Conjugation of borrar in Spanish
borrarto erase, to deleteregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borro | |
| tú | borras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borra | |
| nosotros | borramos | |
| vosotros | borráis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borran |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borré | |
| tú | borraste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borró | |
| nosotros | borramos | |
| vosotros | borrasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borraron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
borróborréDon't add an accent here; the first-person preterite is borré.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borraba | |
| tú | borrabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borraba | |
| nosotros | borrábamos | |
| vosotros | borrabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borraban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borraré | |
| tú | borrarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borrará | |
| nosotros | borraremos | |
| vosotros | borraréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borrarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borraría | |
| tú | borrarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borraría | |
| nosotros | borraríamos | |
| vosotros | borraríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borrarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borre | |
| tú | borres | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borre | |
| nosotros | borremos | |
| vosotros | borréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borren |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borrara | |
| tú | borraras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borrara | |
| nosotros | borráramos | |
| vosotros | borrarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borraran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | borra | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borre | |
| nosotros | borremos | |
| vosotros | borrad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borren |
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borrando | |
| tú | borrando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borrando | |
| nosotros | borrando | |
| vosotros | borrando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borrando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | borrado | |
| tú | borrado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | borrado | |
| nosotros | borrado | |
| vosotros | borrado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | borrado |
borrar — frequently asked questions
Is borrar a regular verb?
Yes — borrar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does borrar mean?
borrar is a Spanish verb meaning "to erase, to delete".