Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Agarrar in Spanish
agarrar to grab, to catch Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Agarrar (to grab, to catch) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: agarro, agarras, agarra, agarramos, agarráis, agarran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- agarrado grabbed
- Gerund
- agarrando grabbing
- Similar
- arrebatar, atrapar, cachar, coger, pillar, prender
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Agarrar
- Agarrar in the Indicative Present
- Agarrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Agarrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Agarrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Agarrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Agarrar in the Indicative Future
- Agarrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Agarrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Agarrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Agarrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Agarrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Agarrar
- Imperative tenses of Agarrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Agarrar
Agarrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of agarrar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “agarro”, meaning “I grab”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarro | I grab |
| Tú | agarras | you grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarra | s/he grabs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarramos | we grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarráis | you (plural) grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarran | they grab |
How it’s built: Regular: stem agarr- plus the -ar endings.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of agarrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “agarré”, meaning “I grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarré | I grabbed |
| Tú | agarraste | you grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarró | s/he grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarramos | we grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarrasteis | you (plural) grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarraron | they grabbed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem agarr- plus the -ar endings.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of agarrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “agarraba”, meaning “I used to grab”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarraba | I used to grab |
| Tú | agarrabas | you used to grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarraba | s/he used to grab |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarrábamos | we used to grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarrabais | you (plural) used to grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarraban | they used to grab |
How it’s built: Regular: stem agarr- plus the -ar endings.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of agarrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy agarrando”, meaning “I am grabbing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy agarrando | I am grabbing |
| Tú | estás agarrando | you are grabbing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está agarrando | s/he is grabbing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos agarrando | we are grabbing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis agarrando | you (plural) are grabbing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están agarrando | they are grabbing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund agarrando.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of agarrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a agarrar”, meaning “I am going to grab”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a agarrar | I am going to grab |
| Tú | vas a agarrar | you are going to grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a agarrar | s/he is going to grab |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a agarrar | we are going to grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a agarrar | you (plural) are going to grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a agarrar | they are going to grab |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive agarrar.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of agarrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “agarraré”, meaning “I will grab”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarraré | I will grab |
| Tú | agarrarás | you will grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarrará | s/he will grab |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarraremos | we will grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarraréis | you (plural) will grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarrarán | they will grab |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive agarrar plus the future endings.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of agarrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “agarraría”, meaning “I would grab”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarraría | I would grab |
| Tú | agarrarías | you would grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarraría | s/he would grab |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarraríamos | we would grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarraríais | you (plural) would grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarrarían | they would grab |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive agarrar plus the conditional endings.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of agarrar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he agarrado”, meaning “I have grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he agarrado | I have grabbed |
| Tú | has agarrado | you have grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha agarrado | s/he has grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos agarrado | we have grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis agarrado | you (plural) have grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han agarrado | they have grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of agarrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había agarrado”, meaning “I had grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había agarrado | I had grabbed |
| Tú | habías agarrado | you had grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había agarrado | s/he had grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos agarrado | we had grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais agarrado | you (plural) had grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían agarrado | they had grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of agarrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré agarrado”, meaning “I will have grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré agarrado | I will have grabbed |
| Tú | habrás agarrado | you will have grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá agarrado | s/he will have grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos agarrado | we will have grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis agarrado | you (plural) will have grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán agarrado | they will have grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Agarrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of agarrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría agarrado”, meaning “I would have grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría agarrado | I would have grabbed |
| Tú | habrías agarrado | you would have grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría agarrado | s/he would have grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos agarrado | we would have grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais agarrado | you (plural) would have grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían agarrado | they would have grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Agarrar
Agarrar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “agarre”, meaning “I grab”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarre | I grab |
| Tú | agarres | you grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarre | s/he grabs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarremos | we grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarréis | you (plural) grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarren | they grab |
How it’s built: Regular: stem agarr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Agarrar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “agarrara”, meaning “I grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarrara | I grabbed |
| Tú | agarraras | you grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarrara | s/he grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarráramos | we grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarrarais | you (plural) grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarraran | they grabbed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, agarraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (agarráramos).
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Agarrar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “agarrare”, meaning “I will grab”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agarrare | I will grab |
| Tú | agarrares | you will grab |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarrare | s/he will grab |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarráremos | we will grab |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarrareis | you (plural) will grab |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarraren | they will grab |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, agarraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (agarráremos).
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Agarrar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya agarrado”, meaning “I have grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya agarrado | I have grabbed |
| Tú | hayas agarrado | you have grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya agarrado | s/he has grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos agarrado | we have grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis agarrado | you (plural) have grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan agarrado | they have grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Agarrar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera agarrado”, meaning “I had grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera agarrado | I had grabbed |
| Tú | hubieras agarrado | you had grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera agarrado | s/he had grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos agarrado | we had grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais agarrado | you (plural) had grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran agarrado | they had grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Agarrar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere agarrado”, meaning “I will have grabbed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere agarrado | I will have grabbed |
| Tú | hubieres agarrado | you will have grabbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere agarrado | s/he will have grabbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos agarrado | we will have grabbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis agarrado | you (plural) will have grabbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren agarrado | they will have grabbed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle agarrado.
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Imperative tenses of Agarrar
Agarrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “agarre”, meaning “(to you formal) grab!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | agarra | (to you) grab! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agarre | (to you formal) grab! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agarremos | let's grab! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agarrad | (to you plural) grab! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agarren | (to you plural formal) grab! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (agarra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (agarre, agarremos, agarren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (agarrad).
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Agarrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no agarre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't grab!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no agarres | (to you) don't grab! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no agarre | (to you formal) don't grab! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no agarremos | let's not grab! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no agarréis | (to you plural) don't grab! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no agarren | (to you plural formal) don't grab! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no agarres, no agarre, no agarremos, no agarréis, no agarren.
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Frequently asked questions about Agarrar
Is agarrar a regular or irregular verb?
Agarrar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate agarrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), agarrar is conjugated as: yo agarro, tú agarras, él/ella/usted agarra, nosotros agarramos, vosotros agarráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agarran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate agarrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), agarrar is conjugated as: yo agarré, tú agarraste, él/ella/usted agarró, nosotros agarramos, vosotros agarrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agarraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate agarrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), agarrar is conjugated as: yo agarraba, tú agarrabas, él/ella/usted agarraba, nosotros agarrábamos, vosotros agarrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes agarraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate agarrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), agarrar is conjugated as: yo agarraré, tú agarrarás, él/ella/usted agarrará, nosotros agarraremos, vosotros agarraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agarrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate agarrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), agarrar is conjugated as: yo agarre, tú agarres, él/ella/usted agarre, nosotros agarremos, vosotros agarréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agarren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What’s the difference between agarrar and agarrarse?
Agarrar means ‘to grab, to catch’ and agarrarse means ‘to grab onto, to hold onto’. Agarrarse is the reflexive form of agarrar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo agarro becomes me agarro. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so agarra becomes agárrate.
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