Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Borrar in Spanish
borrar to delete, to erase Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Borrar (to delete, to erase) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: borro, borras, borra, borramos, borráis, borran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- borrado deleted
- Gerund
- borrando deleting
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Borrar
- Borrar in the Indicative Present
- Borrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Borrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Borrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Borrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Borrar in the Indicative Future
- Borrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Borrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Borrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Borrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Borrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Borrar
- Imperative tenses of Borrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Borrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Get the Borrar conjugation tables by email
Want a handy PDF of borrar conjugations? Enter your email and we’ll send it straight to your inbox!
Indicative tenses of Borrar
Borrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of borrar 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, “borro”, meaning “I delete”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borro | I delete |
| Tú | borras | you delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borra | s/he deletes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borramos | we delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borráis | you (plural) delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borran | they delete |
How it’s built: Regular: stem borr- plus the -ar endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of borrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “borré”, meaning “I deleted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borré | I deleted |
| Tú | borraste | you deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borró | s/he deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borramos | we deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borrasteis | you (plural) deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borraron | they deleted |
How it’s built: Regular: stem borr- plus the -ar endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of borrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “borraba”, meaning “I used to delete”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borraba | I used to delete |
| Tú | borrabas | you used to delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borraba | s/he used to delete |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borrábamos | we used to delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borrabais | you (plural) used to delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borraban | they used to delete |
How it’s built: Regular: stem borr- plus the -ar endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of borrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy borrando”, meaning “I am deleting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy borrando | I am deleting |
| Tú | estás borrando | you are deleting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está borrando | s/he is deleting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos borrando | we are deleting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis borrando | you (plural) are deleting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están borrando | they are deleting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund borrando.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of borrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a borrar”, meaning “I am going to delete”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a borrar | I am going to delete |
| Tú | vas a borrar | you are going to delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a borrar | s/he is going to delete |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a borrar | we are going to delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a borrar | you (plural) are going to delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a borrar | they are going to delete |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive borrar.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of borrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “borraré”, meaning “I will delete”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borraré | I will delete |
| Tú | borrarás | you will delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borrará | s/he will delete |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borraremos | we will delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borraréis | you (plural) will delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borrarán | they will delete |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive borrar plus the future endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of borrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “borraría”, meaning “I would delete”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borraría | I would delete |
| Tú | borrarías | you would delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borraría | s/he would delete |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borraríamos | we would delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borraríais | you (plural) would delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borrarían | they would delete |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive borrar plus the conditional endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of borrar 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 borrado”, meaning “I have deleted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he borrado | I have deleted |
| Tú | has borrado | you have deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha borrado | s/he has deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos borrado | we have deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis borrado | you (plural) have deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han borrado | they have deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of borrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había borrado”, meaning “I had deleted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había borrado | I had deleted |
| Tú | habías borrado | you had deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había borrado | s/he had deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos borrado | we had deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais borrado | you (plural) had deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían borrado | they had deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of borrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré borrado”, meaning “I will have deleted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré borrado | I will have deleted |
| Tú | habrás borrado | you will have deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá borrado | s/he will have deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos borrado | we will have deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis borrado | you (plural) will have deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán borrado | they will have deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of borrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría borrado”, meaning “I would have deleted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría borrado | I would have deleted |
| Tú | habrías borrado | you would have deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría borrado | s/he would have deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos borrado | we would have deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais borrado | you (plural) would have deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían borrado | they would have deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Want borrar to come out without thinking?
The app teaches the regular -ar verbs as one pattern, then quizzes you until borrar and every verb like it comes out automatically.
Subjunctive tenses of Borrar
Borrar 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, “borre”, meaning “I delete”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borre | I delete |
| Tú | borres | you delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borre | s/he deletes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borremos | we delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borréis | you (plural) delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borren | they delete |
How it’s built: Regular: stem borr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar 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, “borrara”, meaning “I deleted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borrara | I deleted |
| Tú | borraras | you deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borrara | s/he deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borráramos | we deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borrarais | you (plural) deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borraran | they deleted |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, borraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (borráramos).
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar 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, “borrare”, meaning “I will delete”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | borrare | I will delete |
| Tú | borrares | you will delete |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borrare | s/he will delete |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borráremos | we will delete |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borrareis | you (plural) will delete |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borraren | they will delete |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, borraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (borráremos).
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar 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 borrado”, meaning “I have deleted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya borrado | I have deleted |
| Tú | hayas borrado | you have deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya borrado | s/he has deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos borrado | we have deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis borrado | you (plural) have deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan borrado | they have deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar 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 borrado”, meaning “I had deleted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera borrado | I had deleted |
| Tú | hubieras borrado | you had deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera borrado | s/he had deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos borrado | we had deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais borrado | you (plural) had deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran borrado | they had deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar 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 borrado”, meaning “I will have deleted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere borrado | I will have deleted |
| Tú | hubieres borrado | you will have deleted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere borrado | s/he will have deleted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos borrado | we will have deleted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis borrado | you (plural) will have deleted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren borrado | they will have deleted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle borrado.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Imperative tenses of Borrar
Borrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “borre”, meaning “(to you formal) delete!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | borra | (to you) delete! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | borre | (to you formal) delete! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | borremos | let's delete! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | borrad | (to you plural) delete! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | borren | (to you plural formal) delete! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (borra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (borre, borremos, borren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (borrad).
Or use our app:
Back to top
Borrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no borre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't delete!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no borres | (to you) don't delete! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no borre | (to you formal) don't delete! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no borremos | let's not delete! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no borréis | (to you plural) don't delete! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no borren | (to you plural formal) don't delete! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no borres, no borre, no borremos, no borréis, no borren.
Or use our app:
Back to top
Frequently asked questions about Borrar
Is borrar a regular or irregular verb?
Borrar 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 borrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), borrar is conjugated as: yo borro, tú borras, él/ella/usted borra, nosotros borramos, vosotros borráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes borran. 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 borrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), borrar is conjugated as: yo borré, tú borraste, él/ella/usted borró, nosotros borramos, vosotros borrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes borraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate borrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), borrar is conjugated as: yo borraba, tú borrabas, él/ella/usted borraba, nosotros borrábamos, vosotros borrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes borraban. 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 borrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), borrar is conjugated as: yo borraré, tú borrarás, él/ella/usted borrará, nosotros borraremos, vosotros borraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes borrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate borrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), borrar is conjugated as: yo borre, tú borres, él/ella/usted borre, nosotros borremos, vosotros borréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes borren. 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.
What is the difference between borrar and borrarse?
Borrar means "to delete, to erase" in the standard sense. Borrarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se borran" instead of "no borran".
Back to top
Downloadable cheat sheets
Download and print a cheat sheet of Borrar Spanish conjugation tables in image or PDF format:
Back to top
Practise Borrar conjugations (free mobile & web app)
Get full conjugation tables for Borrar and 2,500+ other verbs on-the-go with Ella Verbs for iOS, Android, and web.
We also guide you through learning all Spanish tenses and test your knowledge with conjugation quizzes. Download it for free!
Back to top
About Ella Verbs
👋 Hola! We built Ella Verbs to help people (and ourselves!) master one of the hardest parts of Spanish – verb conjugation. It guides you through learning all tenses in an easy-to-follow way, giving you levels of bite-sized lessons and fun quizzes. Here is a 6 minute overview of all of the app’s features:
It has changed a lot over the 9+ years we have been working on it, but the goal remains the same – to help you master Spanish conjugation! You can download and try it for free, and, if you do, please send any and all feedback our way!
– Jane & Brian
Back to top
Want to explore other verb conjugations?
Why not check out Borrarse – to forget, to fade away or see the complete list of verbs here.
Back to top
