Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | agachar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | agachando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar agachando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Agachar conjugation
agachar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning lower / duck. In the present tense: yo agacho, tú agachas, él/ella agacha, nosotros agachamos, vosotros agacháis, ellos agachan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- agachar
- Gerundio
- agachando
- Meaning
- lower / duck
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Agachar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agacho | Yo agacho la cabeza al pasar la viga.I lower my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agachas | Normalmente, tú agachas los hombros cuando te riñen.You usually lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agacha | Hoy, el niño del patio agacha el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.Today, the child in the yard lowers his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agachamos | A veces, nosotros agachamos la espalda para entrar al coche.At times, we lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agacháis | Ahora, vosotros agacháis la vista al oír el regaño.Right now, you all lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agachan | Casi siempre, los ciclistas del grupo agachan el casco al cruzar las ramas.Most of the time, the cyclists in the group lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he agachado | Este año, yo he agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga.This year, I have lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | has agachado | Últimamente, tú has agachado los hombros cuando te riñen.Lately, you have lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | ha agachado | En estos meses, el niño del patio ha agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.In these months, the child in the yard has lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | hemos agachado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche.So far, we have lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | habéis agachado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis agachado la vista al oír el regaño.This term, you all have lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | han agachado | En este tiempo, los ciclistas del grupo han agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas.During this time, the cyclists in the group have lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agaché | Ayer, yo agaché la cabeza al pasar la viga.Yesterday, I lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agachaste | Hace un rato, tú agachaste los hombros cuando te riñen.A little while ago, you lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agachó | Esta mañana, el niño del patio agachó el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.This morning, the child in the yard lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agachamos | Anoche, nosotros agachamos la espalda para entrar al coche.Last night, we lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agachasteis | El sábado, vosotros agachasteis la vista al oír el regaño.On Saturday, you all lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agacharon | Hace poco, los ciclistas del grupo agacharon el casco al cruzar las ramas.Not long ago, the cyclists in the group lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agachaba | Antes, yo agachaba la cabeza al pasar la viga.Before, I used to lower my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agachabas | Por entonces, tú agachabas los hombros cuando te riñen.Back then, you used to lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agachaba | En esa época, el niño del patio agachaba el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.At that time, the child in the yard used to lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agachábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros agachábamos la espalda para entrar al coche.When that was normal, we used to lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agachabais | Hace años, vosotros agachabais la vista al oír el regaño.Years ago, you all used to lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agachaban | En aquellos días, los ciclistas del grupo agachaban el casco al cruzar las ramas.In those days, the cyclists in the group used to lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había agachado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga.When you arrived, I had already lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | habías agachado | Para entonces, tú ya habías agachado los hombros cuando te riñen.By then, you had already lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | había agachado | Al volver, el niño del patio ya había agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.When we came back, the child in the yard had already lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | habíamos agachado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche.Before talking it through, we had already lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | habíais agachado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais agachado la vista al oír el regaño.When you looked again, you all had already lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | habían agachado | Para ese momento, los ciclistas del grupo ya habían agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas.By that moment, the cyclists in the group had already lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube agachado | Apenas yo hube agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga, todo cambió.As soon as I had lowered my head while passing under the beam, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste agachado | En cuanto tú hubiste agachado los hombros cuando te riñen, se notó.The moment you had lowered your shoulders when you get scolded, it showed. |
| él | hubo agachado | No bien el niño del patio hubo agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda, hubo ruido.As soon as the child in the yard had lowered his body under the rope, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos agachado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche, seguimos adelante.Once we had lowered our backs to get into the car, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis agachado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis agachado la vista al oír el regaño, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron agachado | En cuanto los ciclistas del grupo hubieron agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the cyclists in the group had lowered their helmets while crossing the branches, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agacharé | Mañana, yo agacharé la cabeza al pasar la viga.Tomorrow, I will lower my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agacharás | Dentro de poco, tú agacharás los hombros cuando te riñen.Soon, you will lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agachará | Esta tarde, el niño del patio agachará el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.This afternoon, the child in the yard will lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agacharemos | La semana que viene, nosotros agacharemos la espalda para entrar al coche.Next week, we will lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agacharéis | Pronto, vosotros agacharéis la vista al oír el regaño.Before long, you all will lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agacharán | Más adelante, los ciclistas del grupo agacharán el casco al cruzar las ramas.Later on, the cyclists in the group will lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré agachado | Para entonces, yo ya habré agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga.By then, I will already have lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | habrás agachado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás agachado los hombros cuando te riñen.Before closing time, you will already have lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | habrá agachado | Al final del día, el niño del patio ya habrá agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.By the end of the day, the child in the yard will already have lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | habremos agachado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche.By tomorrow, we will already have lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | habréis agachado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis agachado la vista al oír el regaño.Before leaving, you all will already have lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | habrán agachado | Para esa hora, los ciclistas del grupo ya habrán agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas.By that hour, the cyclists in the group will already have lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agacharía | En un caso así, yo agacharía la cabeza al pasar la viga.In a case like that, I would lower my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agacharías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú agacharías los hombros cuando te riñen.With a little more time, you would lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agacharía | En esa situación, el niño del patio agacharía el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.In that situation, the child in the yard would lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agacharíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros agacharíamos la espalda para entrar al coche.With that outlook, we would lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agacharíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros agacharíais la vista al oír el regaño.If it came to that, you all would lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agacharían | En un día así, los ciclistas del grupo agacharían el casco al cruzar las ramas.On a day like that, the cyclists in the group would lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría agachado | En otro momento, yo habría agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga.At another moment, I would have lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | habrías agachado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías agachado los hombros cuando te riñen.With a little more margin, you would have lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | habría agachado | A esas alturas, el niño del patio habría agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.By then, the child in the yard would have lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | habríamos agachado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche.With that turn, we would have lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | habríais agachado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais agachado la vista al oír el regaño.At that point, you all would have lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | habrían agachado | En ese punto, los ciclistas del grupo habrían agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas.From there, the cyclists in the group would have lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agache | Es mejor que yo agache la cabeza al pasar la viga.It is better that I lower my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | agaches | Hace falta que tú agaches los hombros cuando te riñen.It is necessary that you lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agache | Conviene que el niño del patio agache el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.It is wise that the child in the yard lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agachemos | Importa que nosotros agachemos la espalda para entrar al coche.It matters that we lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agachéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros agachéis la vista al oír el regaño.It may help if you all lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agachen | Es posible que los ciclistas del grupo agachen el casco al cruzar las ramas.It is possible that the cyclists in the group lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya agachado | Ojalá yo haya agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga.Hopefully I have lowered my head while passing under the beam. |
| tú | hayas agachado | Puede que tú ya hayas agachado los hombros cuando te riñen.Maybe you already have lowered your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | haya agachado | Tal vez el niño del patio haya agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.Perhaps the child in the yard has lowered his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | hayamos agachado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche.Maybe we already have lowered our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | hayáis agachado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis agachado la vista al oír el regaño.It is likely that you all have lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | hayan agachado | Puede ser que los ciclistas del grupo ya hayan agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas.It may be that the cyclists in the group already have lowered their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agachara | Si yo agachara la cabeza al pasar la viga, se notaría enseguida.If I lowered my head while passing under the beam, it would show right away. |
| tú | agacharas | Si tú agacharas los hombros cuando te riñen, costaría ocultarlo.If you lowered your shoulders when you get scolded, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | agachara | Si el niño del patio agachara el cuerpo bajo la cuerda, daría mucho que hablar.If the child in the yard lowered his body under the rope, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | agacháramos | Si nosotros agacháramos la espalda para entrar al coche, todo iría por otro lado.If we lowered our backs to get into the car, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | agacharais | Si vosotros agacharais la vista al oír el regaño, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding, the mood would change. |
| ellos | agacharan | Si los ciclistas del grupo agacharan el casco al cruzar las ramas, la escena sería otra.If the cyclists in the group lowered their helmets while crossing the branches, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera agachado | Si yo hubiera agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga, aún se recordaría.If I had lowered my head while passing under the beam, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras agachado | Si tú hubieras agachado los hombros cuando te riñen, eso habría dejado marca.If you had lowered your shoulders when you get scolded, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera agachado | Si el niño del patio hubiera agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the child in the yard had lowered his body under the rope, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos agachado | Si nosotros hubiéramos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had lowered our backs to get into the car, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais agachado | Si vosotros hubierais agachado la vista al oír el regaño, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran agachado | Si los ciclistas del grupo hubieran agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas, nada habría quedado igual.If the cyclists in the group had lowered their helmets while crossing the branches, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | agachare | Si yo agachare la cabeza al pasar la viga, se notará enseguida.If I lower my head while passing under the beam, it will show right away. |
| tú | agachares | Si tú agachares los hombros cuando te riñen, costará ignorarlo.If you lower your shoulders when you get scolded, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | agachare | Si el niño del patio agachare el cuerpo bajo la cuerda, dará mucho que hablar.If the child in the yard lowers his body under the rope, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | agacháremos | Si nosotros agacháremos la espalda para entrar al coche, todo irá por otro camino.If we lower our backs to get into the car, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | agachareis | Si vosotros agachareis la vista al oír el regaño, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all lower your gaze when you hear the scolding, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | agacharen | Si los ciclistas del grupo agacharen el casco al cruzar las ramas, la escena será distinta.If the cyclists in the group lower their helmets while crossing the branches, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere agachado | Cuando yo hubiere agachado la cabeza al pasar la viga, ya se notará.When I have lowered my head while passing under the beam, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres agachado | En cuanto tú hubieres agachado los hombros cuando te riñen, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have lowered your shoulders when you get scolded, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere agachado | Cuando el niño del patio hubiere agachado el cuerpo bajo la cuerda, se verá de inmediato.When the child in the yard has lowered his body under the rope, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos agachado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos agachado la espalda para entrar al coche, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have lowered our backs to get into the car, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis agachado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis agachado la vista al oír el regaño, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have lowered your gaze when you hear the scolding, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren agachado | En cuanto los ciclistas del grupo hubieren agachado el casco al cruzar las ramas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the cyclists in the group have lowered their helmets while crossing the branches, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | agacha | agacha los hombros cuando te riñen.Lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | agache | Que el niño del patio agache el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.Let the child in the yard Lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | agachemos | agachemos la espalda para entrar al coche.Lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | agachad | agachad la vista al oír el regaño.Lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | agachen | Que los ciclistas del grupo agachen el casco al cruzar las ramas.Let the cyclists in the group Lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no agaches | No no agaches los hombros cuando te riñen.Do not lower your shoulders when you get scolded. |
| él | no agache | Que el niño del patio no no agache el cuerpo bajo la cuerda.Let the child in the yard not lower his body under the rope. |
| nosotros | no agachemos | No no agachemos la espalda para entrar al coche.Let us not lower our backs to get into the car. |
| vosotros | no agachéis | No no agachéis la vista al oír el regaño.Do not lower your gaze when you hear the scolding. |
| ellos | no agachen | Que los ciclistas del grupo no no agachen el casco al cruzar las ramas.Let the cyclists in the group not lower their helmets while crossing the branches. |
Free web drill
Practice agachar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la cabeza al pasar la viga.
I lower my head while passing under the beam.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'agachar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'agachar' means to lower / duck. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is agachar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Agachar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate agachar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of agachar: yo agacho, tú agachas, él/ella/usted agacha, nosotros agachamos, vosotros agacháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agachan.
- How do you conjugate agachar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of agachar: yo agaché, tú agachaste, él/ella/usted agachó, nosotros agachamos, vosotros agachasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agacharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of agachar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of agachar: yo agachaba, tú agachabas, él/ella/usted agachaba, nosotros agachábamos, vosotros agachabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes agachaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of agachar?
- The past participle of agachar is 'agachado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he agachado' (I have lower / ducked), 'has agachado', 'ha agachado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of agachar?
- The gerundio of agachar is 'agachando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy agachando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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