How to conjugate Centrar in Spanish
To centre, to center, to focus Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Centrar
- Centrar in the Indicative Present
- Centrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Centrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Centrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Centrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Centrar in the Indicative Future
- Centrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Centrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Centrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Centrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Centrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Centrar
- Imperative tenses of Centrar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Centrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Centrar is the Spanish verb for "to centre, to center, to focus". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to centrar include: enfocar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | centrar | to centre, to center, to focus |
| Past participle | centrado | centred |
| Gerund | centrando | centering |
Indicative Tenses of Centrar
Centrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of centrar 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, "centro", meaning "I centre".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centro | I centre |
| Tú | centras | you centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centra | s/he centres, you (formal) centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centramos | we centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centráis | you (plural) centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centran | they centre, you (plural formal) centre |
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Centrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of centrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "centré", meaning "I centred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centré | I centred |
| Tú | centraste | you centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centró | s/he centred, you (formal) centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centramos | we centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centrasteis | you (plural) centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centraron | they centred, you (plural formal) centred |
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Centrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of centrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "centraba", meaning "I used to centre".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centraba | I used to centre |
| Tú | centrabas | you used to centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centraba | s/he used to centre, you (formal) used to centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centrábamos | we used to centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centrabais | you (plural) used to centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centraban | they used to centre, you (plural formal) used to centre |
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Centrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of centrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy centrando", meaning "I am centering".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy centrando | I am centering |
| Tú | estás centrando | you are centering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está centrando | s/he is centering, you (formal) are centering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos centrando | we are centering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis centrando | you (plural) are centering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están centrando | they are centering, you (plural formal) are centering |
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Centrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of centrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a centrar", meaning "I am going to centre".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a centrar | I am going to centre |
| Tú | vas a centrar | you are going to centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a centrar | s/he is going to centre, you (formal) are going to centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a centrar | we are going to centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a centrar | you (plural) are going to centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a centrar | they are going to centre, you (plural formal) are going to centre |
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Centrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of centrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "centraré", meaning "I will centre".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centraré | I will centre |
| Tú | centrarás | you will centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centrará | s/he will centre, you (formal) will centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centraremos | we will centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centraréis | you (plural) will centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centrarán | they will centre, you (plural formal) will centre |
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Centrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of centrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "centraría", meaning "I would centre".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centraría | I would centre |
| Tú | centrarías | you would centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centraría | s/he would centre, you (formal) would centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centraríamos | we would centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centraríais | you (plural) would centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centrarían | they would centre, you (plural formal) would centre |
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Centrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of centrar 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 centrado", meaning "I have centred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he centrado | I have centred |
| Tú | has centrado | you have centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha centrado | s/he has centred, you (formal) have centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos centrado | we have centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis centrado | you (plural) have centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han centrado | they have centred, you (plural formal) have centred |
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Centrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of centrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había centrado", meaning "I had centred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había centrado | I had centred |
| Tú | habías centrado | you had centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había centrado | s/he had centred, you (formal) had centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos centrado | we had centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais centrado | you (plural) had centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían centrado | they had centred, you (plural formal) had centred |
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Centrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of centrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré centrado", meaning "I will have centred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré centrado | I will have centred |
| Tú | habrás centrado | you will have centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá centrado | s/he will have centred, you (formal) will have centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos centrado | we will have centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis centrado | you (plural) will have centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán centrado | they will have centred, you (plural formal) will have centred |
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Centrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of centrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría centrado", meaning "I would have centred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría centrado | I would have centred |
| Tú | habrías centrado | you would have centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría centrado | s/he would have centred, you (formal) would have centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos centrado | we would have centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais centrado | you (plural) would have centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían centrado | they would have centred, you (plural formal) would have centred |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Centrar
Centrar 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, "centre", meaning "I centre".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centre | I centre |
| Tú | centres | you centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centre | s/he centres, you (formal) centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centremos | we centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centréis | you (plural) centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centren | they centre, you (plural formal) centre |
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Centrar 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, "centrara", meaning "I centred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centrara | I centred |
| Tú | centraras | you centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centrara | s/he centred, you (formal) centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centráramos | we centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centrarais | you (plural) centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centraran | they centred, you (plural formal) centred |
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Centrar 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, "centrare", meaning "I will centre".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | centrare | I will centre |
| Tú | centrares | you will centre |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centrare | s/he will centre, you (formal) will centre |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centráremos | we will centre |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centrareis | you (plural) will centre |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centraren | they will centre, you (plural formal) will centre |
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Centrar 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 centrado", meaning "I have centred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya centrado | I have centred |
| Tú | hayas centrado | you have centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya centrado | s/he has centred, you (formal) have centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos centrado | we have centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis centrado | you (plural) have centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan centrado | they have centred, you (plural formal) have centred |
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Centrar 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 centrado", meaning "I had centred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera centrado | I had centred |
| Tú | hubieras centrado | you had centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera centrado | s/he had centred, you (formal) had centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos centrado | we had centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais centrado | you (plural) had centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran centrado | they had centred, you (plural formal) had centred |
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Centrar 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 centrado", meaning "I will have centred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere centrado | I will have centred |
| Tú | hubieres centrado | you will have centred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere centrado | s/he will have centred, you (formal) will have centred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos centrado | we will have centred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis centrado | you (plural) will have centred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren centrado | they will have centred, you (plural formal) will have centred |
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Imperative Tenses of Centrar
Centrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "centre", meaning "(to you formal) centre!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | centra | (to you) centre! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | centre | (to you formal) centre! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | centremos | let's centre! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | centrad | (to you plural) centre! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | centren | (to you plural formal) centre! |
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Centrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no centre", meaning "(to you formal) don't centre!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no centres | (to you) don't centre! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no centre | (to you formal) don't centre! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no centremos | let's not centre! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no centréis | (to you plural) don't centre! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no centren | (to you plural formal) don't centre! |
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