What does empeorar mean?
empeorar means to worsen, to make worse, to exacerbate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to get worse, to deteriorate.
Spanish verb guide
Empeorar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn empeorar, meaning to worsen, to make worse, to exacerbate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: empeorandoparticiple: empeorado
Principal forms of empeorar
- Infinitive
- empeorar
- Gerund
- empeorando
- Past participle
- empeorado
Empeorar 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 | empeoro | empeoré | empeoraba | empeoraré |
| tú | empeoras | empeoraste | empeorabas | empeorarás |
| él / ella / usted | empeora | empeoró | empeoraba | empeorará |
| nosotros/as | empeoramos | empeoramos | empeorábamos | empeoraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | empeoran | empeoraron | empeoraban | empeorarán |
Pattern notes
- Empeorar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with empeorar
La situación empeora día a día.The situation is getting worse and worse day by day.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La situación empeoraba cada minuto.The situation became worse by the minute.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La situación económica del país empeoró.The economic situation of the country worsened.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate empeorar 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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