Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Arrebatar in Spanish
arrebatar to snatch, to take, to grab Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Arrebatar (to snatch, to take, to grab) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: arrebato, arrebatas, arrebata, arrebatamos, arrebatáis, arrebatan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- arrebatado snatched
- Gerund
- arrebatando snatching
- Similar
- agarrar, coger, llevar, sacar, tomar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Arrebatar
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Present
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Preterite
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Future
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Conditional
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Arrebatar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Arrebatar
- Imperative tenses of Arrebatar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Arrebatar
Arrebatar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of arrebatar 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, “arrebato”, meaning “I snatch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebato | I snatch |
| Tú | arrebatas | you snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebata | s/he snatches |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatamos | we snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatáis | you (plural) snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebatan | they snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem arrebat- plus the -ar endings.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of arrebatar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “arrebaté”, meaning “I snatched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebaté | I snatched |
| Tú | arrebataste | you snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebató | s/he snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatamos | we snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatasteis | you (plural) snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebataron | they snatched |
How it’s built: Regular: stem arrebat- plus the -ar endings.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of arrebatar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “arrebataba”, meaning “I used to snatch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebataba | I used to snatch |
| Tú | arrebatabas | you used to snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebataba | s/he used to snatch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatábamos | we used to snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatabais | you (plural) used to snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebataban | they used to snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem arrebat- plus the -ar endings.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of arrebatar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy arrebatando”, meaning “I am snatching”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy arrebatando | I am snatching |
| Tú | estás arrebatando | you are snatching |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está arrebatando | s/he is snatching |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos arrebatando | we are snatching |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis arrebatando | you (plural) are snatching |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están arrebatando | they are snatching |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund arrebatando.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of arrebatar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a arrebatar”, meaning “I am going to snatch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a arrebatar | I am going to snatch |
| Tú | vas a arrebatar | you are going to snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a arrebatar | s/he is going to snatch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a arrebatar | we are going to snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a arrebatar | you (plural) are going to snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a arrebatar | they are going to snatch |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive arrebatar.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of arrebatar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “arrebataré”, meaning “I will snatch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebataré | I will snatch |
| Tú | arrebatarás | you will snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebatará | s/he will snatch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebataremos | we will snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebataréis | you (plural) will snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebatarán | they will snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive arrebatar plus the future endings.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of arrebatar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “arrebataría”, meaning “I would snatch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebataría | I would snatch |
| Tú | arrebatarías | you would snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebataría | s/he would snatch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebataríamos | we would snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebataríais | you (plural) would snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebatarían | they would snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive arrebatar plus the conditional endings.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of arrebatar 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 arrebatado”, meaning “I have snatched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he arrebatado | I have snatched |
| Tú | has arrebatado | you have snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha arrebatado | s/he has snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos arrebatado | we have snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis arrebatado | you (plural) have snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han arrebatado | they have snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of arrebatar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había arrebatado”, meaning “I had snatched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había arrebatado | I had snatched |
| Tú | habías arrebatado | you had snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había arrebatado | s/he had snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos arrebatado | we had snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais arrebatado | you (plural) had snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían arrebatado | they had snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of arrebatar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré arrebatado”, meaning “I will have snatched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré arrebatado | I will have snatched |
| Tú | habrás arrebatado | you will have snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá arrebatado | s/he will have snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos arrebatado | we will have snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis arrebatado | you (plural) will have snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán arrebatado | they will have snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Arrebatar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of arrebatar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría arrebatado”, meaning “I would have snatched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría arrebatado | I would have snatched |
| Tú | habrías arrebatado | you would have snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría arrebatado | s/he would have snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos arrebatado | we would have snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais arrebatado | you (plural) would have snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían arrebatado | they would have snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Arrebatar
Arrebatar 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, “arrebate”, meaning “I snatch”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebate | I snatch |
| Tú | arrebates | you snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebate | s/he snatches |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatemos | we snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatéis | you (plural) snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebaten | they snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem arrebat- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Arrebatar 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, “arrebatara”, meaning “I snatched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebatara | I snatched |
| Tú | arrebataras | you snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebatara | s/he snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatáramos | we snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatarais | you (plural) snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebataran | they snatched |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, arrebataron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (arrebatáramos).
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Arrebatar 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, “arrebatare”, meaning “I will snatch”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrebatare | I will snatch |
| Tú | arrebatares | you will snatch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebatare | s/he will snatch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatáremos | we will snatch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatareis | you (plural) will snatch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebataren | they will snatch |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, arrebataron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (arrebatáremos).
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Arrebatar 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 arrebatado”, meaning “I have snatched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya arrebatado | I have snatched |
| Tú | hayas arrebatado | you have snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya arrebatado | s/he has snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos arrebatado | we have snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis arrebatado | you (plural) have snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan arrebatado | they have snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Arrebatar 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 arrebatado”, meaning “I had snatched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera arrebatado | I had snatched |
| Tú | hubieras arrebatado | you had snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera arrebatado | s/he had snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos arrebatado | we had snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais arrebatado | you (plural) had snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran arrebatado | they had snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Arrebatar 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 arrebatado”, meaning “I will have snatched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere arrebatado | I will have snatched |
| Tú | hubieres arrebatado | you will have snatched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere arrebatado | s/he will have snatched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos arrebatado | we will have snatched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis arrebatado | you (plural) will have snatched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren arrebatado | they will have snatched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle arrebatado.
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Imperative tenses of Arrebatar
Arrebatar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “arrebate”, meaning “(to you formal) snatch!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | arrebata | (to you) snatch! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrebate | (to you formal) snatch! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrebatemos | let's snatch! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrebatad | (to you plural) snatch! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrebaten | (to you plural formal) snatch! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (arrebata); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (arrebate, arrebatemos, arrebaten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (arrebatad).
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Arrebatar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no arrebate”, meaning “(to you formal) don't snatch!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no arrebates | (to you) don't snatch! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no arrebate | (to you formal) don't snatch! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no arrebatemos | let's not snatch! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no arrebatéis | (to you plural) don't snatch! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no arrebaten | (to you plural formal) don't snatch! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no arrebates, no arrebate, no arrebatemos, no arrebatéis, no arrebaten.
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Frequently asked questions about Arrebatar
Is arrebatar a regular or irregular verb?
Arrebatar 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 arrebatar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), arrebatar is conjugated as: yo arrebato, tú arrebatas, él/ella/usted arrebata, nosotros arrebatamos, vosotros arrebatáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebatan. 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 arrebatar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), arrebatar is conjugated as: yo arrebaté, tú arrebataste, él/ella/usted arrebató, nosotros arrebatamos, vosotros arrebatasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebataron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate arrebatar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), arrebatar is conjugated as: yo arrebataba, tú arrebatabas, él/ella/usted arrebataba, nosotros arrebatábamos, vosotros arrebatabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebataban. 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 arrebatar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), arrebatar is conjugated as: yo arrebataré, tú arrebatarás, él/ella/usted arrebatará, nosotros arrebataremos, vosotros arrebataréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebatarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate arrebatar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), arrebatar is conjugated as: yo arrebate, tú arrebates, él/ella/usted arrebate, nosotros arrebatemos, vosotros arrebatéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebaten. 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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