Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Sujetar in Spanish
sujetar to hold, to secure Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Sujetar (to hold, to secure) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: sujeto, sujetas, sujeta, sujetamos, sujetáis, sujetan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- sujetado held
- Gerund
- sujetando holding
- Similar
- asegurar, contener, guardar, sostener
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Sujetar
- Sujetar in the Indicative Present
- Sujetar in the Indicative Preterite
- Sujetar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sujetar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sujetar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sujetar in the Indicative Future
- Sujetar in the Indicative Conditional
- Sujetar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sujetar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sujetar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sujetar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sujetar
- Imperative tenses of Sujetar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Sujetar
Sujetar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sujetar 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, “sujeto”, meaning “I hold”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujeto | I hold |
| Tú | sujetas | you hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujeta | s/he holds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetamos | we hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetáis | you (plural) hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetan | they hold |
How it’s built: Regular: stem sujet- plus the -ar endings.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sujetar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “sujeté”, meaning “I held”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujeté | I held |
| Tú | sujetaste | you held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetó | s/he held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetamos | we held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetasteis | you (plural) held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetaron | they held |
How it’s built: Regular: stem sujet- plus the -ar endings.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sujetar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “sujetaba”, meaning “I used to hold”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujetaba | I used to hold |
| Tú | sujetabas | you used to hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetaba | s/he used to hold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetábamos | we used to hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetabais | you (plural) used to hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetaban | they used to hold |
How it’s built: Regular: stem sujet- plus the -ar endings.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sujetar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy sujetando”, meaning “I am holding”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sujetando | I am holding |
| Tú | estás sujetando | you are holding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sujetando | s/he is holding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sujetando | we are holding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sujetando | you (plural) are holding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sujetando | they are holding |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund sujetando.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sujetar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a sujetar”, meaning “I am going to hold”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a sujetar | I am going to hold |
| Tú | vas a sujetar | you are going to hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a sujetar | s/he is going to hold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a sujetar | we are going to hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a sujetar | you (plural) are going to hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a sujetar | they are going to hold |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive sujetar.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sujetar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “sujetaré”, meaning “I will hold”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujetaré | I will hold |
| Tú | sujetarás | you will hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetará | s/he will hold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetaremos | we will hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetaréis | you (plural) will hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetarán | they will hold |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive sujetar plus the future endings.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sujetar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “sujetaría”, meaning “I would hold”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujetaría | I would hold |
| Tú | sujetarías | you would hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetaría | s/he would hold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetaríamos | we would hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetaríais | you (plural) would hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetarían | they would hold |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive sujetar plus the conditional endings.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sujetar 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 sujetado”, meaning “I have held”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sujetado | I have held |
| Tú | has sujetado | you have held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sujetado | s/he has held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sujetado | we have held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sujetado | you (plural) have held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sujetado | they have held |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sujetar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había sujetado”, meaning “I had held”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sujetado | I had held |
| Tú | habías sujetado | you had held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sujetado | s/he had held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sujetado | we had held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sujetado | you (plural) had held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sujetado | they had held |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sujetar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré sujetado”, meaning “I will have held”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sujetado | I will have held |
| Tú | habrás sujetado | you will have held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sujetado | s/he will have held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sujetado | we will have held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sujetado | you (plural) will have held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sujetado | they will have held |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Sujetar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sujetar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría sujetado”, meaning “I would have held”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sujetado | I would have held |
| Tú | habrías sujetado | you would have held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sujetado | s/he would have held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sujetado | we would have held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sujetado | you (plural) would have held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sujetado | they would have held |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Sujetar
Sujetar 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, “sujete”, meaning “I hold”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujete | I hold |
| Tú | sujetes | you hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujete | s/he holds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetemos | we hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetéis | you (plural) hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujeten | they hold |
How it’s built: Regular: stem sujet- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Sujetar 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, “sujetara”, meaning “I held”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujetara | I held |
| Tú | sujetaras | you held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetara | s/he held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetáramos | we held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetarais | you (plural) held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetaran | they held |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, sujetaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (sujetáramos).
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Sujetar 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, “sujetare”, meaning “I will hold”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sujetare | I will hold |
| Tú | sujetares | you will hold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujetare | s/he will hold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetáremos | we will hold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetareis | you (plural) will hold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujetaren | they will hold |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, sujetaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (sujetáremos).
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Sujetar 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 sujetado”, meaning “I have held”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sujetado | I have held |
| Tú | hayas sujetado | you have held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sujetado | s/he has held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sujetado | we have held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sujetado | you (plural) have held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sujetado | they have held |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Sujetar 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 sujetado”, meaning “I had held”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sujetado | I had held |
| Tú | hubieras sujetado | you had held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sujetado | s/he had held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sujetado | we had held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sujetado | you (plural) had held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sujetado | they had held |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Sujetar 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 sujetado”, meaning “I will have held”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sujetado | I will have held |
| Tú | hubieres sujetado | you will have held |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sujetado | s/he will have held |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sujetado | we will have held |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sujetado | you (plural) will have held |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sujetado | they will have held |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle sujetado.
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Imperative tenses of Sujetar
Sujetar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “sujete”, meaning “(to you formal) hold!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sujeta | (to you) hold! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sujete | (to you formal) hold! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sujetemos | let's hold! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sujetad | (to you plural) hold! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sujeten | (to you plural formal) hold! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (sujeta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (sujete, sujetemos, sujeten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (sujetad).
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Sujetar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no sujete”, meaning “(to you formal) don't hold!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sujetes | (to you) don't hold! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sujete | (to you formal) don't hold! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sujetemos | let's not hold! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sujetéis | (to you plural) don't hold! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sujeten | (to you plural formal) don't hold! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no sujetes, no sujete, no sujetemos, no sujetéis, no sujeten.
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Frequently asked questions about Sujetar
Is sujetar a regular or irregular verb?
Sujetar 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 sujetar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), sujetar is conjugated as: yo sujeto, tú sujetas, él/ella/usted sujeta, nosotros sujetamos, vosotros sujetáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sujetan. 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 sujetar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), sujetar is conjugated as: yo sujeté, tú sujetaste, él/ella/usted sujetó, nosotros sujetamos, vosotros sujetasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sujetaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate sujetar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), sujetar is conjugated as: yo sujetaba, tú sujetabas, él/ella/usted sujetaba, nosotros sujetábamos, vosotros sujetabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sujetaban. 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 sujetar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), sujetar is conjugated as: yo sujetaré, tú sujetarás, él/ella/usted sujetará, nosotros sujetaremos, vosotros sujetaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sujetarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate sujetar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), sujetar is conjugated as: yo sujete, tú sujetes, él/ella/usted sujete, nosotros sujetemos, vosotros sujetéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sujeten. 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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