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arrestar

to arrest

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How to conjugate arrestar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo arresto I arrest / I am arresting
tú arrestas you arrest / you are arresting
él/ella arresta he/she arrests / he/she is arresting / you arrest (formal) / you are arresting (formal)
nosotros arrestamos we arrest / we are arresting
ellos/ellas arrestan they arrest / they are arresting / you all arrest / you all are arresting

Preterite

yo arresté I arrested
tú arrestaste you arrested
él/ella arrestó he/she arrested / you arrested (formal)
nosotros arrestamos we arrested
ellos/ellas arrestaron they arrested / you all arrested

Imperfect

yo arrestaba I was arresting / I used to arrest
tú arrestabas you were arresting / you used to arrest
él/ella arrestaba he/she was arresting / he/she used to arrest / you were arresting (formal) / you used to arrest (formal)
nosotros arrestábamos we were arresting / we used to arrest
ellos/ellas arrestaban they were arresting / they used to arrest / you all were arresting / you all used to arrest

Future

yo arrestaré I will arrest
tú arrestarás you will arrest
él/ella arrestará he/she will arrest / you will arrest (formal)
nosotros arrestaremos we will arrest
ellos/ellas arrestarán they will arrest / you all will arrest

In a sentence

La policía arrestó al ladrón ayer.

The police arrested the thief yesterday.

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