Agradecer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Agradecer in Spanish

Agradecer means “to thank” or “to be grateful for.” You will learn its agradezco / agradezca irregular family, regular past and future patterns, useful object structures, and commands.

Agradecer conjugation at a glance

Agradecer is an -ER verb. Verb type: Irregular. The present first-person singular is agradezco — “I thank,” and the present subjunctive uses agradezc- throughout. Its gerund agradeciendo — “thanking” — and participle agradecido — “thanked / been grateful” — are regular for the verb’s pattern.

Agradecer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle is used with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With compound forms built with haber, the participle does not agree with the subject.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	agradecer	to thank / to be grateful for
Gerund	agradeciendo	thanking / being grateful
Past participle	agradecido	thanked / been grateful in compound use

Agradecer meaning and essential uses

Agradecer — “to thank / to be grateful for” — is transitive. You can thank someone for a thing with the pattern agradecer algo a alguien — “to thank someone for something”: Te agradezco la ayuda. — “I thank you for the help.”

A clause after agradecer often expresses the action being appreciated: Te agradezco que hayas venido. — “I appreciate that you came.”

Agradecer conjugation pattern

Most forms use the stem agradec-. Before the present endings that belong to the irregular family, the verb uses agradezc-: agradezco — “I thank” — and agradezca — “that I thank.” The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund, and participle do not use this -zc- stem.

Agradecer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Agradecer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general statements. The first-person singular uses agradezco — “I thank”; the other present forms use the ordinary -ER pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradezco	I thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradeces	you thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradece	he / she thanks; you thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradecemos	we thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradecéis	you thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecen	they thank; you thank (plural)

• Te agradezco la ayuda. — I thank you for the help.

Agradecer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. These forms use the regular -ER preterite pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradecí	I thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	agradeciste	you thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradeció	he / she thanked; you thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradecimos	we thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradecisteis	you thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecieron	they thanked; you thanked (plural)

• Ayer agradecí tu mensaje. — Yesterday I appreciated your message.

Agradecer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, background situations, descriptions, or actions viewed as ongoing. The formation is regular for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradecía	I used to thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradecías	you used to thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradecía	he / she used to thank; you used to thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradecíamos	we used to thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradecíais	you used to thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecían	they used to thank; you used to thank (plural)

• Siempre agradecíamos su paciencia. — We always appreciated their patience.

Agradecer present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus agradeciendo — “thanking.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy agradeciendo	I am thanking
Tú — you, singular informal	estás agradeciendo	you are thanking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está agradeciendo	he / she is thanking; you are thanking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos agradeciendo	we are thanking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis agradeciendo	you are thanking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están agradeciendo	they are thanking; you are thanking (plural)

• Estoy agradeciendo personalmente a cada voluntario. — I am personally thanking each volunteer.

Agradecer near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future action. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + agradecer — “to thank / to be grateful for.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a agradecer	I am going to thank
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a agradecer	you are going to thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a agradecer	he / she is going to thank; you are going to thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a agradecer	we are going to thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a agradecer	you are going to thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a agradecer	they are going to thank; you are going to thank (plural)

• Voy a agradecerles su apoyo al final. — I am going to thank them for their support at the end.

Agradecer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future events and, in some contexts, probability. Add the future endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradeceré	I will thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradecerás	you will thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradecerá	he / she will thank; you will thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradeceremos	we will thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradeceréis	you will thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecerán	they will thank; you will thank (plural)

• Te agradeceré siempre este gesto. — I will always be grateful to you for this gesture.

Agradecer conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use the simple conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. Add the conditional endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradecería	I would thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradecerías	you would thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradecería	he / she would thank; you would thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradeceríamos	we would thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradeceríais	you would thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecerían	they would thank; you would thank (plural)

• Agradecería una respuesta clara. — I would appreciate a clear answer.

Agradecer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use the present perfect for a past event presented as connected to the present; its regional distribution varies. Form it with the present of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus agradecido — “thanked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he agradecido	I have thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	has agradecido	you have thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha agradecido	he / she has thanked; you have thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos agradecido	we have thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis agradecido	you have thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han agradecido	they have thanked; you have thanked (plural)

• Ya he agradecido a todos su participación. — I have already thanked everyone for their participation.

Agradecer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus agradecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había agradecido	I had thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	habías agradecido	you had thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había agradecido	he / she had thanked; you had thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos agradecido	we had thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais agradecido	you had thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían agradecido	they had thanked; you had thanked (plural)

• Ya habíamos agradecido la invitación. — We had already expressed thanks for the invitation.

Agradecer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro compuesto / antefuturo) — Use the future perfect for something expected to be completed by a future point. Form it with the future of haber plus agradecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré agradecido	I will have thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás agradecido	you will have thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá agradecido	he / she will have thanked; you will have thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos agradecido	we will have thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis agradecido	you will have thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán agradecido	they will have thanked; you will have thanked (plural)

• Para entonces habré agradecido a cada participante. — By then I will have thanked each participant.

Agradecer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto / antepospretérito) — Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical completed result or an unreal past outcome. Form it with the conditional of haber plus agradecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría agradecido	I would have thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías agradecido	you would have thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría agradecido	he / she would have thanked; you would have thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos agradecido	we would have thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais agradecido	you would have thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían agradecido	they would have thanked; you would have thanked (plural)

• Habría agradecido más tiempo para decidir. — I would have appreciated more time to decide.

Agradecer subjunctive conjugations

Agradecer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use the present subjunctive after environments such as wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or necessity. Every person uses the agradezc- stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradezca	that I thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradezcas	that you thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradezca	that he / she thank; that you thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradezcamos	that we thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradezcáis	that you thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradezcan	that they thank; that you thank (plural)

• Espero que agradezcas el apoyo. — I hope you appreciate the support.

Agradecer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts. The table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid; for example, agradeciese — an accepted alternative first-person form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradeciera	that I thanked / were to thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradecieras	that you thanked / were to thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradeciera	that he / she thanked / were to thank; that you thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradeciéramos	that we thanked / were to thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradecierais	that you thanked / were to thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecieran	that they thanked / were to thank; that you thanked (plural)

• Querían que agradeciéramos la colaboración. — They wanted us to thank people for the collaboration.
• Esperaban que agradeciésemos el apoyo recibido. — They expected us to acknowledge the support received.

Agradecer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future subjunctive survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. Its forms are built from the same preterite-derived base as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	agradeciere	if / when I should thank
Tú — you, singular informal	agradecieres	if / when you should thank
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	agradeciere	if / when he / she should thank; if / when you should thank (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	agradeciéremos	if / when we should thank
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradeciereis	if / when you should thank (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	agradecieren	if / when they should thank; if / when you should thank (plural)

• Quien agradeciere formalmente la ayuda deberá dejar constancia por escrito. — Whoever should formally acknowledge the help must leave a written record.

Agradecer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber plus agradecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya agradecido	that I have thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas agradecido	that you have thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya agradecido	that he / she has thanked; that you have thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos agradecido	that we have thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis agradecido	that you have thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan agradecido	that they have thanked; that you have thanked (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas agradecido su trabajo. — I am glad that you have thanked them for their work.

Agradecer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for an unreal, prior, or completed action in a past/hypothetical subjunctive context. The table uses hubiera + agradecido; hubiese + agradecido is also accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera agradecido	that I had thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras agradecido	that you had thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera agradecido	that he / she had thanked; that you had thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos agradecido	that we had thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais agradecido	that you had thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran agradecido	that they had thanked; that you had thanked (plural)

• Ojalá hubiéramos agradecido antes su esfuerzo. — I wish we had thanked them for their effort earlier.
• Me habría gustado que hubieses agradecido su ayuda. — I would have liked you to have thanked them for their help.

Agradecer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future perfect subjunctive is a reference form found mainly in restricted formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber plus agradecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere agradecido	if / when I should have thanked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres agradecido	if / when you should have thanked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere agradecido	if / when he / she should have thanked; if / when you should have thanked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos agradecido	if / when we should have thanked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis agradecido	if / when you should have thanked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren agradecido	if / when they should have thanked; if / when you should have thanked (plural)

• Si el beneficiario hubiere agradecido por escrito la donación, la carta se incorporará al expediente. — If the beneficiary should have acknowledged the donation in writing, the letter will be added to the file.

Agradecer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Agradecer affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action. The usted, nosotros/nosotras, and ustedes forms reflect the present-subjunctive stem used by this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	agradece	Thank them / be grateful!
Usted — you, singular formal	agradezca	Thank them / be grateful! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	agradezcamos	Let’s thank them / be grateful!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	agradeced	Thank them / be grateful! (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	agradezcan	Thank them / be grateful! (plural)

• Agradece el tiempo que te han dedicado. — Be thankful for the time they have given you.

Agradecer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The agradezc- stem is used throughout.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no agradezcas	do not thank them / be grateful
Usted — you, singular formal	no agradezca	do not thank them / be grateful (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no agradezcamos	let’s not thank them / be grateful
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no agradezcáis	do not thank them / be grateful (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no agradezcan	do not thank them / be grateful (plural)

• No agradezcas el favor antes de recibirlo. — Do not thank them for the favor before receiving it.

Common constructions with Agradecer

These constructions show frequent ways the target verb combines with its complements. The examples keep the focus on the target verb rather than introducing a separate verb lesson.

• Agradecer algo a alguien. — To thank someone for something.
• Te agradezco tu paciencia. — I thank you for your patience.
• Agradecemos que nos hayan avisado. — We appreciate that you let us know.

Example sentences with Agradecer

These examples reinforce the target verb across common forms and contexts already explained above.

• Agradezco mucho tu ayuda. — I really appreciate your help.
• Ayer agradecí el consejo. — Yesterday I was grateful for the advice.
• Espero que agradezcas el esfuerzo. — I hope you appreciate the effort.
• Ya hemos agradecido a todos los participantes. — We have already thanked all the participants.
• Agradece el apoyo que recibiste. — Be thankful for the support you received.

Regional and usage notes for Agradecer

The core tables use tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, the present and affirmative command can use distinct forms; the examples below show a common voseo pattern without replacing the core tú forms.

• Vos agradecés el apoyo. — You appreciate the support. (voseo)
• Agradecé el gesto. — Thank them for the gesture. (affirmative vos command)

With agradecer, concentrate on the agradezc- family in the present yo form, present subjunctive, and related commands; the other major tense families follow their regular -ER formations.