Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Bloquear in Spanish
bloquear to block Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Bloquear (to block) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: bloqueo, bloqueas, bloquea, bloqueamos, bloqueáis, bloquean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- bloqueado blocked
- Gerund
- bloqueando blocking
- Similar
- atascar, atorar, cegar, obstruir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Bloquear
- Bloquear in the Indicative Present
- Bloquear in the Indicative Preterite
- Bloquear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Bloquear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Bloquear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Bloquear in the Indicative Future
- Bloquear in the Indicative Conditional
- Bloquear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Bloquear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Bloquear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Bloquear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Bloquear
- Imperative tenses of Bloquear
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Bloquear
Bloquear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of bloquear 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, “bloqueo”, meaning “I block”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloqueo | I block |
| Tú | bloqueas | you block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloquea | s/he blocks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueamos | we block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloqueáis | you (plural) block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquean | they block |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bloque- plus the -ar endings.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of bloquear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “bloqueé”, meaning “I blocked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloqueé | I blocked |
| Tú | bloqueaste | you blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloqueó | s/he blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueamos | we blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloqueasteis | you (plural) blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquearon | they blocked |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bloque- plus the -ar endings.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of bloquear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “bloqueaba”, meaning “I used to block”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloqueaba | I used to block |
| Tú | bloqueabas | you used to block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloqueaba | s/he used to block |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueábamos | we used to block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloqueabais | you (plural) used to block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloqueaban | they used to block |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bloque- plus the -ar endings.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of bloquear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy bloqueando”, meaning “I am blocking”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy bloqueando | I am blocking |
| Tú | estás bloqueando | you are blocking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está bloqueando | s/he is blocking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos bloqueando | we are blocking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis bloqueando | you (plural) are blocking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están bloqueando | they are blocking |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund bloqueando.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of bloquear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a bloquear”, meaning “I am going to block”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a bloquear | I am going to block |
| Tú | vas a bloquear | you are going to block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a bloquear | s/he is going to block |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a bloquear | we are going to block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a bloquear | you (plural) are going to block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a bloquear | they are going to block |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive bloquear.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of bloquear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “bloquearé”, meaning “I will block”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloquearé | I will block |
| Tú | bloquearás | you will block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloqueará | s/he will block |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloquearemos | we will block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloquearéis | you (plural) will block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquearán | they will block |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive bloquear plus the future endings.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of bloquear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “bloquearía”, meaning “I would block”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloquearía | I would block |
| Tú | bloquearías | you would block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloquearía | s/he would block |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloquearíamos | we would block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloquearíais | you (plural) would block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquearían | they would block |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive bloquear plus the conditional endings.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of bloquear 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 bloqueado”, meaning “I have blocked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he bloqueado | I have blocked |
| Tú | has bloqueado | you have blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha bloqueado | s/he has blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos bloqueado | we have blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis bloqueado | you (plural) have blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han bloqueado | they have blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of bloquear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había bloqueado”, meaning “I had blocked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había bloqueado | I had blocked |
| Tú | habías bloqueado | you had blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había bloqueado | s/he had blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos bloqueado | we had blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais bloqueado | you (plural) had blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían bloqueado | they had blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of bloquear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré bloqueado”, meaning “I will have blocked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré bloqueado | I will have blocked |
| Tú | habrás bloqueado | you will have blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá bloqueado | s/he will have blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos bloqueado | we will have blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis bloqueado | you (plural) will have blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán bloqueado | they will have blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Bloquear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of bloquear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría bloqueado”, meaning “I would have blocked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría bloqueado | I would have blocked |
| Tú | habrías bloqueado | you would have blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría bloqueado | s/he would have blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos bloqueado | we would have blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais bloqueado | you (plural) would have blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían bloqueado | they would have blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Bloquear
Bloquear 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, “bloquee”, meaning “I block”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloquee | I block |
| Tú | bloquees | you block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloquee | s/he blocks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueemos | we block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloqueéis | you (plural) block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloqueen | they block |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bloque- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Bloquear 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, “bloqueara”, meaning “I blocked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloqueara | I blocked |
| Tú | bloquearas | you blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloqueara | s/he blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueáramos | we blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloquearais | you (plural) blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquearan | they blocked |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, bloquearon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (bloqueáramos).
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Bloquear 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, “bloqueare”, meaning “I will block”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bloqueare | I will block |
| Tú | bloqueares | you will block |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloqueare | s/he will block |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueáremos | we will block |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloqueareis | you (plural) will block |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloquearen | they will block |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, bloquearon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (bloqueáremos).
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Bloquear 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 bloqueado”, meaning “I have blocked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya bloqueado | I have blocked |
| Tú | hayas bloqueado | you have blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya bloqueado | s/he has blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos bloqueado | we have blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis bloqueado | you (plural) have blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan bloqueado | they have blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Bloquear 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 bloqueado”, meaning “I had blocked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera bloqueado | I had blocked |
| Tú | hubieras bloqueado | you had blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera bloqueado | s/he had blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos bloqueado | we had blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais bloqueado | you (plural) had blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran bloqueado | they had blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Bloquear 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 bloqueado”, meaning “I will have blocked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere bloqueado | I will have blocked |
| Tú | hubieres bloqueado | you will have blocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere bloqueado | s/he will have blocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos bloqueado | we will have blocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis bloqueado | you (plural) will have blocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren bloqueado | they will have blocked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle bloqueado.
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Imperative tenses of Bloquear
Bloquear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “bloquee”, meaning “(to you formal) block!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | bloquea | (to you) block! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bloquee | (to you formal) block! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bloqueemos | let's block! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bloquead | (to you plural) block! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bloqueen | (to you plural formal) block! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (bloquea); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (bloquee, bloqueemos, bloqueen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (bloquead).
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Bloquear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no bloquee”, meaning “(to you formal) don't block!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no bloquees | (to you) don't block! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no bloquee | (to you formal) don't block! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no bloqueemos | let's not block! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no bloqueéis | (to you plural) don't block! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no bloqueen | (to you plural formal) don't block! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no bloquees, no bloquee, no bloqueemos, no bloqueéis, no bloqueen.
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Frequently asked questions about Bloquear
Is bloquear a regular or irregular verb?
Bloquear 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 bloquear in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), bloquear is conjugated as: yo bloqueo, tú bloqueas, él/ella/usted bloquea, nosotros bloqueamos, vosotros bloqueáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bloquean. 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 bloquear in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), bloquear is conjugated as: yo bloqueé, tú bloqueaste, él/ella/usted bloqueó, nosotros bloqueamos, vosotros bloqueasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bloquearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate bloquear in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), bloquear is conjugated as: yo bloqueaba, tú bloqueabas, él/ella/usted bloqueaba, nosotros bloqueábamos, vosotros bloqueabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes bloqueaban. 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 bloquear in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), bloquear is conjugated as: yo bloquearé, tú bloquearás, él/ella/usted bloqueará, nosotros bloquearemos, vosotros bloquearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bloquearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate bloquear in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), bloquear is conjugated as: yo bloquee, tú bloquees, él/ella/usted bloquee, nosotros bloqueemos, vosotros bloqueéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bloqueen. 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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