Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Frenar in Spanish
frenar to brake (e.g. a car) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Frenar (to brake (e.g. a car)) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: freno, frenas, frena, frenamos, frenáis, frenan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- frenado braked
- Gerund
- frenando braking
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Frenar
- Frenar in the Indicative Present
- Frenar in the Indicative Preterite
- Frenar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Frenar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Frenar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Frenar in the Indicative Future
- Frenar in the Indicative Conditional
- Frenar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Frenar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Frenar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Frenar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Frenar
- Imperative tenses of Frenar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Frenar
Frenar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of frenar 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, “freno”, meaning “I brake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | freno | I brake |
| Tú | frenas | you brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frena | s/he brakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenamos | we brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenáis | you (plural) brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenan | they brake |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fren- plus the -ar endings.
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Frenar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of frenar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “frené”, meaning “I braked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frené | I braked |
| Tú | frenaste | you braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenó | s/he braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenamos | we braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenasteis | you (plural) braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenaron | they braked |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fren- plus the -ar endings.
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Frenar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of frenar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “frenaba”, meaning “I used to brake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frenaba | I used to brake |
| Tú | frenabas | you used to brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenaba | s/he used to brake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenábamos | we used to brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenabais | you (plural) used to brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenaban | they used to brake |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fren- plus the -ar endings.
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Frenar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of frenar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy frenando”, meaning “I am braking”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy frenando | I am braking |
| Tú | estás frenando | you are braking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está frenando | s/he is braking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos frenando | we are braking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis frenando | you (plural) are braking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están frenando | they are braking |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund frenando.
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Frenar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of frenar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a frenar”, meaning “I am going to brake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a frenar | I am going to brake |
| Tú | vas a frenar | you are going to brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a frenar | s/he is going to brake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a frenar | we are going to brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a frenar | you (plural) are going to brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a frenar | they are going to brake |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive frenar.
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Frenar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of frenar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “frenaré”, meaning “I will brake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frenaré | I will brake |
| Tú | frenarás | you will brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenará | s/he will brake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenaremos | we will brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenaréis | you (plural) will brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenarán | they will brake |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive frenar plus the future endings.
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Frenar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of frenar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “frenaría”, meaning “I would brake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frenaría | I would brake |
| Tú | frenarías | you would brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenaría | s/he would brake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenaríamos | we would brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenaríais | you (plural) would brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenarían | they would brake |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive frenar plus the conditional endings.
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Frenar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of frenar 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 frenado”, meaning “I have braked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he frenado | I have braked |
| Tú | has frenado | you have braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha frenado | s/he has braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos frenado | we have braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis frenado | you (plural) have braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han frenado | they have braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle frenado.
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Frenar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of frenar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había frenado”, meaning “I had braked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había frenado | I had braked |
| Tú | habías frenado | you had braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había frenado | s/he had braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos frenado | we had braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais frenado | you (plural) had braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían frenado | they had braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle frenado.
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Frenar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of frenar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré frenado”, meaning “I will have braked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré frenado | I will have braked |
| Tú | habrás frenado | you will have braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá frenado | s/he will have braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos frenado | we will have braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis frenado | you (plural) will have braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán frenado | they will have braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle frenado.
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Frenar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of frenar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría frenado”, meaning “I would have braked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría frenado | I would have braked |
| Tú | habrías frenado | you would have braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría frenado | s/he would have braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos frenado | we would have braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais frenado | you (plural) would have braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían frenado | they would have braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle frenado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Frenar
Frenar 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, “frene”, meaning “I brake”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frene | I brake |
| Tú | frenes | you brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frene | s/he brakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenemos | we brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenéis | you (plural) brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenen | they brake |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fren- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Frenar 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, “frenara”, meaning “I braked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frenara | I braked |
| Tú | frenaras | you braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenara | s/he braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenáramos | we braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenarais | you (plural) braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenaran | they braked |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, frenaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (frenáramos).
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Frenar 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, “frenare”, meaning “I will brake”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frenare | I will brake |
| Tú | frenares | you will brake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frenare | s/he will brake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenáremos | we will brake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenareis | you (plural) will brake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenaren | they will brake |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, frenaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (frenáremos).
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Frenar 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 frenado”, meaning “I have braked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya frenado | I have braked |
| Tú | hayas frenado | you have braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya frenado | s/he has braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos frenado | we have braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis frenado | you (plural) have braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan frenado | they have braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle frenado.
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Frenar 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 frenado”, meaning “I had braked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera frenado | I had braked |
| Tú | hubieras frenado | you had braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera frenado | s/he had braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos frenado | we had braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais frenado | you (plural) had braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran frenado | they had braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle frenado.
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Frenar 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 frenado”, meaning “I will have braked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere frenado | I will have braked |
| Tú | hubieres frenado | you will have braked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere frenado | s/he will have braked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos frenado | we will have braked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis frenado | you (plural) will have braked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren frenado | they will have braked |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle frenado.
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Imperative tenses of Frenar
Frenar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “frene”, meaning “(to you formal) brake!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | frena | (to you) brake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frene | (to you formal) brake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | frenemos | let's brake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frenad | (to you plural) brake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frenen | (to you plural formal) brake! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (frena); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (frene, frenemos, frenen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (frenad).
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Frenar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no frene”, meaning “(to you formal) don't brake!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no frenes | (to you) don't brake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no frene | (to you formal) don't brake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no frenemos | let's not brake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no frenéis | (to you plural) don't brake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no frenen | (to you plural formal) don't brake! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no frenes, no frene, no frenemos, no frenéis, no frenen.
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Frequently asked questions about Frenar
Is frenar a regular or irregular verb?
Frenar 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 frenar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), frenar is conjugated as: yo freno, tú frenas, él/ella/usted frena, nosotros frenamos, vosotros frenáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frenan. 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 frenar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), frenar is conjugated as: yo frené, tú frenaste, él/ella/usted frenó, nosotros frenamos, vosotros frenasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frenaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate frenar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), frenar is conjugated as: yo frenaba, tú frenabas, él/ella/usted frenaba, nosotros frenábamos, vosotros frenabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes frenaban. 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 frenar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), frenar is conjugated as: yo frenaré, tú frenarás, él/ella/usted frenará, nosotros frenaremos, vosotros frenaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frenarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate frenar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), frenar is conjugated as: yo frene, tú frenes, él/ella/usted frene, nosotros frenemos, vosotros frenéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frenen. 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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