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventure |
| tú | aventures |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventure |
| nosotros/as | aventuremos |
| vosotros/as | aventuréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuren |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aventurara |
| tú | aventuraras |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventurara |
| nosotros/as | aventuráramos |
| vosotros/as | aventurarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuraran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aventura |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventure |
| nosotros/as | aventuremos |
| vosotros/as | aventurad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuren |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aventures |
| él/ella/Ud. | aventure |
| nosotros/as | aventuremos |
| vosotros/as | aventuréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aventuren |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | aventurando | with estar for the progressive: estoy aventurando |
| Past participle | aventurado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he aventurado |
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 aventurar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Aventuro una fecha para la reunión. 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 aventurar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, aventuré una opinión en el debate. 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 aventurar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, aventuraba en el bosque de noche. 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 aventurar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, aventuraré una teoría sobre el caso. 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 aventurar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Aventuraría una fecha para la reunión 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 aventurar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he aventurado una opinión en el debate. 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 aventurar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había aventurado en el bosque de noche 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 aventurar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré aventurado una teoría sobre el caso. 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 aventurar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría aventurado una fecha para la reunión 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 aventurar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él aventure una opinión en el debate. 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 aventurar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él aventurara en el bosque de noche, 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 aventurar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡aventura una teoría sobre el caso! 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 aventurar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No aventures una fecha para la reunión. 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 aventurar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Aventuro una fecha para la reunión. — I venture a date for the meeting.
- Aventura una opinión en el debate. — He/she ventures an opinion in the debate.
- Ayer, aventuré en el bosque de noche. — Yesterday, I ventured into the forest at night.
- Antes, nosotros aventurábamos una teoría sobre el caso. — Before, we used to venture a theory about the case.
- Mañana, tú aventurarás una fecha para la reunión. — Tomorrow, you will venture a date for the meeting.
- Yo aventuraría una opinión en el debate si tuviera más tiempo. — I would venture an opinion in the debate if I had more time.
- Él ha aventurado en el bosque de noche. — He has ventured into the forest at night.
- Espero que él aventure una teoría sobre el caso. — I hope he ventures a theory about the case.
- Yo ya había aventurado una fecha para la reunión antes de salir. — I had already ventured a date for the meeting before leaving.
- Ellos aventuraban una opinión en el debate cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to venture an opinion in the debate when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo aventura una fecha para la reunión. — Right: Yo aventuro una fecha para la reunión. — The person matters: aventura is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aventuro. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Treating aventurar and arriesgar as identical in every context. — Right: Aventurar means to venture, while arriesgar means to risk something. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: aventurar fits sentences such as Aventuro una fecha para la reunión, while arriesgar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy aventurado una opinión en el debate. — Right: Yo he aventurado una opinión en el debate. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he aventurado, has aventurado, ha aventurado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo aventuré en el bosque de noche todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo aventuraba en el bosque de noche todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (aventuraba), not the preterite. The preterite (aventuré) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on aventurar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una fecha para la reunión. (present tense) A. aventuro B. aventuras C. aventura D. aventuramos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ una opinión en el debate. (preterite) A. aventuré B. aventuraste C. aventuraron D. aventuró
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ en el bosque de noche. (imperfect) A. aventurabas B. aventuraban C. aventurábamos D. aventuraba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ una teoría sobre el caso. (future) A. aventuraremos B. aventurarás C. aventuraré D. aventurará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una fecha para la reunión si pudiera. (conditional) A. aventuraría B. aventurarías C. aventurarían D. aventuro
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ una opinión en el debate. (present subjunctive) A. aventures B. aventuremos C. aventuro D. aventure
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ en el bosque de noche, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. aventuráramos B. aventuro C. aventurara D. aventuraras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ una teoría sobre el caso. (present perfect) A. han aventurado B. hemos aventurado C. he aventurado D. has aventurado
Complete the command: ¡___ una fecha para la reunión! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. aventura B. aventure C. aventuremos D. aventurad
Which is the gerund of aventurar, used with estar for the progressive? A. aventurado B. aventuro C. aventuré D. aventurando
Answer key
- aventuro — The first-person present of aventurar is aventuro. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- aventuró — The third-person preterite of aventurar is aventuró, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- aventurábamos — The nosotros imperfect of aventurar is aventurábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- aventurarás — The second-person future of aventurar is aventurarás.
- aventuraría — The first-person conditional of aventurar is aventuraría, the form for what would happen.
- aventure — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of aventurar is aventure.
- aventurara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of aventurar is aventurara.
- hemos aventurado — The nosotros present perfect of aventurar is hemos aventurado: hemos + aventurado.
- aventura — The affirmative tú imperative of aventurar is aventura.
- aventurando — The gerund of aventurar is aventurando: estoy aventurando. The participle aventurado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does aventurar mean in English?
Aventurar means to venture. It is used in everyday situations such as Aventuro una fecha para la reunión. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is aventurar regular or irregular?
Aventurar 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 aventuro in the present and aventuré in the preterite.
What is the difference between aventurar and arriesgar?
Aventurar means to venture, while arriesgar means to risk something. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use aventurar when you mean to venture, as in Aventuro una fecha para la reunión, and use arriesgar for to risk something. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I venture” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo aventuré una opinión en el debate. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo aventuraba en el bosque de noche. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he aventurado una opinión en el debate.
How do I practise aventurar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the aventurar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Aventurar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for aventurar.
- Aventurar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for aventurar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Avergonzar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aventurar.
- Aumentar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aventurar.
- Aterrorizar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with aventurar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.