Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Grabar in Spanish
To record Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Grabar
- Grabar in the Indicative Present
- Grabar in the Indicative Preterite
- Grabar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Grabar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Grabar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Grabar in the Indicative Future
- Grabar in the Indicative Conditional
- Grabar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Grabar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Grabar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Grabar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Grabar
- Imperative tenses of Grabar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Grabar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Grabar is the Spanish verb for "to record". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to grabar include: apuntar, registrar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | grabar | to record |
| Past participle | grabado | recorded |
| Gerund | grabando | recording |
Indicative Tenses of Grabar
Grabar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of grabar 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, "grabo", meaning "I record".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabo | I record |
| Tú | grabas | you record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graba | s/he records, you (formal) record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabamos | we record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabáis | you (plural) record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graban | they record, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of grabar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "grabé", meaning "I recorded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabé | I recorded |
| Tú | grabaste | you recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabó | s/he recorded, you (formal) recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabamos | we recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabasteis | you (plural) recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grabaron | they recorded, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of grabar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "grababa", meaning "I used to record".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grababa | I used to record |
| Tú | grababas | you used to record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grababa | s/he used to record, you (formal) used to record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabábamos | we used to record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grababais | you (plural) used to record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grababan | they used to record, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of grabar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy grabando", meaning "I am recording".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy grabando | I am recording |
| Tú | estás grabando | you are recording |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está grabando | s/he is recording, you (formal) are recording |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos grabando | we are recording |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis grabando | you (plural) are recording |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están grabando | they are recording, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of grabar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a grabar", meaning "I am going to record".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a grabar | I am going to record |
| Tú | vas a grabar | you are going to record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a grabar | s/he is going to record, you (formal) are going to record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a grabar | we are going to record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a grabar | you (plural) are going to record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a grabar | they are going to record, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of grabar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "grabaré", meaning "I will record".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabaré | I will record |
| Tú | grabarás | you will record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabará | s/he will record, you (formal) will record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabaremos | we will record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabaréis | you (plural) will record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grabarán | they will record, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of grabar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "grabaría", meaning "I would record".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabaría | I would record |
| Tú | grabarías | you would record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabaría | s/he would record, you (formal) would record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabaríamos | we would record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabaríais | you (plural) would record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grabarían | they would record, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of grabar 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 grabado", meaning "I have recorded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he grabado | I have recorded |
| Tú | has grabado | you have recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha grabado | s/he has recorded, you (formal) have recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos grabado | we have recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis grabado | you (plural) have recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han grabado | they have recorded, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of grabar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había grabado", meaning "I had recorded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había grabado | I had recorded |
| Tú | habías grabado | you had recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había grabado | s/he had recorded, you (formal) had recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos grabado | we had recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais grabado | you (plural) had recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían grabado | they had recorded, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of grabar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré grabado", meaning "I will have recorded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré grabado | I will have recorded |
| Tú | habrás grabado | you will have recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá grabado | s/he will have recorded, you (formal) will have recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos grabado | we will have recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis grabado | you (plural) will have recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán grabado | they will have recorded, |
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Grabar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of grabar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría grabado", meaning "I would have recorded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría grabado | I would have recorded |
| Tú | habrías grabado | you would have recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría grabado | s/he would have recorded, you (formal) would have recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos grabado | we would have recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais grabado | you (plural) would have recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían grabado | they would have recorded, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Grabar
Grabar 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, "grabe", meaning "I record".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabe | I record |
| Tú | grabes | you record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabe | s/he records, you (formal) record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabemos | we record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabéis | you (plural) record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graben | they record, |
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Grabar 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, "grabara", meaning "I recorded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabara | I recorded |
| Tú | grabaras | you recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabara | s/he recorded, you (formal) recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabáramos | we recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabarais | you (plural) recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grabaran | they recorded, |
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Grabar 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, "grabare", meaning "I will record".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | grabare | I will record |
| Tú | grabares | you will record |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabare | s/he will record, you (formal) will record |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabáremos | we will record |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabareis | you (plural) will record |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | grabaren | they will record, |
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Grabar 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 grabado", meaning "I have recorded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya grabado | I have recorded |
| Tú | hayas grabado | you have recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya grabado | s/he has recorded, you (formal) have recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos grabado | we have recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis grabado | you (plural) have recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan grabado | they have recorded, |
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Grabar 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 grabado", meaning "I had recorded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera grabado | I had recorded |
| Tú | hubieras grabado | you had recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera grabado | s/he had recorded, you (formal) had recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos grabado | we had recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais grabado | you (plural) had recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran grabado | they had recorded, |
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Grabar 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 grabado", meaning "I will have recorded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere grabado | I will have recorded |
| Tú | hubieres grabado | you will have recorded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere grabado | s/he will have recorded, you (formal) will have recorded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos grabado | we will have recorded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis grabado | you (plural) will have recorded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren grabado | they will have recorded, |
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Imperative Tenses of Grabar
Grabar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "grabe", meaning "(to you formal) record!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | graba | (to you) record! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | grabe | (to you formal) record! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | grabemos | let's record! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | grabad | (to you plural) record! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graben | (to you plural formal) record! |
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Grabar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no grabe", meaning "(to you formal) don't record!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no grabes | (to you) don't record! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no grabe | (to you formal) don't record! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no grabemos | let's not record! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no grabéis | (to you plural) don't record! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no graben | (to you plural formal) don't record! |
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