Brindar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb brindar means to toast, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Brindar means to toast, and it is used for raising a glass to celebrate, to wish someone well or to offer something. It is fully regular, and it appears in celebrations, weddings and New Year parties, usually with por. Like every Spanish verb, brindar 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 brindo por la salud de todos, and in the preterite you say brindé por el año nuevo. 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: brindar
- English: to toast
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: brindando
- Past participle: brindado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + brindado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for brindar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Brindar takes por for what you toast to: brindo por tu salud. Brindar con champán is to toast with champagne.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for brindar. 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 | brindo |
| tú | brindas |
| él/ella/Ud. | brinda |
| nosotros/as | brindamos |
| vosotros/as | brindáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brindé |
| tú | brindaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | brindó |
| nosotros/as | brindamos |
| vosotros/as | brindasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brindaba |
| tú | brindabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | brindaba |
| nosotros/as | brindábamos |
| vosotros/as | brindabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brindaré |
| tú | brindarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | brindará |
| nosotros/as | brindaremos |
| vosotros/as | brindaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brindaría |
| tú | brindarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | brindaría |
| nosotros/as | brindaríamos |
| vosotros/as | brindaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he brindado |
| tú | has brindado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha brindado |
| nosotros/as | hemos brindado |
| vosotros/as | habéis brindado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han brindado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había brindado |
| tú | habías brindado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había brindado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos brindado |
| vosotros/as | habíais brindado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían brindado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré brindado |
| tú | habrás brindado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá brindado |
| nosotros/as | habremos brindado |
| vosotros/as | habréis brindado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán brindado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría brindado |
| tú | habrías brindado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría brindado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos brindado |
| vosotros/as | habríais brindado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían brindado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brinde |
| tú | brindes |
| él/ella/Ud. | brinde |
| nosotros/as | brindemos |
| vosotros/as | brindéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brinden |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | brindara |
| tú | brindaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | brindara |
| nosotros/as | brindáramos |
| vosotros/as | brindarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brindaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | brinda |
| él/ella/Ud. | brinde |
| nosotros/as | brindemos |
| vosotros/as | brindad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brinden |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | brindes |
| él/ella/Ud. | brinde |
| nosotros/as | brindemos |
| vosotros/as | brindéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | brinden |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | brindando | with estar for the progressive: estoy brindando |
| Past participle | brindado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he brindado |
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 brindar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Brindo por la salud de todos. 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 brindar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, brindé con champán en Nochevieja. 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 brindar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, brindaba por el año nuevo. 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 brindar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, brindaré por los novios en la boda. 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 brindar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Brindaría por la salud de todos 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 brindar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he brindado con champán en Nochevieja. 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 brindar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había brindado por el año nuevo 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 brindar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré brindado por los novios en la boda. 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 brindar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría brindado por la salud de todos 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 brindar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él brinde con champán en Nochevieja. 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 brindar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él brindara por el año nuevo, 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 brindar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Brinda por los novios en la boda! 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 brindar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No brindes por la salud de todos. 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 brindar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Brindo por la salud de todos. — I toast to everyone's health.
- Brinda con champán en Nochevieja. — He/she toasts with champagne on New Year's Eve.
- Ayer, brindé por el año nuevo. — Yesterday, I toasted to the new year.
- Antes, nosotros brindábamos por los novios en la boda. — Before, we used to toast to the bride and groom at the wedding.
- Mañana, tú brindarás por la salud de todos. — Tomorrow, you will toast to everyone's health.
- Yo brindaría con champán en Nochevieja si tuviera más tiempo. — I would toast with champagne on New Year's Eve if I had more time.
- Él ha brindado por el año nuevo. — He has toasted to the new year.
- Espero que él brinde por los novios en la boda. — I hope he toasts to the bride and groom at the wedding.
- Yo ya había brindado por la salud de todos antes de salir. — I had already toasted to everyone's health before leaving.
- Ellos brindaban con champán en Nochevieja cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to toast with champagne on New Year's Eve when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo brinda por la salud de todos. — Right: Yo brindo por la salud de todos. — The person matters: brinda is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is brindo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo brindo con champán en Nochevieja. — Right: Ayer yo brindé con champán en Nochevieja. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: brindo is happening now, while brindé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating brindar and celebrar as identical in every context. — Right: Brindar means to toast, while celebrar means to celebrate. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: brindar fits sentences such as Brindo por la salud de todos, while celebrar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy brindado con champán en Nochevieja. — Right: Yo he brindado con champán en Nochevieja. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he brindado, has brindado, ha brindado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo brindé por el año nuevo todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo brindaba por el año nuevo todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (brindaba), not the preterite. The preterite (brindé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on brindar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por la salud de todos. (present tense) A. brindo B. brindas C. brinda D. brindamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ con champán en Nochevieja. (preterite) A. brindé B. brindaste C. brindaron D. brindó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ por el año nuevo. (imperfect) A. brindabas B. brindaban C. brindábamos D. brindaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ por los novios en la boda. (future) A. brindaremos B. brindarás C. brindaré D. brindará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por la salud de todos si pudiera. (conditional) A. brindaría B. brindarías C. brindarían D. brindo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ con champán en Nochevieja. (present subjunctive) A. brindes B. brindemos C. brindo D. brinde
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ por el año nuevo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. brindáramos B. brindo C. brindara D. brindaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ por los novios en la boda. (present perfect) A. han brindado B. hemos brindado C. he brindado D. has brindado
Complete the command: ¡___ por la salud de todos! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. brinda B. brinde C. brindemos D. brindad
Which is the gerund of brindar, used with estar for the progressive? A. brindado B. brindo C. brindé D. brindando
Answer key
- brindo — The first-person present of brindar is brindo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- brindó — The third-person preterite of brindar is brindó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- brindábamos — The nosotros imperfect of brindar is brindábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- brindarás — The second-person future of brindar is brindarás.
- brindaría — The first-person conditional of brindar is brindaría, the form for what would happen.
- brinde — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of brindar is brinde.
- brindara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of brindar is brindara.
- hemos brindado — The nosotros present perfect of brindar is hemos brindado: hemos + brindado.
- brinda — The affirmative tú imperative of brindar is brinda.
- brindando — The gerund of brindar is brindando: estoy brindando. The participle brindado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does brindar mean in English?
Brindar means to toast. It is used in everyday situations such as Brindo por la salud de todos. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is brindar regular or irregular?
Brindar 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 brindo in the present and brindé in the preterite.
What is the difference between brindar and celebrar?
Brindar means to toast, while celebrar means to celebrate. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use brindar when you mean to toast, as in Brindo por la salud de todos, and use celebrar for to celebrate. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I toast” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo brindé con champán en Nochevieja. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo brindaba por el año nuevo. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he brindado con champán en Nochevieja.
How do I practise brindar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the brindar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Brindar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for brindar.
- Brindar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for brindar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Ayunar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with brindar.
- Alimentar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with brindar.
- Mamar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with brindar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.