Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Atrapar in Spanish
atrapar to trap, to catch Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Atrapar (to trap, to catch) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: atrapo, atrapas, atrapa, atrapamos, atrapáis, atrapan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- atrapado trapped
- Gerund
- atrapando trapping
- Similar
- agarrar, cachar, coger, pillar, prender
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Atrapar
- Atrapar in the Indicative Present
- Atrapar in the Indicative Preterite
- Atrapar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Atrapar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Atrapar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Atrapar in the Indicative Future
- Atrapar in the Indicative Conditional
- Atrapar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Atrapar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Atrapar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Atrapar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Atrapar
- Imperative tenses of Atrapar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Atrapar
Atrapar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of atrapar 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, “atrapo”, meaning “I trap”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrapo | I trap |
| Tú | atrapas | you trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapa | s/he traps |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapamos | we trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapáis | you (plural) trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrapan | they trap |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atrap- plus the -ar endings.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of atrapar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “atrapé”, meaning “I trapped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrapé | I trapped |
| Tú | atrapaste | you trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapó | s/he trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapamos | we trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapasteis | you (plural) trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraparon | they trapped |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atrap- plus the -ar endings.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of atrapar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “atrapaba”, meaning “I used to trap”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrapaba | I used to trap |
| Tú | atrapabas | you used to trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapaba | s/he used to trap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapábamos | we used to trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapabais | you (plural) used to trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrapaban | they used to trap |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atrap- plus the -ar endings.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of atrapar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy atrapando”, meaning “I am trapping”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy atrapando | I am trapping |
| Tú | estás atrapando | you are trapping |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está atrapando | s/he is trapping |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos atrapando | we are trapping |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis atrapando | you (plural) are trapping |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están atrapando | they are trapping |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund atrapando.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of atrapar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a atrapar”, meaning “I am going to trap”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a atrapar | I am going to trap |
| Tú | vas a atrapar | you are going to trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a atrapar | s/he is going to trap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a atrapar | we are going to trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a atrapar | you (plural) are going to trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a atrapar | they are going to trap |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive atrapar.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of atrapar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “atraparé”, meaning “I will trap”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraparé | I will trap |
| Tú | atraparás | you will trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapará | s/he will trap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraparemos | we will trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraparéis | you (plural) will trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraparán | they will trap |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atrapar plus the future endings.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of atrapar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “atraparía”, meaning “I would trap”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraparía | I would trap |
| Tú | atraparías | you would trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraparía | s/he would trap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraparíamos | we would trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraparíais | you (plural) would trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraparían | they would trap |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atrapar plus the conditional endings.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of atrapar 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 atrapado”, meaning “I have trapped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he atrapado | I have trapped |
| Tú | has atrapado | you have trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha atrapado | s/he has trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos atrapado | we have trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis atrapado | you (plural) have trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han atrapado | they have trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of atrapar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había atrapado”, meaning “I had trapped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había atrapado | I had trapped |
| Tú | habías atrapado | you had trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había atrapado | s/he had trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos atrapado | we had trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais atrapado | you (plural) had trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían atrapado | they had trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of atrapar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré atrapado”, meaning “I will have trapped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré atrapado | I will have trapped |
| Tú | habrás atrapado | you will have trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá atrapado | s/he will have trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos atrapado | we will have trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis atrapado | you (plural) will have trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán atrapado | they will have trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Atrapar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of atrapar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría atrapado”, meaning “I would have trapped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría atrapado | I would have trapped |
| Tú | habrías atrapado | you would have trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría atrapado | s/he would have trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos atrapado | we would have trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais atrapado | you (plural) would have trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían atrapado | they would have trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Atrapar
Atrapar 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, “atrape”, meaning “I trap”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrape | I trap |
| Tú | atrapes | you trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrape | s/he traps |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapemos | we trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapéis | you (plural) trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrapen | they trap |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atrap- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Atrapar 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, “atrapara”, meaning “I trapped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrapara | I trapped |
| Tú | atraparas | you trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapara | s/he trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapáramos | we trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraparais | you (plural) trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraparan | they trapped |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, atraparon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (atrapáramos).
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Atrapar 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, “atrapare”, meaning “I will trap”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrapare | I will trap |
| Tú | atrapares | you will trap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrapare | s/he will trap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapáremos | we will trap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapareis | you (plural) will trap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraparen | they will trap |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, atraparon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (atrapáremos).
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Atrapar 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 atrapado”, meaning “I have trapped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya atrapado | I have trapped |
| Tú | hayas atrapado | you have trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya atrapado | s/he has trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos atrapado | we have trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis atrapado | you (plural) have trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan atrapado | they have trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Atrapar 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 atrapado”, meaning “I had trapped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera atrapado | I had trapped |
| Tú | hubieras atrapado | you had trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera atrapado | s/he had trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos atrapado | we had trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais atrapado | you (plural) had trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran atrapado | they had trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Atrapar 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 atrapado”, meaning “I will have trapped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere atrapado | I will have trapped |
| Tú | hubieres atrapado | you will have trapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere atrapado | s/he will have trapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos atrapado | we will have trapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis atrapado | you (plural) will have trapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren atrapado | they will have trapped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle atrapado.
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Imperative tenses of Atrapar
Atrapar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “atrape”, meaning “(to you formal) trap!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | atrapa | (to you) trap! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrape | (to you formal) trap! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrapemos | let's trap! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrapad | (to you plural) trap! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrapen | (to you plural formal) trap! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (atrapa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (atrape, atrapemos, atrapen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (atrapad).
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Atrapar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no atrape”, meaning “(to you formal) don't trap!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no atrapes | (to you) don't trap! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no atrape | (to you formal) don't trap! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no atrapemos | let's not trap! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no atrapéis | (to you plural) don't trap! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no atrapen | (to you plural formal) don't trap! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no atrapes, no atrape, no atrapemos, no atrapéis, no atrapen.
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Frequently asked questions about Atrapar
Is atrapar a regular or irregular verb?
Atrapar 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 atrapar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), atrapar is conjugated as: yo atrapo, tú atrapas, él/ella/usted atrapa, nosotros atrapamos, vosotros atrapáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atrapan. 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 atrapar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), atrapar is conjugated as: yo atrapé, tú atrapaste, él/ella/usted atrapó, nosotros atrapamos, vosotros atrapasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraparon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate atrapar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), atrapar is conjugated as: yo atrapaba, tú atrapabas, él/ella/usted atrapaba, nosotros atrapábamos, vosotros atrapabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes atrapaban. 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 atrapar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), atrapar is conjugated as: yo atraparé, tú atraparás, él/ella/usted atrapará, nosotros atraparemos, vosotros atraparéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraparán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate atrapar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), atrapar is conjugated as: yo atrape, tú atrapes, él/ella/usted atrape, nosotros atrapemos, vosotros atrapéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atrapen. 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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