Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Estallar in Spanish
estallar to burst, to explode Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Estallar (to burst, to explode) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: estallo, estallas, estalla, estallamos, estalláis, estallan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- estallado burst
- Gerund
- estallando bursting
- Similar
- reventar, explotar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Estallar
- Estallar in the Indicative Present
- Estallar in the Indicative Preterite
- Estallar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Estallar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Estallar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Estallar in the Indicative Future
- Estallar in the Indicative Conditional
- Estallar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Estallar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Estallar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Estallar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Estallar
- Imperative tenses of Estallar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Estallar
Estallar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of estallar 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, “estallo”, meaning “I burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallo | I burst |
| Tú | estallas | you burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estalla | s/he bursts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallamos | we burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estalláis | you (plural) burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallan | they burst |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estall- plus the -ar endings.
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Estallar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of estallar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “estallé”, meaning “I burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallé | I burst |
| Tú | estallaste | you burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estalló | s/he burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallamos | we burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallasteis | you (plural) burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallaron | they burst |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estall- plus the -ar endings.
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Estallar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of estallar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “estallaba”, meaning “I used to burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallaba | I used to burst |
| Tú | estallabas | you used to burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estallaba | s/he used to burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallábamos | we used to burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallabais | you (plural) used to burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallaban | they used to burst |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estall- plus the -ar endings.
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Estallar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of estallar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy estallando”, meaning “I am bursting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy estallando | I am bursting |
| Tú | estás estallando | you are bursting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está estallando | s/he is bursting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos estallando | we are bursting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis estallando | you (plural) are bursting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están estallando | they are bursting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund estallando.
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Estallar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of estallar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a estallar”, meaning “I am going to burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a estallar | I am going to burst |
| Tú | vas a estallar | you are going to burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a estallar | s/he is going to burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a estallar | we are going to burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a estallar | you (plural) are going to burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a estallar | they are going to burst |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive estallar.
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Estallar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of estallar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “estallaré”, meaning “I will burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallaré | I will burst |
| Tú | estallarás | you will burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estallará | s/he will burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallaremos | we will burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallaréis | you (plural) will burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallarán | they will burst |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive estallar plus the future endings.
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Estallar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of estallar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “estallaría”, meaning “I would burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallaría | I would burst |
| Tú | estallarías | you would burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estallaría | s/he would burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallaríamos | we would burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallaríais | you (plural) would burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallarían | they would burst |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive estallar plus the conditional endings.
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Estallar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of estallar 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 estallado”, meaning “I have burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he estallado | I have burst |
| Tú | has estallado | you have burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha estallado | s/he has burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos estallado | we have burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis estallado | you (plural) have burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han estallado | they have burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle estallado.
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Estallar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of estallar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había estallado”, meaning “I had burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había estallado | I had burst |
| Tú | habías estallado | you had burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había estallado | s/he had burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos estallado | we had burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais estallado | you (plural) had burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían estallado | they had burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle estallado.
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Estallar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of estallar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré estallado”, meaning “I will have burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré estallado | I will have burst |
| Tú | habrás estallado | you will have burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá estallado | s/he will have burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos estallado | we will have burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis estallado | you (plural) will have burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán estallado | they will have burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle estallado.
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Estallar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of estallar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría estallado”, meaning “I would have burst”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría estallado | I would have burst |
| Tú | habrías estallado | you would have burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría estallado | s/he would have burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos estallado | we would have burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais estallado | you (plural) would have burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían estallado | they would have burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle estallado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Estallar
Estallar 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, “estalle”, meaning “I burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estalle | I burst |
| Tú | estalles | you burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estalle | s/he bursts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallemos | we burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estalléis | you (plural) burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallen | they burst |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estall- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Estallar 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, “estallara”, meaning “I burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallara | I burst |
| Tú | estallaras | you burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estallara | s/he burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estalláramos | we burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallarais | you (plural) burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallaran | they burst |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, estallaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (estalláramos).
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Estallar 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, “estallare”, meaning “I will burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estallare | I will burst |
| Tú | estallares | you will burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estallare | s/he will burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estalláremos | we will burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallareis | you (plural) will burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallaren | they will burst |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, estallaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (estalláremos).
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Estallar 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 estallado”, meaning “I have burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya estallado | I have burst |
| Tú | hayas estallado | you have burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya estallado | s/he has burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos estallado | we have burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis estallado | you (plural) have burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan estallado | they have burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle estallado.
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Estallar 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 estallado”, meaning “I had burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera estallado | I had burst |
| Tú | hubieras estallado | you had burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera estallado | s/he had burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos estallado | we had burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais estallado | you (plural) had burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran estallado | they had burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle estallado.
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Estallar 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 estallado”, meaning “I will have burst”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere estallado | I will have burst |
| Tú | hubieres estallado | you will have burst |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere estallado | s/he will have burst |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos estallado | we will have burst |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis estallado | you (plural) will have burst |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren estallado | they will have burst |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle estallado.
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Imperative tenses of Estallar
Estallar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “estalle”, meaning “(to you formal) burst!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | estalla | (to you) burst! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estalle | (to you formal) burst! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estallemos | let's burst! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estallad | (to you plural) burst! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estallen | (to you plural formal) burst! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (estalla); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (estalle, estallemos, estallen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (estallad).
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Estallar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no estalle”, meaning “(to you formal) don't burst!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no estalles | (to you) don't burst! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no estalle | (to you formal) don't burst! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no estallemos | let's not burst! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no estalléis | (to you plural) don't burst! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no estallen | (to you plural formal) don't burst! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no estalles, no estalle, no estallemos, no estalléis, no estallen.
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Frequently asked questions about Estallar
Is estallar a regular or irregular verb?
Estallar 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 estallar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), estallar is conjugated as: yo estallo, tú estallas, él/ella/usted estalla, nosotros estallamos, vosotros estalláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estallan. 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 estallar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), estallar is conjugated as: yo estallé, tú estallaste, él/ella/usted estalló, nosotros estallamos, vosotros estallasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estallaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate estallar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), estallar is conjugated as: yo estallaba, tú estallabas, él/ella/usted estallaba, nosotros estallábamos, vosotros estallabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes estallaban. 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 estallar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), estallar is conjugated as: yo estallaré, tú estallarás, él/ella/usted estallará, nosotros estallaremos, vosotros estallaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estallarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate estallar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), estallar is conjugated as: yo estalle, tú estalles, él/ella/usted estalle, nosotros estallemos, vosotros estalléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estallen. 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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