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Doler is the Spanish verb for “to hurt, to ache, to pain”. It is an irregular verb, which means its conjugations do not always follow the standard patterns found in regular verbs. 

In today’s blog post, we’ll explain all the conjugations in Spanish for this verb and provide example sentences so you can understand how to use it properly.

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“Doler” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Doler Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Duelo
Tú	Dueles
Él/Ella/Usted	Duele
Nosotros	Dolemos
Vosotros	Doléis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Duelen

Examples:

1. Yo duelo cuando me duele la cabeza. (I suffer when I have a headache.)
2. Tú dueles mucho cuando te lastimas. (You hurt a lot when you hurt yourself.)
3. Nosotros dolemos por la pérdida de nuestro amigo. (We feel pain for the loss of our friend.)

Simple Past Doler Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Dolí
Tú	Doliste
Él/Ella/Usted	Dolió
Nosotros	Dolimos
Vosotros	Dolisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Dolieron

Examples:

1. Tú doliste mucho después del accidente. (You suffered a lot after the accident.)
2. Ella dolió al ver la tristeza en su rostro. (She felt pain upon seeing the sadness on his face.)
3. Vosotros dolisteis al enteraros de la noticia. (You all felt pain upon hearing the news.)

Imperfect Doler Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Dolía
Tú	Dolías
Él/Ella/Usted	Dolía
Nosotros	Dolíamos
Vosotros	Dolíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Dolían

Examples:

1. Tú dolías mucho cuando tenías fiebre. (You used to hurt a lot when you had a fever.)
2. Él dolía por la pérdida de su mascota. (He felt pain due to the loss of his pet.)
3. Ellos dolían de rodillas después de correr tanto. (They felt pain in their knees after running so much.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Doleré
Tú	Dolerás
Él/Ella/Usted	Dolerá
Nosotros	Doleremos
Vosotros	Doleréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Dolerán

Examples:

1. Doleré mucho si me quitan el diente. (I will hurt a lot if they pull my tooth out.)
2. Dolerás menos si te tomas el medicamento. (You will hurt less if you take the medicine.)
3. Dolerá menos después de descansar un rato. (It will hurt less after resting for a while.)

Conditional Doler Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Dolería
Tú	Dolerías
Él/Ella/Usted	Dolería
Nosotros	Doleríamos
Vosotros	Doleríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Dolerían

Examples:

1. Dolería mucho si tuviera que hacer ese viaje solo. (It would hurt a lot if I had to make that trip alone.)
2. Te dolería menos si tomaras un analgésico. (It would hurt less if you took a painkiller.)
3. Les dolerían las piernas después de tanto ejercicio. (Their legs would hurt after so much exercise.)

Past Perfect Doler Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había dolido
Tú	Habías dolido
Él/Ella/Usted	Había dolido
Nosotros	Habíamos dolido
Vosotros	Habíais dolido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían dolido

Examples:

1. Habían dolido mucho los músculos después del entrenamiento. (Their muscles had hurt a lot after the workout.)
2. Había dolido mucho la cabeza durante todo el día. (He had had a headache all day.)
3. Habías dolido bastante después del accidente. (You had hurt quite a bit after the accident.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré dolido
Tú	Habrás dolido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá dolido
Nosotros	Habremos dolido
Vosotros	Habréis dolido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán dolido

Examples:

1. Habréis dolido mucho después de la carrera. (You all will have hurt a lot after the race.)
2. Habré dolido durante todo el fin de semana si no descanso. (I will have hurt all weekend if I don’t rest.)
3. Habrá dolido la pérdida de su mascota durante meses. (He/she will have felt the pain of losing their pet for months.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría dolido
Tú	Habrías dolido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría dolido
Nosotros	Habríamos dolido
Vosotros	Habríais dolido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían dolido

Examples:

1. Habrían dolido mucho las críticas si hubieran sido más duras. (They would have hurt a lot from the criticisms if they had been harsher.)
2. Habría dolido menos si me hubieran dado anestesia. (It would have hurt less if they had given me anesthesia.)
3. Habrías dolido al ver su reacción. (You would have felt hurt upon seeing his reaction.)

“Doler” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Duela
Tú	Duelas
Él/Ella/Usted	Duela
Nosotros	Dolamos
Vosotros	Doláis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Duelan

Examples:

1. Es importante que no me duela la cabeza mañana. (It’s important that I don’t have a headache tomorrow.)
2. Ojalá que no te duelas mucho después del entrenamiento. (Hopefully you won’t hurt too much after the workout.)
3. Espero que no les duelan los pies después de caminar tanto. (I hope their feet don’t hurt after walking so much.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Doliera
Tú	Dolieras
Él/Ella/Usted	Doliera
Nosotros	Doliéramos
Vosotros	Dolierais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Dolieran

Examples:

1. Me gustaría que no me doliera tanto la espalda. (I would like it if my back didn’t hurt so much.)
2. Es importante que no dolieran los pies durante la caminata. (It’s important that their feet didn’t hurt during the walk.)
3. Preferiríamos que no doliéramos después del entrenamiento. (We would prefer not to hurt after the workout.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya dolido
Tú	Hayas dolido
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya dolido
Nosotros	Hayamos dolido
Vosotros	Hayáis dolido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan dolido

Examples:

1. Espero que no hayas dolido mucho después de la caída. (I hope you haven’t hurt a lot after the fall.)
2. Es posible que ya haya dolido menos después de tomar el medicamento. (It’s possible that it has already hurt less after taking the medicine.)
3. Dudo que hayan dolido tanto como dicen. (I doubt that they have hurt as much as they say.)

Past Perfect / Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera dolido
Tú	Hubieras dolido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera dolido
Nosotros	Hubiéramos dolido
Vosotros	Hubierais dolido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran dolido

Examples:

1. Si hubiéramos dolido menos, habríamos disfrutado más del paseo. (If we had hurt less, we would have enjoyed the walk more.)
2. No sabía que hubierais dolido tanto por su partida. (I didn’t know you all had felt so much pain over his departure.)
3. Aunque hubieran dolido, no habrían dicho nada. (Even if they had hurt, they wouldn’t have said anything.)

“Doler” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Duele
Él/Ella/Usted	Duela
Nosotros	Dolamos
Vosotros	Doled
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Duelan

Examples:

1. Duele menos la próxima vez. (Hurt less next time.)
2. No dolamos tanto por pequeñeces. (Let’s not hurt so much over trivial things.)
3. Doled menos, chicos. (Hurt less, guys.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No duelas
Él/Ella/Usted	No duela
Nosotros	No dolamos
Vosotros	No doláis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No duelan

Examples:

1. No duelas tanto por cosas pequeñas. (Don’t hurt so much over small things.)
2. No duelan los pies después de caminar tanto. (Let your feet not hurt after walking so much.)
3. No doláis por la derrota; aún queda mucho por jugar. (Don’t feel hurt about the defeat; there’s still a lot to play for.)

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