Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cierro | |
| tú | cierras | |
| él / ella / usted | cierra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cierran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerré | |
| tú | cerraste | |
| él / ella / usted | cerró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cerraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraba | |
| tú | cerrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cerraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cerraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraré | |
| tú | cerrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cerrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cerrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraría | |
| tú | cerrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cerraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cerrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cierre | |
| tú | cierres | |
| él / ella / usted | cierre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cierren |
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 close, to shut
- to shut down, to close down
- to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas)
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