Conjugation of cerrar in Spanish
cerrarto closeirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cierro | |
| tú | cierras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cierra | |
| nosotros | cerramos | |
| vosotros | cerráis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cierran |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
cerrocierroLearners sometimes omit the irregular stem change; the correct form is "cierro".
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerré | |
| tú | cerraste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerró | |
| nosotros | cerramos | |
| vosotros | cerrasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerraron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraba | |
| tú | cerrabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerraba | |
| nosotros | cerrábamos | |
| vosotros | cerrabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerraban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraré | |
| tú | cerrarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerrará | |
| nosotros | cerraremos | |
| vosotros | cerraréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerrarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraría | |
| tú | cerrarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerraría | |
| nosotros | cerraríamos | |
| vosotros | cerraríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerrarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cierre | |
| tú | cierres | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cierre | |
| nosotros | cerremos | |
| vosotros | cerréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cierren |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
cierrocierreThe present subjunctive uses the stem-changing form "cierre", not the indicative "cierro".
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerrara | |
| tú | cerraras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerrara | |
| nosotros | cerráramos | |
| vosotros | cerrarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerraran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cierra | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cierre | |
| nosotros | cerremos | |
| vosotros | cerrad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cierren |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
cierrascierraThe informal singular affirmative imperative is "cierra".
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerrando | |
| tú | cerrando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerrando | |
| nosotros | cerrando | |
| vosotros | cerrando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerrando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cerrado | |
| tú | cerrado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cerrado | |
| nosotros | cerrado | |
| vosotros | cerrado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cerrado |
cerrar — frequently asked questions
Is cerrar a regular verb?
No — cerrar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does cerrar mean?
cerrar is a Spanish verb meaning "to close".