alentarverb
Alentar means to encourage or to cheer on in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as alienta, alentó and alentando.
- to encourage
- to cheer on
¿A quién están alentando?
Who are they cheering for?
El oficial alentó a sus hombres.
The officer encouraged his men.
Tomás está alentando a sus estudiantes.
Tomás is encouraging his students.
No puedo alentar a Nicolás. Él es mi oponente.
I can't cheer for Nicolás. He's my opponent.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| alienta | he, she, it | Present |
| alentó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| alentando | Gerund | |
| alientan | they | Present |
| alentaron | they | Preterite |
| alentado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| alentamos | we | Present or preterite |
| alentaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| alienten | they | Present subjunctive |
| alentaban | they | Imperfect |
| alentará | he, she, it | Future |