Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cierro | cerré | cerraba | cerraré | cerraría |
| tú | cierras | cerraste | cerrabas | cerrarás | cerrarías |
| él / ella / usted | cierra | cerró | cerraba | cerrará | cerraría |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerramos | cerramos | cerrábamos | cerraremos | cerraríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerráis | cerrasteis | cerrabais | cerraréis | cerraríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cierran | cerraron | cerraban | cerrarán | cerrarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cierre | cerrara |
| tú | cierres | cerraras |
| él / ella / usted | cierre | cerrara |
| nosotros / nosotras | cerremos | cerráramos |
| vosotros / vosotras | cerréis | cerrarais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cierren | cerraran |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cierra | no cierres |
| usted | cierre | no cierre |
| nosotros | cerremos | no cerremos |
| vosotros | cerrad | no cerréis |
| ustedes | cierren | no cierren |
Cerrar conjugation quick answers
- Cerrar present tense
- The present tense of cerrar is: cierro, cierras, cierra, cerramos, cerráis, cierran.
- Cerrar preterite
- The preterite of cerrar is: cerré, cerraste, cerró, cerramos, cerrasteis, cerraron.
- Cerrar imperfect tense
- The imperfect of cerrar is: cerraba, cerrabas, cerraba, cerrábamos, cerrabais, cerraban.
- Cerrar present subjunctive
- The present subjunctive of cerrar is: cierre, cierres, cierre, cerremos, cerréis, cierren.
Frequently asked questions
What is the "yo" form of cerrar?
The yo form of cerrar is "cierro" in the present tense, "cerré" in the preterite, and "cierre" in the present subjunctive.
What is the past participle of cerrar?
The past participle of cerrar is "cerrado", used in the perfect tenses (e.g. "he cerrado").
What is the gerund (gerundio) of cerrar?
The gerund of cerrar is "cerrando", used for the present progressive (e.g. "estoy cerrando").
How do you conjugate cerrar in the preterite?
In the preterite (pretérito), cerrar is: cerré, cerraste, cerró, cerramos, cerrasteis, cerraron.
How do you conjugate cerrar in the imperfect?
In the imperfect (imperfecto), cerrar is: cerraba, cerrabas, cerraba, cerrábamos, cerrabais, cerraban.
What is the present subjunctive of cerrar?
The present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) of cerrar is: cierre, cierres, cierre, cerremos, cerréis, cierren.
What is the tú command (imperative) of cerrar?
The affirmative tú command of cerrar is "cierra" and the negative is "no cierres".
Is cerrar a regular or irregular verb?
The verb cerrar is Stem-changing verb (e→ie). The full tables above show every form.
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