What does alimentar mean?
alimentar means to feed (give food to eat) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to feed into, reinforce.
Spanish verb guide
Alimentar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn alimentar, meaning to feed (give food to eat), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: alimentandoparticiple: alimentado
Principal forms of alimentar
- Infinitive
- alimentar
- Gerund
- alimentando
- Past participle
- alimentado
Alimentar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | alimento | alimenté | alimentaba | alimentaré |
| tú | alimentas | alimentaste | alimentabas | alimentarás |
| él / ella / usted | alimenta | alimentó | alimentaba | alimentará |
| nosotros/as | alimentamos | alimentamos | alimentábamos | alimentaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | alimentan | alimentaron | alimentaban | alimentarán |
Pattern notes
- Alimentar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with alimentar
Alimentamos a nuestro perro una vez al día.We feed our dog once a day.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Las ballenas se alimentan de peces pequeños.Whales feed on small fish.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Alimentamos a nuestro perro tres veces al día.We feed our dog three times a day.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate alimentar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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