Añadir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Añadir in Spanish

Añadir means “to add,” “to include,” or “to increase.” You will learn its fully regular -IR conjugation and the main patterns for adding items, information, quantities, ingredients, and comments.

Añadir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular IR. RAE gives añado, añades, añade, añadimos, añadís, añaden. The gerund añadiendo — “adding” — and participle añadido — “added” — are regular.

Añadir 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 añadido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	añadir	to add
Gerund	añadiendo	adding
Past participle	añadido	added

Añadir meaning and essential uses

Añadir is transitive. RAE defines its main sense as adding or incorporating something into something else: Añado azúcar al café. — “I add sugar to the coffee.”

RAE also records increasing, enlarging, or extending something. In practical use, the thing added is a direct object, while the destination commonly appears with a: Añade tu nombre a la lista. — “Add your name to the list.”

Añadir regular conjugation pattern

The stem añad- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as añado — “I add,” añadí — “I added,” and añada — “that I add” — use ordinary -IR endings.

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

Añadir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Añadir 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	añado	I add
Tú — you, singular informal	añades	you add
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añade	he / she adds; you add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadimos	we add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadís	you add (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añaden	they add; you add (plural)

• Añado azúcar al café. — I add sugar to the coffee.

Añadir 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	añadí	I added
Tú — you, singular informal	añadiste	you added
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadió	he / she added; you added (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadimos	we added
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadisteis	you added (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadieron	they added; you added (plural)

• Ayer añadí una nota al informe. — Yesterday I added a note to the report.

Añadir 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 añadido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	añadía	I used to add / was adding
Tú — you, singular informal	añadías	you used to add / were adding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadía	he / she used to add / was adding; you used to add / were adding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadíamos	we used to add / were adding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadíais	you used to add / were adding (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadían	they used to add / were adding; you used to add / were adding (plural)

• Antes añadíamos más detalles a cada registro. — We used to add more details to each record.

Añadir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus añadiendo — “adding.”

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

• Estoy añadiendo los últimos datos. — I am adding the final data.

Añadir 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 añadir.

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

• Voy a añadir tu nombre a la lista. — I am going to add your name to the list.

Añadir 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	añadiré	I will add
Tú — you, singular informal	añadirás	you will add
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadirá	he / she will add; you will add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadiremos	we will add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadiréis	you will add (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadirán	they will add; you will add (plural)

• Añadiremos otra sección mañana. — We will add another section tomorrow.

Añadir 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	añadiría	I would add
Tú — you, singular informal	añadirías	you would add
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadiría	he / she would add; you would add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadiríamos	we would add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadiríais	you would add (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadirían	they would add; you would add (plural)

• Añadiría una explicación más clara. — I would add a clearer explanation.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• He añadido tres ejemplos. — I have added three examples.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Ya habíamos añadido esa información. — We had already added that information.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Para entonces habrán añadido todos los archivos. — By then they will have added all the files.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Habría añadido otra opción. — I would have added another option.

Añadir subjunctive conjugations

Añadir 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	añada	that I add
Tú — you, singular informal	añadas	that you add
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añada	that he / she add; that you add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadamos	that we add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadáis	that you add (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadan	that they add; that you add (plural)

• Quiero que añadas una nota. — I want you to add a note.

Añadir 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 añadido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	añadiera	that I added
Tú — you, singular informal	añadieras	that you added
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadiera	that he / she added; that you added (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadiéramos	that we added
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadierais	that you added (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadieran	that they added; that you added (plural)

• Preferían que añadiéramos más ejemplos. — They preferred that we add more examples.
• Era mejor que añadieses primero los datos básicos. — It was better for you to add the basic data first.

Añadir 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	añadiere	if / when I should add
Tú — you, singular informal	añadieres	if / when you should add
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	añadiere	if / when he / she should add; if / when you should add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	añadiéremos	if / when we should add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadiereis	if / when you should add (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	añadieren	if / when they should add; if / when you should add (plural)

• Quien añadiere información deberá indicar la fuente. — Whoever should add information must indicate the source.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Me alegra que hayas añadido esa sección. — I am glad that you added that section.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Si hubiera añadido más detalles, el informe sería más claro. — If I had added more details, the report would be clearer.
• Si hubieses añadido tu nombre, habríamos podido localizarte. — If you had added your name, we could have located you.

Añadir 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 añadido.

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

• Si hubieren añadido archivos externos, deberán registrarlos. — If they should have added external files, they must register them.

Añadir imperative and commands

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

Añadir 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	añade	add
Usted — you, singular formal	añada	add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	añadamos	let’s add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	añadid	add (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	añadan	add (plural)

• Añade tu nombre a la lista. — Add your name to the list.

Añadir 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 añadas	do not add
Usted — you, singular formal	no añada	do not add (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no añadamos	let’s not add
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no añadáis	do not add (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no añadan	do not add (plural)

• No añadas información que no hayas verificado. — Do not add information that you have not verified.

Common constructions with Añadir

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

• añadir algo a algo. — to add something to something.
• añadir información / detalles / comentarios. — to add information / details / comments.
• añadir una cantidad o ingrediente. — to add a quantity or ingredient.

Example sentences with Añadir

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

• Añade un poco de sal. — Add a little salt.
• ¿Puedes añadir esta dirección? — Can you add this address?
• Hemos añadido una nueva opción. — We have added a new option.
• Espero que añadas la referencia correcta. — I hope you add the correct reference.
• Añadieron dos páginas al documento. — They added two pages to the document.
• Añade primero los datos obligatorios. — Add the required data first.

Regional and usage notes for Añadir

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 añadís más información. — You add more information. (voseo)
• Añadí tu nombre a la lista. — Add your name to the list. (affirmative vos command)

Añadir is fully regular. Once the -IR endings are secure, focus on the argument pattern: add a direct object a — “to” — another thing, list, mixture, document, or total.