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ayudar

to help

verb Word 241 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate ayudar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo ayudo I help / I am helping
tú ayudas you help / you are helping
él/ella ayuda he/she helps / he/she is helping / you help (formal) / you are helping (formal)
nosotros ayudamos we help / we are helping
ellos/ellas ayudan they help / they are helping / you all help / you all are helping

Preterite

yo ayudé I helped
tú ayudaste you helped
él/ella ayudó he/she helped / you helped (formal)
nosotros ayudamos we helped
ellos/ellas ayudaron they helped / you all helped

Imperfect

yo ayudaba I was helping / I used to help
tú ayudabas you were helping / you used to help
él/ella ayudaba he/she was helping / he/she used to help / you were helping (formal) / you used to help (formal)
nosotros ayudábamos we were helping / we used to help
ellos/ellas ayudaban they were helping / they used to help / you all were helping / you all used to help

Future

yo ayudaré I will help
tú ayudarás you will help
él/ella ayudará he/she will help / you will help (formal)
nosotros ayudaremos we will help
ellos/ellas ayudarán they will help / you all will help

In a sentence

¿Me ayudas con esto, por favor?

Can you help me with this, please?

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