SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

apagar

to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

apagar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapago
túapagas
él / ella / ustedapaga
nosotros / nosotrasapagamos
vosotros / vosotrasapagáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesapagan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

apagar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapagué
túapagaste
él / ella / ustedapagó
nosotros / nosotrasapagamos
vosotros / vosotrasapagasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesapagaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

apagar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapagaba
túapagabas
él / ella / ustedapagaba
nosotros / nosotrasapagábamos
vosotros / vosotrasapagabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesapagaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

apagar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapagaré
túapagarás
él / ella / ustedapagará
nosotros / nosotrasapagaremos
vosotros / vosotrasapagaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesapagarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

apagar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapagaría
túapagarías
él / ella / ustedapagaría
nosotros / nosotrasapagaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasapagaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesapagarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

apagar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoapague
túapagues
él / ella / ustedapague
nosotros / nosotrasapaguemos
vosotros / vosotrasapaguéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesapaguen

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
  • quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
  • to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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