How to conjugate Apretar in Spanish
To tighten Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Apretar
- Apretar in the Indicative Present
- Apretar in the Indicative Preterite
- Apretar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Apretar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Apretar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Apretar in the Indicative Future
- Apretar in the Indicative Conditional
- Apretar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Apretar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Apretar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Apretar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Apretar
- Imperative tenses of Apretar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Apretar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Apretar is the Spanish verb for "to tighten". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to apretar include: atornillar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | apretar | to tighten |
| Past participle | apretado | tightened |
| Gerund | apretando | tightening |
Indicative Tenses of Apretar
Apretar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of apretar 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, "aprieto", meaning "I tighten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprieto | I tighten |
| Tú | aprietas | you tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprieta | s/he tightens, you (formal) tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretamos | we tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretáis | you (plural) tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprietan | they tighten, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Apretar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of apretar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "apreté", meaning "I tightened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreté | I tightened |
| Tú | apretaste | you tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretó | s/he tightened, you (formal) tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretamos | we tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretasteis | you (plural) tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretaron | they tightened, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of apretar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "apretaba", meaning "I used to tighten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apretaba | I used to tighten |
| Tú | apretabas | you used to tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretaba | s/he used to tighten, you (formal) used to tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretábamos | we used to tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretabais | you (plural) used to tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretaban | they used to tighten, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of apretar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy apretando", meaning "I am tightening".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy apretando | I am tightening |
| Tú | estás apretando | you are tightening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está apretando | s/he is tightening, you (formal) are tightening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos apretando | we are tightening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis apretando | you (plural) are tightening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están apretando | they are tightening, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of apretar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a apretar", meaning "I am going to tighten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a apretar | I am going to tighten |
| Tú | vas a apretar | you are going to tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a apretar | s/he is going to tighten, you (formal) are going to tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a apretar | we are going to tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a apretar | you (plural) are going to tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a apretar | they are going to tighten, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of apretar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "apretaré", meaning "I will tighten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apretaré | I will tighten |
| Tú | apretarás | you will tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretará | s/he will tighten, you (formal) will tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretaremos | we will tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretaréis | you (plural) will tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretarán | they will tighten, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of apretar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "apretaría", meaning "I would tighten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apretaría | I would tighten |
| Tú | apretarías | you would tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretaría | s/he would tighten, you (formal) would tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretaríamos | we would tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretaríais | you (plural) would tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretarían | they would tighten, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of apretar 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 apretado", meaning "I have tightened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he apretado | I have tightened |
| Tú | has apretado | you have tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha apretado | s/he has tightened, you (formal) have tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos apretado | we have tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis apretado | you (plural) have tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han apretado | they have tightened, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of apretar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había apretado", meaning "I had tightened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había apretado | I had tightened |
| Tú | habías apretado | you had tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había apretado | s/he had tightened, you (formal) had tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos apretado | we had tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais apretado | you (plural) had tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían apretado | they had tightened, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of apretar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré apretado", meaning "I will have tightened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré apretado | I will have tightened |
| Tú | habrás apretado | you will have tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá apretado | s/he will have tightened, you (formal) will have tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos apretado | we will have tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis apretado | you (plural) will have tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán apretado | they will have tightened, |
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Apretar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of apretar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría apretado", meaning "I would have tightened".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría apretado | I would have tightened |
| Tú | habrías apretado | you would have tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría apretado | s/he would have tightened, you (formal) would have tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos apretado | we would have tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais apretado | you (plural) would have tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían apretado | they would have tightened, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Apretar
Apretar 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, "apriete", meaning "I tighten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apriete | I tighten |
| Tú | aprietes | you tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apriete | s/he tightens, you (formal) tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretemos | we tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretéis | you (plural) tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprieten | they tighten, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Apretar 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, "apretara", meaning "I tightened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apretara | I tightened |
| Tú | apretaras | you tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretara | s/he tightened, you (formal) tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretáramos | we tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretarais | you (plural) tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretaran | they tightened, |
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Apretar 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, "apretare", meaning "I will tighten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apretare | I will tighten |
| Tú | apretares | you will tighten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apretare | s/he will tighten, you (formal) will tighten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretáremos | we will tighten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretareis | you (plural) will tighten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apretaren | they will tighten, |
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Apretar 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 apretado", meaning "I have tightened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya apretado | I have tightened |
| Tú | hayas apretado | you have tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya apretado | s/he has tightened, you (formal) have tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos apretado | we have tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis apretado | you (plural) have tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan apretado | they have tightened, |
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Apretar 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 apretado", meaning "I had tightened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera apretado | I had tightened |
| Tú | hubieras apretado | you had tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera apretado | s/he had tightened, you (formal) had tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos apretado | we had tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais apretado | you (plural) had tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran apretado | they had tightened, |
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Apretar 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 apretado", meaning "I will have tightened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere apretado | I will have tightened |
| Tú | hubieres apretado | you will have tightened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere apretado | s/he will have tightened, you (formal) will have tightened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos apretado | we will have tightened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis apretado | you (plural) will have tightened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren apretado | they will have tightened, |
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Imperative Tenses of Apretar
Apretar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "apriete", meaning "(to you formal) tighten!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprieta | (to you) tighten! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apriete | (to you formal) tighten! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apretemos | let's tighten! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apretad | (to you plural) tighten! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprieten | (to you plural formal) tighten! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Apretar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no apriete", meaning "(to you formal) don't tighten!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aprietes | (to you) don't tighten! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no apriete | (to you formal) don't tighten! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no apretemos | let's not tighten! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no apretéis | (to you plural) don't tighten! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aprieten | (to you plural formal) don't tighten! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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