What does abandonar mean in English?

Abandonar means "to abandon" in English.

How do you conjugate abandonar in Spanish?

Abandonar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using abandonar?

Abandonar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use abandonar in a sentence?

Example: "Abandoné el proyecto." which means "I abandoned the project." in English.

What are synonyms for abandonar?

Spanish synonyms for abandonar include: dejar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Abandonar

to abandon

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

abandonar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

abandonando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

abandonado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandono I abandon	I abandon
tú	abandonas you abandon

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he abandonado I have abandoned	I have abandoned
tú	has abandonado

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	abandona	abandon! (you)
usted	abandone	abandon! (you formal)
nosotros	abandonemos	let's abandon!
vosotros	abandonad

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no abandones	don't abandon! (you)
usted	no abandone	don't abandon! (you formal)
nosotros	no abandonemos	let's not abandon!
vosotros

Más sobre "abandonar"

Ejemplos en contexto

Abandoné el proyecto.

I abandoned the project.

Preterite

Abandono mis malos hábitos.

I abandon my bad habits.

Present

Ha abandonado el país.

He/She has abandoned the country.

Present Perfect

Abandonaré la idea.

I will abandon the idea.

Future

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandonaba I used to abandon	I used to abandon
tú	abandonabas you used to abandon	you used to abandon
él/ella/usted	abandonaba he/she/you used to abandon	he/she/you used to abandon
nosotros	abandonábamos we used to abandon	we used to abandon
vosotros	abandonabais you all used to abandon	you all used to abandon
ellos/ustedes	abandonaban they/you all used to abandon	they/you all used to abandon

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandoné I abandoned	I abandoned
tú	abandonaste you abandoned	you abandoned
él/ella/usted	abandonó he/she/you abandoned	he/she/you abandoned
nosotros	abandonamos we abandoned	we abandoned
vosotros	abandonasteis you all abandoned	you all abandoned
ellos/ustedes	abandonaron they/you all abandoned	they/you all abandoned

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandonaré I will abandon	I will abandon
tú	abandonarás you will abandon	you will abandon
él/ella/usted	abandonará he/she/you will abandon	he/she/you will abandon
nosotros	abandonaremos we will abandon	we will abandon
vosotros	abandonaréis you all will abandon	you all will abandon
ellos/ustedes	abandonarán they/you all will abandon	they/you all will abandon

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandonaría I would abandon	I would abandon
tú	abandonarías you would abandon	you would abandon
él/ella/usted	abandonaría he/she/you would abandon	he/she/you would abandon
nosotros	abandonaríamos we would abandon	we would abandon
vosotros	abandonaríais you all would abandon	you all would abandon
ellos/ustedes	abandonarían they/you all would abandon	they/you all would abandon

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandone that I abandon	that I abandon
tú	abandones that you abandon	that you abandon
él/ella/usted	abandone that he/she/you abandon	that he/she/you abandon
nosotros	abandonemos that we abandon	that we abandon
vosotros	abandonéis that you all abandon	that you all abandon
ellos/ustedes	abandonen that they/you all abandon	that they/you all abandon

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	abandonara or abandonase that I abandoned	that I abandoned
tú	abandonaras or abandonases that you abandoned	that you abandoned
él/ella/usted	abandonara or abandonase that he/she/you abandoned	that he/she/you abandoned
nosotros	abandonáramos or abandonásemos that we abandoned	that we abandoned
vosotros	abandonarais or abandonaseis that you all abandoned	that you all abandoned
ellos/ustedes	abandonaran or abandonasen that they/you all abandoned	that they/you all abandoned

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había abandonado I had abandoned	I had abandoned
tú	habías abandonado you had abandoned	you had abandoned
él/ella/usted	había abandonado he/she/you had abandoned	he/she/you had abandoned
nosotros	habíamos abandonado we had abandoned	we had abandoned
vosotros	habíais abandonado you all had abandoned	you all had abandoned
ellos/ustedes	habían abandonado they/you all had abandoned	they/you all had abandoned

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube abandonado I had abandoned	I had abandoned
tú	hubiste abandonado you had abandoned	you had abandoned
él/ella/usted	hubo abandonado he/she/you had abandoned	he/she/you had abandoned
nosotros	hubimos abandonado we had abandoned	we had abandoned
vosotros	hubisteis abandonado you all had abandoned	you all had abandoned
ellos/ustedes	hubieron abandonado they/you all had abandoned	they/you all had abandoned

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré abandonado I will have abandoned	I will have abandoned
tú	habrás abandonado you will have abandoned	you will have abandoned
él/ella/usted	habrá abandonado he/she/you will have abandoned	he/she/you will have abandoned
nosotros	habremos abandonado we will have abandoned	we will have abandoned
vosotros	habréis abandonado you all will have abandoned	you all will have abandoned
ellos/ustedes	habrán abandonado they/you all will have abandoned	they/you all will have abandoned

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría abandonado I would have abandoned	I would have abandoned
tú	habrías abandonado you would have abandoned	you would have abandoned
él/ella/usted	habría abandonado he/she/you would have abandoned	he/she/you would have abandoned
nosotros	habríamos abandonado we would have abandoned	we would have abandoned
vosotros	habríais abandonado you all would have abandoned	you all would have abandoned
ellos/ustedes	habrían abandonado they/you all would have abandoned	they/you all would have abandoned

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya abandonado that I have abandoned	that I have abandoned
tú	hayas abandonado that you have abandoned	that you have abandoned
él/ella/usted	haya abandonado that he/she/you have abandoned	that he/she/you have abandoned
nosotros	hayamos abandonado that we have abandoned	that we have abandoned
vosotros	hayáis abandonado that you all have abandoned	that you all have abandoned
ellos/ustedes	hayan abandonado that they/you all have abandoned	that they/you all have abandoned

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera abandonado that I had abandoned	that I had abandoned
tú	hubieras abandonado that you had abandoned	that you had abandoned
él/ella/usted	hubiera abandonado that he/she/you had abandoned	that he/she/you had abandoned
nosotros	hubiéramos abandonado that we had abandoned	that we had abandoned
vosotros	hubierais abandonado that you all had abandoned	that you all had abandoned
ellos/ustedes	hubieran abandonado that they/you all had abandoned	that they/you all had abandoned