Ella VerbsTo pull up, to pull out Irregular Verb
At a glance: Arrancar (to pull up, to pull out) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: arranco, arrancas, arranca, arrancamos, arrancáis, arrancan. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
Arrancar is the Spanish verb for "to pull up, to pull out". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to arrancar include: sacarse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | arrancar | to pull up, to pull out |
| Past participle | arrancado | pulled up |
| Gerund | arrancando | pulling up |
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The Indicative Present of arrancar 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, "arranco", meaning "I pull up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arranco | I pull up |
| Tú | arrancas | you pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arranca | s/he pulls up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancamos | we pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancáis | you (plural) pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancan | they pull up |
The Indicative Preterite of arrancar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "arranqué", meaning "I pulled up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arranqué | I pulled up |
| Tú | arrancaste | you pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancó | s/he pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancamos | we pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancasteis | you (plural) pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancaron | they pulled up |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of arrancar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "arrancaba", meaning "I used to pull up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrancaba | I used to pull up |
| Tú | arrancabas | you used to pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancaba | s/he used to pull up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancábamos | we used to pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancabais | you (plural) used to pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancaban | they used to pull up |
The Indicative Present Continuous of arrancar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy arrancando", meaning "I am pulling up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy arrancando | I am pulling up |
| Tú | estás arrancando | you are pulling up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está arrancando | s/he is pulling up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos arrancando | we are pulling up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis arrancando | you (plural) are pulling up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están arrancando | they are pulling up |
The Indicative Informal Future of arrancar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a arrancar", meaning "I am going to pull up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a arrancar | I am going to pull up |
| Tú | vas a arrancar | you are going to pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a arrancar | s/he is going to pull up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a arrancar | we are going to pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a arrancar | you (plural) are going to pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a arrancar | they are going to pull up |
The Indicative Future of arrancar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "arrancaré", meaning "I will pull up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrancaré | I will pull up |
| Tú | arrancarás | you will pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancará | s/he will pull up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancaremos | we will pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancaréis | you (plural) will pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancarán | they will pull up |
The Indicative Conditional of arrancar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "arrancaría", meaning "I would pull up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrancaría | I would pull up |
| Tú | arrancarías | you would pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancaría | s/he would pull up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancaríamos | we would pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancaríais | you (plural) would pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancarían | they would pull up |
The Indicative Present Perfect of arrancar 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 arrancado", meaning "I have pulled up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he arrancado | I have pulled up |
| Tú | has arrancado | you have pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha arrancado | s/he has pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos arrancado | we have pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis arrancado | you (plural) have pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han arrancado | they have pulled up |
The Indicative Past Perfect of arrancar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había arrancado", meaning "I had pulled up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había arrancado | I had pulled up |
| Tú | habías arrancado | you had pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había arrancado | s/he had pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos arrancado | we had pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais arrancado | you (plural) had pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían arrancado | they had pulled up |
The Indicative Future Perfect of arrancar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré arrancado", meaning "I will have pulled up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré arrancado | I will have pulled up |
| Tú | habrás arrancado | you will have pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá arrancado | s/he will have pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos arrancado | we will have pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis arrancado | you (plural) will have pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán arrancado | they will have pulled up |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of arrancar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría arrancado", meaning "I would have pulled up".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría arrancado | I would have pulled up |
| Tú | habrías arrancado | you would have pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría arrancado | s/he would have pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos arrancado | we would have pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais arrancado | you (plural) would have pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían arrancado | they would have pulled up |
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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, "arranque", meaning "I pull up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arranque | I pull up |
| Tú | arranques | you pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arranque | s/he pulls up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arranquemos | we pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arranquéis | you (plural) pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arranquen | they pull up |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "arrancara", meaning "I pulled up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrancara | I pulled up |
| Tú | arrancaras | you pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancara | s/he pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancáramos | we pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancarais | you (plural) pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancaran | they pulled up |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "arrancare", meaning "I will pull up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrancare | I will pull up |
| Tú | arrancares | you will pull up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrancare | s/he will pull up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrancáremos | we will pull up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancareis | you (plural) will pull up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrancaren | they will pull up |
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 arrancado", meaning "I have pulled up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya arrancado | I have pulled up |
| Tú | hayas arrancado | you have pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya arrancado | s/he has pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos arrancado | we have pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis arrancado | you (plural) have pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan arrancado | they have pulled up |
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 arrancado", meaning "I had pulled up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera arrancado | I had pulled up |
| Tú | hubieras arrancado | you had pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera arrancado | s/he had pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos arrancado | we had pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais arrancado | you (plural) had pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran arrancado | they had pulled up |
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 arrancado", meaning "I will have pulled up".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere arrancado | I will have pulled up |
| Tú | hubieres arrancado | you will have pulled up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere arrancado | s/he will have pulled up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos arrancado | we will have pulled up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis arrancado | you (plural) will have pulled up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren arrancado | they will have pulled up |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "arranque", meaning "(to you formal) pull! up".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | arranca | (to you) pull! up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arranque | (to you formal) pull! up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arranquemos | let's pull! up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrancad | (to you plural) pull! up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arranquen | (to you plural formal) pull! up |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no arranque", meaning "(to you formal) don't pull! up".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no arranques | (to you) don't pull! up |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no arranque | (to you formal) don't pull! up |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no arranquemos | let's not pull! up |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no arranquéis | (to you plural) don't pull! up |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no arranquen | (to you plural formal) don't pull! up |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Arrancar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), arrancar is conjugated as: yo arranco, tú arrancas, él/ella/usted arranca, nosotros arrancamos, vosotros arrancáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrancan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), arrancar is conjugated as: yo arranqué, tú arrancaste, él/ella/usted arrancó, nosotros arrancamos, vosotros arrancasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrancaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), arrancar is conjugated as: yo arrancaba, tú arrancabas, él/ella/usted arrancaba, nosotros arrancábamos, vosotros arrancabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrancaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), arrancar is conjugated as: yo arrancaré, tú arrancarás, él/ella/usted arrancará, nosotros arrancaremos, vosotros arrancaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrancarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), arrancar is conjugated as: yo arranque, tú arranques, él/ella/usted arranque, nosotros arranquemos, vosotros arranquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arranquen. 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.
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