How to conjugate Cerrar in Spanish
To close, to shut, to lock, to seal Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Cerrar
- Cerrar in the Indicative Present
- Cerrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cerrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cerrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cerrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cerrar in the Indicative Future
- Cerrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cerrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cerrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cerrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cerrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cerrar
- Imperative tenses of Cerrar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Cerrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Cerrar is the Spanish verb for "to close, to shut, to lock, to seal". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to cerrar include: trabar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cerrar | to close, to shut, to lock, to seal |
| Past participle | cerrado | closed |
| Gerund | cerrando | closing |
Indicative Tenses of Cerrar
Cerrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cerrar 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, "cierro", meaning "I close".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cierro | I close |
| Tú | cierras | you close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cierra | s/he closes, you (formal) close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerramos | we close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerráis | you (plural) close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cierran | they close, you (plural formal) close |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cerrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cerrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cerré", meaning "I closed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerré | I closed |
| Tú | cerraste | you closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerró | s/he closed, you (formal) closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerramos | we closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerrasteis | you (plural) closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerraron | they closed, you (plural formal) closed |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cerrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cerraba", meaning "I used to close".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerraba | I used to close |
| Tú | cerrabas | you used to close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerraba | s/he used to close, you (formal) used to close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerrábamos | we used to close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerrabais | you (plural) used to close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerraban | they used to close, you (plural formal) used to close |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cerrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cerrando", meaning "I am closing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cerrando | I am closing |
| Tú | estás cerrando | you are closing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cerrando | s/he is closing, you (formal) are closing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cerrando | we are closing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cerrando | you (plural) are closing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cerrando | they are closing, you (plural formal) are closing |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cerrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cerrar", meaning "I am going to close".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cerrar | I am going to close |
| Tú | vas a cerrar | you are going to close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cerrar | s/he is going to close, you (formal) are going to close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cerrar | we are going to close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cerrar | you (plural) are going to close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cerrar | they are going to close, you (plural formal) are going to close |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cerrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cerraré", meaning "I will close".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerraré | I will close |
| Tú | cerrarás | you will close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerrará | s/he will close, you (formal) will close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerraremos | we will close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerraréis | you (plural) will close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerrarán | they will close, you (plural formal) will close |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cerrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cerraría", meaning "I would close".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerraría | I would close |
| Tú | cerrarías | you would close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerraría | s/he would close, you (formal) would close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerraríamos | we would close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerraríais | you (plural) would close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerrarían | they would close, you (plural formal) would close |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cerrar 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 cerrado", meaning "I have closed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cerrado | I have closed |
| Tú | has cerrado | you have closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cerrado | s/he has closed, you (formal) have closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cerrado | we have closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cerrado | you (plural) have closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cerrado | they have closed, you (plural formal) have closed |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cerrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cerrado", meaning "I had closed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cerrado | I had closed |
| Tú | habías cerrado | you had closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cerrado | s/he had closed, you (formal) had closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cerrado | we had closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cerrado | you (plural) had closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cerrado | they had closed, you (plural formal) had closed |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cerrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cerrado", meaning "I will have closed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cerrado | I will have closed |
| Tú | habrás cerrado | you will have closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cerrado | s/he will have closed, you (formal) will have closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cerrado | we will have closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cerrado | you (plural) will have closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cerrado | they will have closed, you (plural formal) will have closed |
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Cerrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cerrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cerrado", meaning "I would have closed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cerrado | I would have closed |
| Tú | habrías cerrado | you would have closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cerrado | s/he would have closed, you (formal) would have closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cerrado | we would have closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cerrado | you (plural) would have closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cerrado | they would have closed, you (plural formal) would have closed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Cerrar
Cerrar 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, "cierre", meaning "I close".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cierre | I close |
| Tú | cierres | you close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cierre | s/he closes, you (formal) close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerremos | we close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerréis | you (plural) close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cierren | they close, you (plural formal) close |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cerrar 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, "cerrara", meaning "I closed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerrara | I closed |
| Tú | cerraras | you closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerrara | s/he closed, you (formal) closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerráramos | we closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerrarais | you (plural) closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerraran | they closed, you (plural formal) closed |
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Cerrar 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, "cerrare", meaning "I will close".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cerrare | I will close |
| Tú | cerrares | you will close |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cerrare | s/he will close, you (formal) will close |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerráremos | we will close |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerrareis | you (plural) will close |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cerraren | they will close, you (plural formal) will close |
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Cerrar 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 cerrado", meaning "I have closed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cerrado | I have closed |
| Tú | hayas cerrado | you have closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cerrado | s/he has closed, you (formal) have closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cerrado | we have closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cerrado | you (plural) have closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cerrado | they have closed, you (plural formal) have closed |
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Cerrar 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 cerrado", meaning "I had closed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cerrado | I had closed |
| Tú | hubieras cerrado | you had closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cerrado | s/he had closed, you (formal) had closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cerrado | we had closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cerrado | you (plural) had closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cerrado | they had closed, you (plural formal) had closed |
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Cerrar 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 cerrado", meaning "I will have closed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cerrado | I will have closed |
| Tú | hubieres cerrado | you will have closed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cerrado | s/he will have closed, you (formal) will have closed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cerrado | we will have closed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cerrado | you (plural) will have closed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cerrado | they will have closed, you (plural formal) will have closed |
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Imperative Tenses of Cerrar
Cerrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cierre", meaning "(to you formal) close!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cierra | (to you) close! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cierre | (to you formal) close! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cerremos | let's close! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cerrad | (to you plural) close! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cierren | (to you plural formal) close! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cerrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cierre", meaning "(to you formal) don't close!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no cierres | (to you) don't close! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no cierre | (to you formal) don't close! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cerremos | let's not close! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cerréis | (to you plural) don't close! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cierren | (to you plural formal) don't close! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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