cerrar

/θeˈraɾ/, [θeˈraɾ]

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Gerund: cerrando


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular cerrado cerrada
Plural cerrados cerradas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo cierro cerraba cerré cerraré cerraría
cierras cerrabas cerraste cerrarás cerrarías
él/ella/Ud. cierra cerraba cerró cerrará cerraría
nosotros cerramos cerrábamos cerramos cerraremos cerraríamos
vosotros cerráis cerrabais cerrasteis cerraréis cerraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cierran cerraban cerraron cerrarán cerrarían
vos cerrás cerrabas cerraste cerrarás cerrarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo cierre cerrara cerrase cerrare
cierres cerraras cerrases cerrares
él/ella/Ud. cierre cerrara cerrase cerrare
nosotros cerremos cerráramos cerrásemos cerráremos
vosotros cerréis cerrarais cerraseis cerrareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. cierren cerraran cerrasen cerraren
vos cerrés cerraras cerrases cerrares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
cierra no cierres
Ud. cierre no cierre
nosotros cerremos no cerremos
vosotros cerrad no cerréis
Uds. cierren no cierren
vos cerrá no cierres

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Examples
  • Nunca olvidéis cerrar la puerta con llave.

    Never forget to lock the door.

  • Tengo que cerrar las ventanas.

    I have to close the windows.

  • ¿Podrías cerrar esta ventana, por favor?

    Would you please close that window?

  • Apretó para cerrar la maleta.

    He pressed down on the suitcase to close it.

  • No voy a cerrar la puerta.

    I won't close the door.

  • Deberías darte prisa, porque los bancos van a cerrar pronto.

    You had better hurry because the banks will close soon.

  • No te olvides de cerrar la puerta.

    Don't forget to close the door.

  • Haga el favor de cerrar la puerta cuando salga.

    Please close the door when you leave.

  • Sarah, ¿podrías cerrar las persianas?

    Sarah, could you close the blinds?

  • ¿Podría cerrar la ventana?

    Would you please shut the window?

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