Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Arrestar in Spanish
To arrest Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Arrestar (to arrest) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: arresto, arrestas, arresta, arrestamos, arrestáis, arrestan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Arrestar
- Arrestar in the Indicative Present
- Arrestar in the Indicative Preterite
- Arrestar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Arrestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Arrestar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Arrestar in the Indicative Future
- Arrestar in the Indicative Conditional
- Arrestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Arrestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Arrestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Arrestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Arrestar
- Imperative tenses of Arrestar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Arrestar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Arrestar is the Spanish verb for "to arrest". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to arrestar include: detener, detenerse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | arrestar | to arrest |
| Past participle | arrestado | arrested |
| Gerund | arrestando | arresting |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of arrestar 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, "arresto", meaning "I arrest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arresto | I arrest |
| Tú | arrestas | you arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arresta | s/he arrests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestamos | we arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestáis | you (plural) arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestan | they arrest |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of arrestar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "arresté", meaning "I arrested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arresté | I arrested |
| Tú | arrestaste | you arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestó | s/he arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestamos | we arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestasteis | you (plural) arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestaron | they arrested |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of arrestar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "arrestaba", meaning "I used to arrest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrestaba | I used to arrest |
| Tú | arrestabas | you used to arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestaba | s/he used to arrest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestábamos | we used to arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestabais | you (plural) used to arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestaban | they used to arrest |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of arrestar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy arrestando", meaning "I am arresting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy arrestando | I am arresting |
| Tú | estás arrestando | you are arresting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está arrestando | s/he is arresting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos arrestando | we are arresting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis arrestando | you (plural) are arresting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están arrestando | they are arresting |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of arrestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a arrestar", meaning "I am going to arrest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a arrestar | I am going to arrest |
| Tú | vas a arrestar | you are going to arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a arrestar | s/he is going to arrest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a arrestar | we are going to arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a arrestar | you (plural) are going to arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a arrestar | they are going to arrest |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of arrestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "arrestaré", meaning "I will arrest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrestaré | I will arrest |
| Tú | arrestarás | you will arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestará | s/he will arrest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestaremos | we will arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestaréis | you (plural) will arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestarán | they will arrest |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of arrestar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "arrestaría", meaning "I would arrest".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrestaría | I would arrest |
| Tú | arrestarías | you would arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestaría | s/he would arrest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestaríamos | we would arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestaríais | you (plural) would arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestarían | they would arrest |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of arrestar 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 arrestado", meaning "I have arrested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he arrestado | I have arrested |
| Tú | has arrestado | you have arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha arrestado | s/he has arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos arrestado | we have arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis arrestado | you (plural) have arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han arrestado | they have arrested |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of arrestar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había arrestado", meaning "I had arrested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había arrestado | I had arrested |
| Tú | habías arrestado | you had arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había arrestado | s/he had arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos arrestado | we had arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais arrestado | you (plural) had arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían arrestado | they had arrested |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of arrestar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré arrestado", meaning "I will have arrested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré arrestado | I will have arrested |
| Tú | habrás arrestado | you will have arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá arrestado | s/he will have arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos arrestado | we will have arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis arrestado | you (plural) will have arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán arrestado | they will have arrested |
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Arrestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of arrestar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría arrestado", meaning "I would have arrested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría arrestado | I would have arrested |
| Tú | habrías arrestado | you would have arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría arrestado | s/he would have arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos arrestado | we would have arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais arrestado | you (plural) would have arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían arrestado | they would have arrested |
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Arrestar 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, "arreste", meaning "I arrest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arreste | I arrest |
| Tú | arrestes | you arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arreste | s/he arrests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestemos | we arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestéis | you (plural) arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arresten | they arrest |
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Arrestar 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, "arrestara", meaning "I arrested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrestara | I arrested |
| Tú | arrestaras | you arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestara | s/he arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestáramos | we arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestarais | you (plural) arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestaran | they arrested |
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Arrestar 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, "arrestare", meaning "I will arrest".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrestare | I will arrest |
| Tú | arrestares | you will arrest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arrestare | s/he will arrest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestáremos | we will arrest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestareis | you (plural) will arrest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arrestaren | they will arrest |
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Arrestar 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 arrestado", meaning "I have arrested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya arrestado | I have arrested |
| Tú | hayas arrestado | you have arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya arrestado | s/he has arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos arrestado | we have arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis arrestado | you (plural) have arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan arrestado | they have arrested |
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Arrestar 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 arrestado", meaning "I had arrested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera arrestado | I had arrested |
| Tú | hubieras arrestado | you had arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera arrestado | s/he had arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos arrestado | we had arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais arrestado | you (plural) had arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran arrestado | they had arrested |
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Arrestar 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 arrestado", meaning "I will have arrested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere arrestado | I will have arrested |
| Tú | hubieres arrestado | you will have arrested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere arrestado | s/he will have arrested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos arrestado | we will have arrested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis arrestado | you (plural) will have arrested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren arrestado | they will have arrested |
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Arrestar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "arreste", meaning "(to you formal) arrest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | arresta | (to you) arrest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | arreste | (to you formal) arrest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | arrestemos | let's arrest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | arrestad | (to you plural) arrest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | arresten | (to you plural formal) arrest! |
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Arrestar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no arreste", meaning "(to you formal) don't arrest!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no arrestes | (to you) don't arrest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no arreste | (to you formal) don't arrest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no arrestemos | let's not arrest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no arrestéis | (to you plural) don't arrest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no arresten | (to you plural formal) don't arrest! |
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Frequently asked questions about Arrestar
Is arrestar a regular or irregular verb?
Arrestar 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 arrestar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), arrestar is conjugated as: yo arresto, tú arrestas, él/ella/usted arresta, nosotros arrestamos, vosotros arrestáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrestan. 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 arrestar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), arrestar is conjugated as: yo arresté, tú arrestaste, él/ella/usted arrestó, nosotros arrestamos, vosotros arrestasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrestaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate arrestar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), arrestar is conjugated as: yo arrestaba, tú arrestabas, él/ella/usted arrestaba, nosotros arrestábamos, vosotros arrestabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrestaban. 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 arrestar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), arrestar is conjugated as: yo arrestaré, tú arrestarás, él/ella/usted arrestará, nosotros arrestaremos, vosotros arrestaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrestarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate arrestar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), arrestar is conjugated as: yo arreste, tú arrestes, él/ella/usted arreste, nosotros arrestemos, vosotros arrestéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arresten. 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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