Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | anchar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | anchando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar anchando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Anchar conjugation
anchar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning widen. In the present tense: yo ancho, tú anchas, él/ella ancha, nosotros anchamos, vosotros ancháis, ellos anchan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2133-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- anchar
- Gerundio
- anchando
- Meaning
- widen
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Anchar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ancho | Yo ancho la manga del abrigo.I widen the coat sleeve. |
| tú | anchas | Normalmente, tú anchas la puerta del cobertizo.You usually widen the shed door. |
| él | ancha | Hoy, la brigada municipal ancha la acera frente al colegio.Today, the city road crew widens the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | anchamos | A veces, nosotros anchamos el camino con grava nueva.At times, we widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | ancháis | Ahora, vosotros ancháis la ventana del salón.Right now, you all widen the living room window. |
| ellos | anchan | Casi siempre, los obreros de la obra anchan la carretera de entrada.Most of the time, the workers on the site widen the access road. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he anchado | Este año, yo he anchado la manga del abrigo.This year, I have widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | has anchado | Últimamente, tú has anchado la puerta del cobertizo.Lately, you have widened the shed door. |
| él | ha anchado | En estos meses, la brigada municipal ha anchado la acera frente al colegio.In these months, the city road crew has widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | hemos anchado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos anchado el camino con grava nueva.So far, we have widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | habéis anchado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis anchado la ventana del salón.This term, you all have widened the living room window. |
| ellos | han anchado | En este tiempo, los obreros de la obra han anchado la carretera de entrada.During this time, the workers on the site have widened the access road. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anché | Ayer, yo anché la manga del abrigo.Yesterday, I widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | anchaste | Hace un rato, tú anchaste la puerta del cobertizo.A little while ago, you widened the shed door. |
| él | anchó | Esta mañana, la brigada municipal anchó la acera frente al colegio.This morning, the city road crew widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | anchamos | Anoche, nosotros anchamos el camino con grava nueva.Last night, we widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | anchasteis | El sábado, vosotros anchasteis la ventana del salón.On Saturday, you all widened the living room window. |
| ellos | ancharon | Hace poco, los obreros de la obra ancharon la carretera de entrada.Not long ago, the workers on the site widened the access road. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anchaba | Antes, yo anchaba la manga del abrigo.Before, I used to widen the coat sleeve. |
| tú | anchabas | Por entonces, tú anchabas la puerta del cobertizo.Back then, you used to widen the shed door. |
| él | anchaba | En esa época, la brigada municipal anchaba la acera frente al colegio.At that time, the city road crew used to widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | anchábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros anchábamos el camino con grava nueva.When that was normal, we used to widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | anchabais | Hace años, vosotros anchabais la ventana del salón.Years ago, you all used to widen the living room window. |
| ellos | anchaban | En aquellos días, los obreros de la obra anchaban la carretera de entrada.In those days, the workers on the site used to widen the access road. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había anchado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había anchado la manga del abrigo.When you arrived, I had already widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | habías anchado | Para entonces, tú ya habías anchado la puerta del cobertizo.By then, you had already widened the shed door. |
| él | había anchado | Al volver, la brigada municipal ya había anchado la acera frente al colegio.When we came back, the city road crew had already widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | habíamos anchado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos anchado el camino con grava nueva.Before talking it through, we had already widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | habíais anchado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais anchado la ventana del salón.When you looked again, you all had already widened the living room window. |
| ellos | habían anchado | Para ese momento, los obreros de la obra ya habían anchado la carretera de entrada.By that moment, the workers on the site had already widened the access road. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube anchado | Apenas yo hube anchado la manga del abrigo, todo cambió.As soon as I had widened the coat sleeve, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste anchado | En cuanto tú hubiste anchado la puerta del cobertizo, se notó.The moment you had widened the shed door, it showed. |
| él | hubo anchado | No bien la brigada municipal hubo anchado la acera frente al colegio, hubo ruido.As soon as the city road crew had widened the sidewalk by the school, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos anchado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos anchado el camino con grava nueva, seguimos adelante.Once we had widened the path with new gravel, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis anchado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis anchado la ventana del salón, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had widened the living room window, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron anchado | En cuanto los obreros de la obra hubieron anchado la carretera de entrada, el ambiente cambió.The moment the workers on the site had widened the access road, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ancharé | Mañana, yo ancharé la manga del abrigo.Tomorrow, I will widen the coat sleeve. |
| tú | ancharás | Dentro de poco, tú ancharás la puerta del cobertizo.Soon, you will widen the shed door. |
| él | anchará | Esta tarde, la brigada municipal anchará la acera frente al colegio.This afternoon, the city road crew will widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | ancharemos | La semana que viene, nosotros ancharemos el camino con grava nueva.Next week, we will widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | ancharéis | Pronto, vosotros ancharéis la ventana del salón.Before long, you all will widen the living room window. |
| ellos | ancharán | Más adelante, los obreros de la obra ancharán la carretera de entrada.Later on, the workers on the site will widen the access road. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré anchado | Para entonces, yo ya habré anchado la manga del abrigo.By then, I will already have widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | habrás anchado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás anchado la puerta del cobertizo.Before closing time, you will already have widened the shed door. |
| él | habrá anchado | Al final del día, la brigada municipal ya habrá anchado la acera frente al colegio.By the end of the day, the city road crew will already have widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | habremos anchado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos anchado el camino con grava nueva.By tomorrow, we will already have widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | habréis anchado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis anchado la ventana del salón.Before leaving, you all will already have widened the living room window. |
| ellos | habrán anchado | Para esa hora, los obreros de la obra ya habrán anchado la carretera de entrada.By that hour, the workers on the site will already have widened the access road. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ancharía | En un caso así, yo ancharía la manga del abrigo.In a case like that, I would widen the coat sleeve. |
| tú | ancharías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú ancharías la puerta del cobertizo.With a little more time, you would widen the shed door. |
| él | ancharía | En esa situación, la brigada municipal ancharía la acera frente al colegio.In that situation, the city road crew would widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | ancharíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros ancharíamos el camino con grava nueva.With that outlook, we would widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | ancharíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros ancharíais la ventana del salón.If it came to that, you all would widen the living room window. |
| ellos | ancharían | En un día así, los obreros de la obra ancharían la carretera de entrada.On a day like that, the workers on the site would widen the access road. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría anchado | En otro momento, yo habría anchado la manga del abrigo.At another moment, I would have widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | habrías anchado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías anchado la puerta del cobertizo.With a little more margin, you would have widened the shed door. |
| él | habría anchado | A esas alturas, la brigada municipal habría anchado la acera frente al colegio.By then, the city road crew would have widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | habríamos anchado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos anchado el camino con grava nueva.With that turn, we would have widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | habríais anchado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais anchado la ventana del salón.At that point, you all would have widened the living room window. |
| ellos | habrían anchado | En ese punto, los obreros de la obra habrían anchado la carretera de entrada.From there, the workers on the site would have widened the access road. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anche | Es mejor que yo anche la manga del abrigo.It is better that I widen the coat sleeve. |
| tú | anches | Hace falta que tú anches la puerta del cobertizo.It is necessary that you widen the shed door. |
| él | anche | Conviene que la brigada municipal anche la acera frente al colegio.It is wise that the city road crew widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | anchemos | Importa que nosotros anchemos el camino con grava nueva.It matters that we widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | anchéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros anchéis la ventana del salón.It may help if you all widen the living room window. |
| ellos | anchen | Es posible que los obreros de la obra anchen la carretera de entrada.It is possible that the workers on the site widen the access road. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya anchado | Ojalá yo haya anchado la manga del abrigo.Hopefully I have widened the coat sleeve. |
| tú | hayas anchado | Puede que tú ya hayas anchado la puerta del cobertizo.Maybe you already have widened the shed door. |
| él | haya anchado | Tal vez la brigada municipal haya anchado la acera frente al colegio.Perhaps the city road crew has widened the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | hayamos anchado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos anchado el camino con grava nueva.Maybe we already have widened the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | hayáis anchado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis anchado la ventana del salón.It is likely that you all have widened the living room window. |
| ellos | hayan anchado | Puede ser que los obreros de la obra ya hayan anchado la carretera de entrada.It may be that the workers on the site already have widened the access road. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anchara | Si yo anchara la manga del abrigo, se notaría enseguida.If I widened the coat sleeve, it would show right away. |
| tú | ancharas | Si tú ancharas la puerta del cobertizo, costaría ocultarlo.If you widened the shed door, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | anchara | Si la brigada municipal anchara la acera frente al colegio, daría mucho que hablar.If the city road crew widened the sidewalk by the school, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ancháramos | Si nosotros ancháramos el camino con grava nueva, todo iría por otro lado.If we widened the path with new gravel, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | ancharais | Si vosotros ancharais la ventana del salón, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all widened the living room window, the mood would change. |
| ellos | ancharan | Si los obreros de la obra ancharan la carretera de entrada, la escena sería otra.If the workers on the site widened the access road, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera anchado | Si yo hubiera anchado la manga del abrigo, aún se recordaría.If I had widened the coat sleeve, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras anchado | Si tú hubieras anchado la puerta del cobertizo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had widened the shed door, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera anchado | Si la brigada municipal hubiera anchado la acera frente al colegio, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the city road crew had widened the sidewalk by the school, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos anchado | Si nosotros hubiéramos anchado el camino con grava nueva, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had widened the path with new gravel, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais anchado | Si vosotros hubierais anchado la ventana del salón, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had widened the living room window, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran anchado | Si los obreros de la obra hubieran anchado la carretera de entrada, nada habría quedado igual.If the workers on the site had widened the access road, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anchare | Si yo anchare la manga del abrigo, se notará enseguida.If I widen the coat sleeve, it will show right away. |
| tú | anchares | Si tú anchares la puerta del cobertizo, costará ignorarlo.If you widen the shed door, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | anchare | Si la brigada municipal anchare la acera frente al colegio, dará mucho que hablar.If the city road crew widens the sidewalk by the school, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ancháremos | Si nosotros ancháremos el camino con grava nueva, todo irá por otro camino.If we widen the path with new gravel, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | anchareis | Si vosotros anchareis la ventana del salón, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all widen the living room window, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | ancharen | Si los obreros de la obra ancharen la carretera de entrada, la escena será distinta.If the workers on the site widen the access road, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere anchado | Cuando yo hubiere anchado la manga del abrigo, ya se notará.When I have widened the coat sleeve, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres anchado | En cuanto tú hubieres anchado la puerta del cobertizo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have widened the shed door, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere anchado | Cuando la brigada municipal hubiere anchado la acera frente al colegio, se verá de inmediato.When the city road crew has widened the sidewalk by the school, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos anchado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos anchado el camino con grava nueva, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have widened the path with new gravel, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis anchado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis anchado la ventana del salón, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have widened the living room window, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren anchado | En cuanto los obreros de la obra hubieren anchado la carretera de entrada, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the workers on the site have widened the access road, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | ancha | ancha la puerta del cobertizo.Widen the shed door. |
| él | anche | Que la brigada municipal anche la acera frente al colegio.Let the city road crew widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | anchemos | anchemos el camino con grava nueva.Widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | anchad | anchad la ventana del salón.Widen the living room window. |
| ellos | anchen | Que los obreros de la obra anchen la carretera de entrada.Let the workers on the site widen the access road. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no anches | No no anches la puerta del cobertizo.Do not widen the shed door. |
| él | no anche | Que la brigada municipal no no anche la acera frente al colegio.Let the city road crew not widen the sidewalk by the school. |
| nosotros | no anchemos | No no anchemos el camino con grava nueva.Let us not widen the path with new gravel. |
| vosotros | no anchéis | No no anchéis la ventana del salón.Do not widen the living room window. |
| ellos | no anchen | Que los obreros de la obra no no anchen la carretera de entrada.Let the workers on the site not widen the access road. |
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Practice anchar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la manga del abrigo.
I widen the coat sleeve.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about anchar.
- What does 'anchar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'anchar' means to widen. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is anchar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Anchar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate anchar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of anchar: yo ancho, tú anchas, él/ella/usted ancha, nosotros anchamos, vosotros ancháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anchan.
- How do you conjugate anchar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of anchar: yo anché, tú anchaste, él/ella/usted anchó, nosotros anchamos, vosotros anchasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ancharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of anchar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of anchar: yo anchaba, tú anchabas, él/ella/usted anchaba, nosotros anchábamos, vosotros anchabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes anchaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of anchar?
- The past participle of anchar is 'anchado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he anchado' (I have widened), 'has anchado', 'ha anchado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of anchar?
- The gerundio of anchar is 'anchando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy anchando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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