Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Doblar in Spanish
doblar to bend, to flex, to double, to fold, to turn Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Doblar (to bend, to flex, to double, to fold, to turn) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: doblo, doblas, dobla, doblamos, dobláis, doblan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- doblado bent
- Gerund
- doblando bending
- Similar
- agachar, arquear, duplicar, girar, revolver, rotar, volverse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Doblar
- Doblar in the Indicative Present
- Doblar in the Indicative Preterite
- Doblar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Doblar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Doblar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Doblar in the Indicative Future
- Doblar in the Indicative Conditional
- Doblar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Doblar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Doblar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Doblar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Doblar
- Imperative tenses of Doblar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Doblar
Doblar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of doblar 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, “doblo”, meaning “I bend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblo | I bend |
| Tú | doblas | you bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dobla | s/he bends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblamos | we bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dobláis | you (plural) bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblan | they bend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dobl- plus the -ar endings.
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Doblar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of doblar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “doblé”, meaning “I bent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblé | I bent |
| Tú | doblaste | you bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dobló | s/he bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblamos | we bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblasteis | you (plural) bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblaron | they bent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dobl- plus the -ar endings.
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Doblar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of doblar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “doblaba”, meaning “I used to bend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblaba | I used to bend |
| Tú | doblabas | you used to bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doblaba | s/he used to bend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblábamos | we used to bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblabais | you (plural) used to bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblaban | they used to bend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dobl- plus the -ar endings.
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Doblar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of doblar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy doblando”, meaning “I am bending”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy doblando | I am bending |
| Tú | estás doblando | you are bending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está doblando | s/he is bending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos doblando | we are bending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis doblando | you (plural) are bending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están doblando | they are bending |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund doblando.
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Doblar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of doblar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a doblar”, meaning “I am going to bend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a doblar | I am going to bend |
| Tú | vas a doblar | you are going to bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a doblar | s/he is going to bend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a doblar | we are going to bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a doblar | you (plural) are going to bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a doblar | they are going to bend |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive doblar.
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Doblar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of doblar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “doblaré”, meaning “I will bend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblaré | I will bend |
| Tú | doblarás | you will bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doblará | s/he will bend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblaremos | we will bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblaréis | you (plural) will bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblarán | they will bend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive doblar plus the future endings.
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Doblar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of doblar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “doblaría”, meaning “I would bend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblaría | I would bend |
| Tú | doblarías | you would bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doblaría | s/he would bend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblaríamos | we would bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblaríais | you (plural) would bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblarían | they would bend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive doblar plus the conditional endings.
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Doblar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of doblar 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 doblado”, meaning “I have bent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he doblado | I have bent |
| Tú | has doblado | you have bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha doblado | s/he has bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos doblado | we have bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis doblado | you (plural) have bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han doblado | they have bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle doblado.
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Doblar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of doblar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había doblado”, meaning “I had bent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había doblado | I had bent |
| Tú | habías doblado | you had bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había doblado | s/he had bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos doblado | we had bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais doblado | you (plural) had bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían doblado | they had bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle doblado.
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Doblar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of doblar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré doblado”, meaning “I will have bent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré doblado | I will have bent |
| Tú | habrás doblado | you will have bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá doblado | s/he will have bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos doblado | we will have bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis doblado | you (plural) will have bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán doblado | they will have bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle doblado.
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Doblar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of doblar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría doblado”, meaning “I would have bent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría doblado | I would have bent |
| Tú | habrías doblado | you would have bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría doblado | s/he would have bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos doblado | we would have bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais doblado | you (plural) would have bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían doblado | they would have bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle doblado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Doblar
Doblar 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, “doble”, meaning “I bend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doble | I bend |
| Tú | dobles | you bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doble | s/he bends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblemos | we bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dobléis | you (plural) bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblen | they bend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dobl- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Doblar 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, “doblara”, meaning “I bent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblara | I bent |
| Tú | doblaras | you bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doblara | s/he bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dobláramos | we bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblarais | you (plural) bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblaran | they bent |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, doblaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (dobláramos).
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Doblar 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, “doblare”, meaning “I will bend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | doblare | I will bend |
| Tú | doblares | you will bend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doblare | s/he will bend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dobláremos | we will bend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblareis | you (plural) will bend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblaren | they will bend |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, doblaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (dobláremos).
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Doblar 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 doblado”, meaning “I have bent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya doblado | I have bent |
| Tú | hayas doblado | you have bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya doblado | s/he has bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos doblado | we have bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis doblado | you (plural) have bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan doblado | they have bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle doblado.
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Doblar 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 doblado”, meaning “I had bent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera doblado | I had bent |
| Tú | hubieras doblado | you had bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera doblado | s/he had bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos doblado | we had bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais doblado | you (plural) had bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran doblado | they had bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle doblado.
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Doblar 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 doblado”, meaning “I will have bent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere doblado | I will have bent |
| Tú | hubieres doblado | you will have bent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere doblado | s/he will have bent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos doblado | we will have bent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis doblado | you (plural) will have bent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren doblado | they will have bent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle doblado.
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Imperative tenses of Doblar
Doblar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “doble”, meaning “(to you formal) bend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dobla | (to you) bend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | doble | (to you formal) bend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | doblemos | let's bend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | doblad | (to you plural) bend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | doblen | (to you plural formal) bend! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (dobla); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (doble, doblemos, doblen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (doblad).
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Doblar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no doble”, meaning “(to you formal) don't bend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no dobles | (to you) don't bend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no doble | (to you formal) don't bend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no doblemos | let's not bend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dobléis | (to you plural) don't bend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no doblen | (to you plural formal) don't bend! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no dobles, no doble, no doblemos, no dobléis, no doblen.
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Frequently asked questions about Doblar
Is doblar a regular or irregular verb?
Doblar 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 doblar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), doblar is conjugated as: yo doblo, tú doblas, él/ella/usted dobla, nosotros doblamos, vosotros dobláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes doblan. 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 doblar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), doblar is conjugated as: yo doblé, tú doblaste, él/ella/usted dobló, nosotros doblamos, vosotros doblasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes doblaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate doblar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), doblar is conjugated as: yo doblaba, tú doblabas, él/ella/usted doblaba, nosotros doblábamos, vosotros doblabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes doblaban. 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 doblar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), doblar is conjugated as: yo doblaré, tú doblarás, él/ella/usted doblará, nosotros doblaremos, vosotros doblaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes doblarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate doblar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), doblar is conjugated as: yo doble, tú dobles, él/ella/usted doble, nosotros doblemos, vosotros dobléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes doblen. 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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