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cerrar

to close

verb irregular Word 534 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate cerrar

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

Present

yo cierro I close / I am closing
tú cierras you close / you are closing
él/ella cierra he/she closes / he/she is closing / you close (formal) / you are closing (formal)
nosotros cerramos we close / we are closing
ellos/ellas cierran they close / they are closing / you all close / you all are closing

Preterite

yo cerré I closed
tú cerraste you closed
él/ella cerró he/she closed / you closed (formal)
nosotros cerramos we closed
ellos/ellas cerraron they closed / you all closed

Imperfect

yo cerraba I was closing / I used to close
tú cerrabas you were closing / you used to close
él/ella cerraba he/she was closing / he/she used to close / you were closing (formal) / you used to close (formal)
nosotros cerrábamos we were closing / we used to close
ellos/ellas cerraban they were closing / they used to close / you all were closing / you all used to close

Future

yo cerraré I will close
tú cerrarás you will close
él/ella cerrará he/she will close / you will close (formal)
nosotros cerraremos we will close
ellos/ellas cerrarán they will close / you all will close

In a sentence

¿Puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?

Can you close the door, please?

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