How to conjugate Sobresaltar in Spanish
To shock, to startle Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Sobresaltar
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Preterite
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Future
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Conditional
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sobresaltar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sobresaltar
- Imperative tenses of Sobresaltar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Sobresaltar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Sobresaltar is the Spanish verb for "to shock, to startle". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to sobresaltar include: sacudir, sobrecoger.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sobresaltar | to shock, to startle |
| Past participle | sobresaltado | shocked |
| Gerund | sobresaltando | shocking |
Indicative Tenses of Sobresaltar
Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sobresaltar 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, "sobresalto", meaning "I shock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresalto | I shock |
| Tú | sobresaltas | you shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresalta | s/he shocks, you (formal) shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltamos | we shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltáis | you (plural) shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltan | they shock, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sobresaltar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sobresalté", meaning "I shocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresalté | I shocked |
| Tú | sobresaltaste | you shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltó | s/he shocked, you (formal) shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltamos | we shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltasteis | you (plural) shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltaron | they shocked, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sobresaltar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sobresaltaba", meaning "I used to shock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresaltaba | I used to shock |
| Tú | sobresaltabas | you used to shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltaba | s/he used to shock, you (formal) used to shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltábamos | we used to shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltabais | you (plural) used to shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltaban | they used to shock, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sobresaltando", meaning "I am shocking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sobresaltando | I am shocking |
| Tú | estás sobresaltando | you are shocking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sobresaltando | s/he is shocking, you (formal) are shocking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sobresaltando | we are shocking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sobresaltando | you (plural) are shocking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sobresaltando | they are shocking, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sobresaltar", meaning "I am going to shock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a sobresaltar | I am going to shock |
| Tú | vas a sobresaltar | you are going to shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a sobresaltar | s/he is going to shock, you (formal) are going to shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sobresaltar | we are going to shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sobresaltar | you (plural) are going to shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sobresaltar | they are going to shock, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sobresaltaré", meaning "I will shock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresaltaré | I will shock |
| Tú | sobresaltarás | you will shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltará | s/he will shock, you (formal) will shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltaremos | we will shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltaréis | you (plural) will shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltarán | they will shock, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sobresaltaría", meaning "I would shock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresaltaría | I would shock |
| Tú | sobresaltarías | you would shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltaría | s/he would shock, you (formal) would shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltaríamos | we would shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltaríais | you (plural) would shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltarían | they would shock, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sobresaltar 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 sobresaltado", meaning "I have shocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sobresaltado | I have shocked |
| Tú | has sobresaltado | you have shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sobresaltado | s/he has shocked, you (formal) have shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sobresaltado | we have shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sobresaltado | you (plural) have shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sobresaltado | they have shocked, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sobresaltar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sobresaltado", meaning "I had shocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sobresaltado | I had shocked |
| Tú | habías sobresaltado | you had shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sobresaltado | s/he had shocked, you (formal) had shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sobresaltado | we had shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sobresaltado | you (plural) had shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sobresaltado | they had shocked, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sobresaltado", meaning "I will have shocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sobresaltado | I will have shocked |
| Tú | habrás sobresaltado | you will have shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sobresaltado | s/he will have shocked, you (formal) will have shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sobresaltado | we will have shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sobresaltado | you (plural) will have shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sobresaltado | they will have shocked, |
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Sobresaltar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sobresaltar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sobresaltado", meaning "I would have shocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sobresaltado | I would have shocked |
| Tú | habrías sobresaltado | you would have shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sobresaltado | s/he would have shocked, you (formal) would have shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sobresaltado | we would have shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sobresaltado | you (plural) would have shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sobresaltado | they would have shocked, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Sobresaltar
Sobresaltar 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, "sobresalte", meaning "I shock".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresalte | I shock |
| Tú | sobresaltes | you shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresalte | s/he shocks, you (formal) shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltemos | we shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltéis | you (plural) shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresalten | they shock, |
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Sobresaltar 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, "sobresaltara", meaning "I shocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresaltara | I shocked |
| Tú | sobresaltaras | you shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltara | s/he shocked, you (formal) shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltáramos | we shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltarais | you (plural) shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltaran | they shocked, |
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Sobresaltar 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, "sobresaltare", meaning "I will shock".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobresaltare | I will shock |
| Tú | sobresaltares | you will shock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresaltare | s/he will shock, you (formal) will shock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltáremos | we will shock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltareis | you (plural) will shock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresaltaren | they will shock, |
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Sobresaltar 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 sobresaltado", meaning "I have shocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sobresaltado | I have shocked |
| Tú | hayas sobresaltado | you have shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sobresaltado | s/he has shocked, you (formal) have shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sobresaltado | we have shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sobresaltado | you (plural) have shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sobresaltado | they have shocked, |
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Sobresaltar 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 sobresaltado", meaning "I had shocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sobresaltado | I had shocked |
| Tú | hubieras sobresaltado | you had shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sobresaltado | s/he had shocked, you (formal) had shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sobresaltado | we had shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sobresaltado | you (plural) had shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sobresaltado | they had shocked, |
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Sobresaltar 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 sobresaltado", meaning "I will have shocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sobresaltado | I will have shocked |
| Tú | hubieres sobresaltado | you will have shocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sobresaltado | s/he will have shocked, you (formal) will have shocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sobresaltado | we will have shocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sobresaltado | you (plural) will have shocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sobresaltado | they will have shocked, |
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Imperative Tenses of Sobresaltar
Sobresaltar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sobresalte", meaning "(to you formal) shock!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sobresalta | (to you) shock! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sobresalte | (to you formal) shock! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sobresaltemos | let's shock! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sobresaltad | (to you plural) shock! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sobresalten | (to you plural formal) shock! |
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Sobresaltar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sobresalte", meaning "(to you formal) don't shock!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sobresaltes | (to you) don't shock! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sobresalte | (to you formal) don't shock! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sobresaltemos | let's not shock! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sobresaltéis | (to you plural) don't shock! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sobresalten | (to you plural formal) don't shock! |
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