Alejar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Alejar in Spanish

Alejar means “to move away,” “to distance,” or “to drive away.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns for physical distance, separation, avoidance, and removal.

Alejar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Alejar keeps the stable stem alej- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund alejando — “moving away / distancing” — and participle alejado — “moved away / distanced” — are regular.

Alejar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle alejado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	alejar	to move away / distance
Gerund	alejando	moving away / distancing
Past participle	alejado	moved away / distanced

Alejar meaning and essential uses

Alejar is transitive in its core sense: moving someone or something farther away. RAE defines it as distancing or taking someone or something farther away: Aleja la silla de la puerta. — “Move the chair away from the door.”

RAE also records driving something or someone away. The pronominal alejarse is common when the subject itself moves away, but that is a separate whitelist lesson.

Alejar regular conjugation pattern

The stem alej- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as alejo — “I move away / distance,” alejé — “I moved away / distanced,” and aleje — “that I move away / distance” — use ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Alejar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Alejar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejo	I move away / distance
Tú — you, singular informal	alejas	you move away / distance
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aleja	he / she moves away / distances; you move away / distance (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejamos	we move away / distance
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejáis	you move away / distance (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejan	they move away / distance; you move away / distance (plural)

• Alejo la silla de la puerta. — I move the chair away from the door.

Alejar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejé	I moved away / distanced
Tú — you, singular informal	alejaste	you moved away / distanced
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejó	he / she moved away / distanced; you moved away / distanced (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejamos	we moved away / distanced
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejasteis	you moved away / distanced (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejaron	they moved away / distanced; you moved away / distanced (plural)

• Ayer alejé el coche de la entrada. — Yesterday I moved the car away from the entrance.

Alejar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejaba	I used to move away / distance / was moving away / distancing
Tú — you, singular informal	alejabas	you used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejaba	he / she used to move away / distance / was moving away / distancing; you used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejábamos	we used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejabais	you used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejaban	they used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing; you used to move away / distance / were moving away / distancing (plural)

• Antes alejábamos las cajas de la pared. — We used to move the boxes away from the wall.

Alejar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus alejando — “moving away / distancing.”

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

• Estoy alejando el micrófono del altavoz. — I am moving the microphone away from the speaker.

Alejar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and alejar.

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

• Voy a alejar la mesa de la ventana. — I am going to move the table away from the window.

Alejar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejaré	I will move away / distance
Tú — you, singular informal	alejarás	you will move away / distance
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejará	he / she will move away / distance; you will move away / distance (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejaremos	we will move away / distance
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejaréis	you will move away / distance (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejarán	they will move away / distance; you will move away / distance (plural)

• Alejaremos el equipo de la zona húmeda. — We will move the equipment away from the wet area.

Alejar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejaría	I would move away / distance
Tú — you, singular informal	alejarías	you would move away / distance
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejaría	he / she would move away / distance; you would move away / distance (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejaríamos	we would move away / distance
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejaríais	you would move away / distance (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejarían	they would move away / distance; you would move away / distance (plural)

• Alejaría el dispositivo del borde. — I would move the device away from the edge.

Alejar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• He alejado las sillas de la salida. — I have moved the chairs away from the exit.

Alejar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Ya habíamos alejado el material peligroso. — We had already moved the dangerous material away.

Alejar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Para entonces habrán alejado todos los vehículos. — By then they will have moved all the vehicles away.

Alejar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Habría alejado el cable un poco más. — I would have moved the cable a little farther away.

Alejar subjunctive conjugations

Alejar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aleje	that I move away / distance
Tú — you, singular informal	alejes	that you move away / distance
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aleje	that he / she move away / distance; that you move away / distance (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejemos	that we move away / distance
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejéis	that you move away / distance (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejen	that they move away / distance; that you move away / distance (plural)

• Quiero que alejes la mesa. — I want you to move the table away.

Alejar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejara	that I moved away / distanced
Tú — you, singular informal	alejaras	that you moved away / distanced
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejara	that he / she moved away / distanced; that you moved away / distanced (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejáramos	that we moved away / distanced
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejarais	that you moved away / distanced (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejaran	that they moved away / distanced; that you moved away / distanced (plural)

• Preferían que alejáramos el equipo de la puerta. — They preferred that we move the equipment away from the door.
• Era mejor que alejases a los niños de la carretera. — It was better for you to keep the children away from the road.

Alejar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alejare	if / when I should move away / distance
Tú — you, singular informal	alejares	if / when you should move away / distance
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alejare	if / when he / she should move away / distance; if / when you should move away / distance (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alejáremos	if / when we should move away / distance
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejareis	if / when you should move away / distance (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alejaren	if / when they should move away / distance; if / when you should move away / distance (plural)

• Quien alejare material de la zona asignada deberá registrarlo. — Whoever should move material away from the assigned area must record it.

Alejar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas alejado el coche. — I am glad that you moved the car away.

Alejar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Si hubiera alejado la silla, habría más espacio. — If I had moved the chair away, there would be more space.
• Si hubieses alejado el equipo del agua, no se habría dañado. — If you had moved the equipment away from the water, it would not have been damaged.

Alejar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant alejado.

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

• Si hubieren alejado materiales adicionales, deberán indicarlo. — If they should have moved additional materials away, they must state it.

Alejar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Alejar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	aleja	move away
Usted — you, singular formal	aleje	move away (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	alejemos	let’s move away
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alejad	move away (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	alejen	move away (plural)

• Aleja el vaso del borde. — Move the glass away from the edge.

Alejar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no alejes	do not move away
Usted — you, singular formal	no aleje	do not move away (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no alejemos	let’s not move away
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no alejéis	do not move away (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no alejen	do not move away (plural)

• No alejes el equipo de su posición sin permiso. — Do not move the equipment away from its position without permission.

Common constructions with Alejar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• alejar algo / a alguien de + place / danger. — to move something or someone away from a place or danger.
• alejar a alguien o algo. — to drive someone or something away.
• alejar una posibilidad / riesgo. — to make a possibility or risk more remote.

Example sentences with Alejar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Aleja el teléfono del agua. — Move the phone away from the water.
• El ruido alejó a los pájaros. — The noise drove the birds away.
• Voy a alejar la mesa de la pared. — I am going to move the table away from the wall.
• Espero que alejes el coche de la entrada. — I hope you move the car away from the entrance.
• Han alejado a los visitantes de la zona cerrada. — They have moved the visitors away from the closed area.
• Aleja primero los objetos frágiles. — Move the fragile objects away first.

Regional and usage notes for Alejar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos alejás el coche de la entrada. — You move the car away from the entrance. (voseo)
• Alejá el vaso del borde. — Move the glass away from the edge. (affirmative vos command)

Alejar is fully regular. The main learner distinction is argument structure: the non-pronominal verb moves or keeps another person or thing away, while pronominal alejarse describes the subject moving away.