Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | aplanar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | aplanando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar aplanando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Aplanar conjugation
aplanar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning flatten / level. In the present tense: yo aplano, tú aplanas, él/ella aplana, nosotros aplanamos, vosotros aplanáis, ellos aplanan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1329-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- aplanar
- Gerundio
- aplanando
- Meaning
- flatten / level
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Aplanar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplano | Yo aplano la masa con una botella vacía.I flatten the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanas | Normalmente, tú aplanas la caja pisando las esquinas.You usually flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplana | Hoy, la máquina del taller aplana la chapa en pocos segundos.Today, the machine in the shop flattens the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanamos | A veces, nosotros aplanamos el terreno antes de sembrar.At times, we flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanáis | Ahora, vosotros aplanáis las arrugas de la lona azul.Right now, you all flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanan | Casi siempre, los rodillos del campo aplanan los charcos del camino tras la obra.Most of the time, the rollers in the field flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he aplanado | Este año, yo he aplanado la masa con una botella vacía.This year, I have flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | has aplanado | Últimamente, tú has aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas.Lately, you have flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | ha aplanado | En estos meses, la máquina del taller ha aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos.In these months, the machine in the shop has flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | hemos aplanado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar.So far, we have flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | habéis aplanado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul.This term, you all have flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | han aplanado | En este tiempo, los rodillos del campo han aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra.During this time, the rollers in the field have flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplané | Ayer, yo aplané la masa con una botella vacía.Yesterday, I flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanaste | Hace un rato, tú aplanaste la caja pisando las esquinas.A little while ago, you flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplanó | Esta mañana, la máquina del taller aplanó la chapa en pocos segundos.This morning, the machine in the shop flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanamos | Anoche, nosotros aplanamos el terreno antes de sembrar.Last night, we flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanasteis | El sábado, vosotros aplanasteis las arrugas de la lona azul.On Saturday, you all flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanaron | Hace poco, los rodillos del campo aplanaron los charcos del camino tras la obra.Not long ago, the rollers in the field flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplanaba | Antes, yo aplanaba la masa con una botella vacía.Before, I used to flatten the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanabas | Por entonces, tú aplanabas la caja pisando las esquinas.Back then, you used to flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplanaba | En esa época, la máquina del taller aplanaba la chapa en pocos segundos.At that time, the machine in the shop used to flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros aplanábamos el terreno antes de sembrar.When that was normal, we used to flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanabais | Hace años, vosotros aplanabais las arrugas de la lona azul.Years ago, you all used to flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanaban | En aquellos días, los rodillos del campo aplanaban los charcos del camino tras la obra.In those days, the rollers in the field used to flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había aplanado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había aplanado la masa con una botella vacía.When you arrived, I had already flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | habías aplanado | Para entonces, tú ya habías aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas.By then, you had already flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | había aplanado | Al volver, la máquina del taller ya había aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos.When we came back, the machine in the shop had already flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | habíamos aplanado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar.Before talking it through, we had already flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | habíais aplanado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul.When you looked again, you all had already flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | habían aplanado | Para ese momento, los rodillos del campo ya habían aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra.By that moment, the rollers in the field had already flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube aplanado | Apenas yo hube aplanado la masa con una botella vacía, todo cambió.As soon as I had flattened the dough with an empty bottle, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste aplanado | En cuanto tú hubiste aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas, se notó.The moment you had flattened the box by stepping on the corners, it showed. |
| él | hubo aplanado | No bien la máquina del taller hubo aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos, hubo ruido.As soon as the machine in the shop had flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos aplanado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar, seguimos adelante.Once we had flattened the ground before planting, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis aplanado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron aplanado | En cuanto los rodillos del campo hubieron aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra, el ambiente cambió.The moment the rollers in the field had flattened the puddles on the road after the work, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplanaré | Mañana, yo aplanaré la masa con una botella vacía.Tomorrow, I will flatten the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanarás | Dentro de poco, tú aplanarás la caja pisando las esquinas.Soon, you will flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplanará | Esta tarde, la máquina del taller aplanará la chapa en pocos segundos.This afternoon, the machine in the shop will flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros aplanaremos el terreno antes de sembrar.Next week, we will flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanaréis | Pronto, vosotros aplanaréis las arrugas de la lona azul.Before long, you all will flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanarán | Más adelante, los rodillos del campo aplanarán los charcos del camino tras la obra.Later on, the rollers in the field will flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré aplanado | Para entonces, yo ya habré aplanado la masa con una botella vacía.By then, I will already have flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | habrás aplanado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas.Before closing time, you will already have flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | habrá aplanado | Al final del día, la máquina del taller ya habrá aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos.By the end of the day, the machine in the shop will already have flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | habremos aplanado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar.By tomorrow, we will already have flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | habréis aplanado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul.Before leaving, you all will already have flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | habrán aplanado | Para esa hora, los rodillos del campo ya habrán aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra.By that hour, the rollers in the field will already have flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplanaría | En un caso así, yo aplanaría la masa con una botella vacía.In a case like that, I would flatten the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú aplanarías la caja pisando las esquinas.With a little more time, you would flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplanaría | En esa situación, la máquina del taller aplanaría la chapa en pocos segundos.In that situation, the machine in the shop would flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros aplanaríamos el terreno antes de sembrar.With that outlook, we would flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros aplanaríais las arrugas de la lona azul.If it came to that, you all would flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanarían | En un día así, los rodillos del campo aplanarían los charcos del camino tras la obra.On a day like that, the rollers in the field would flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría aplanado | En otro momento, yo habría aplanado la masa con una botella vacía.At another moment, I would have flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | habrías aplanado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas.With a little more margin, you would have flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | habría aplanado | A esas alturas, la máquina del taller habría aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos.By then, the machine in the shop would have flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | habríamos aplanado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar.With that turn, we would have flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | habríais aplanado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul.At that point, you all would have flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | habrían aplanado | En ese punto, los rodillos del campo habrían aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra.From there, the rollers in the field would have flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplane | Es mejor que yo aplane la masa con una botella vacía.It is better that I flatten the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | aplanes | Hace falta que tú aplanes la caja pisando las esquinas.It is necessary that you flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplane | Conviene que la máquina del taller aplane la chapa en pocos segundos.It is wise that the machine in the shop flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanemos | Importa que nosotros aplanemos el terreno antes de sembrar.It matters that we flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros aplanéis las arrugas de la lona azul.It may help if you all flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanen | Es posible que los rodillos del campo aplanen los charcos del camino tras la obra.It is possible that the rollers in the field flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya aplanado | Ojalá yo haya aplanado la masa con una botella vacía.Hopefully I have flattened the dough with an empty bottle. |
| tú | hayas aplanado | Puede que tú ya hayas aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas.Maybe you already have flattened the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | haya aplanado | Tal vez la máquina del taller haya aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos.Perhaps the machine in the shop has flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | hayamos aplanado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar.Maybe we already have flattened the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | hayáis aplanado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul.It is likely that you all have flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | hayan aplanado | Puede ser que los rodillos del campo ya hayan aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra.It may be that the rollers in the field already have flattened the puddles on the road after the work. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplanara | Si yo aplanara la masa con una botella vacía, se notaría enseguida.If I flattened the dough with an empty bottle, it would show right away. |
| tú | aplanaras | Si tú aplanaras la caja pisando las esquinas, costaría ocultarlo.If you flattened the box by stepping on the corners, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | aplanara | Si la máquina del taller aplanara la chapa en pocos segundos, daría mucho que hablar.If the machine in the shop flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | aplanáramos | Si nosotros aplanáramos el terreno antes de sembrar, todo iría por otro lado.If we flattened the ground before planting, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | aplanarais | Si vosotros aplanarais las arrugas de la lona azul, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp, the mood would change. |
| ellos | aplanaran | Si los rodillos del campo aplanaran los charcos del camino tras la obra, la escena sería otra.If the rollers in the field flattened the puddles on the road after the work, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera aplanado | Si yo hubiera aplanado la masa con una botella vacía, aún se recordaría.If I had flattened the dough with an empty bottle, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras aplanado | Si tú hubieras aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas, eso habría dejado marca.If you had flattened the box by stepping on the corners, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera aplanado | Si la máquina del taller hubiera aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the machine in the shop had flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos aplanado | Si nosotros hubiéramos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had flattened the ground before planting, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais aplanado | Si vosotros hubierais aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran aplanado | Si los rodillos del campo hubieran aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra, nada habría quedado igual.If the rollers in the field had flattened the puddles on the road after the work, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplanare | Si yo aplanare la masa con una botella vacía, se notará enseguida.If I flatten the dough with an empty bottle, it will show right away. |
| tú | aplanares | Si tú aplanares la caja pisando las esquinas, costará ignorarlo.If you flatten the box by stepping on the corners, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | aplanare | Si la máquina del taller aplanare la chapa en pocos segundos, dará mucho que hablar.If the machine in the shop flattens the sheet metal in a few seconds, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | aplanáremos | Si nosotros aplanáremos el terreno antes de sembrar, todo irá por otro camino.If we flatten the ground before planting, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | aplanareis | Si vosotros aplanareis las arrugas de la lona azul, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | aplanaren | Si los rodillos del campo aplanaren los charcos del camino tras la obra, la escena será distinta.If the rollers in the field flatten the puddles on the road after the work, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere aplanado | Cuando yo hubiere aplanado la masa con una botella vacía, ya se notará.When I have flattened the dough with an empty bottle, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres aplanado | En cuanto tú hubieres aplanado la caja pisando las esquinas, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have flattened the box by stepping on the corners, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere aplanado | Cuando la máquina del taller hubiere aplanado la chapa en pocos segundos, se verá de inmediato.When the machine in the shop has flattened the sheet metal in a few seconds, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos aplanado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos aplanado el terreno antes de sembrar, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have flattened the ground before planting, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis aplanado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis aplanado las arrugas de la lona azul, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have flattened the wrinkles in the blue tarp, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren aplanado | En cuanto los rodillos del campo hubieren aplanado los charcos del camino tras la obra, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the rollers in the field have flattened the puddles on the road after the work, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | aplana | aplana la caja pisando las esquinas.Flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | aplane | Que la máquina del taller aplane la chapa en pocos segundos.Let the machine in the shop Flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | aplanemos | aplanemos el terreno antes de sembrar.Flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | aplanad | aplanad las arrugas de la lona azul.Flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | aplanen | Que los rodillos del campo aplanen los charcos del camino tras la obra.Let the rollers in the field Flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no aplanes | No no aplanes la caja pisando las esquinas.Do not flatten the box by stepping on the corners. |
| él | no aplane | Que la máquina del taller no no aplane la chapa en pocos segundos.Let the machine in the shop not flatten the sheet metal in a few seconds. |
| nosotros | no aplanemos | No no aplanemos el terreno antes de sembrar.Let us not flatten the ground before planting. |
| vosotros | no aplanéis | No no aplanéis las arrugas de la lona azul.Do not flatten the wrinkles in the blue tarp. |
| ellos | no aplanen | Que los rodillos del campo no no aplanen los charcos del camino tras la obra.Let the rollers in the field not flatten the puddles on the road after the work. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la masa con una botella vacía.
I flatten the dough with an empty bottle.
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.
Grammar to master with aplanar
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate aplanar. Each is a short, focused guide.
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Aplanar conjugation — frequently asked
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about aplanar.
- What does 'aplanar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'aplanar' means to flatten / level. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is aplanar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Aplanar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate aplanar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of aplanar: yo aplano, tú aplanas, él/ella/usted aplana, nosotros aplanamos, vosotros aplanáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aplanan.
- How do you conjugate aplanar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of aplanar: yo aplané, tú aplanaste, él/ella/usted aplanó, nosotros aplanamos, vosotros aplanasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aplanaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of aplanar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of aplanar: yo aplanaba, tú aplanabas, él/ella/usted aplanaba, nosotros aplanábamos, vosotros aplanabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aplanaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of aplanar?
- The past participle of aplanar is 'aplanado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he aplanado' (I have flatten / leveled), 'has aplanado', 'ha aplanado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of aplanar?
- The gerundio of aplanar is 'aplanando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy aplanando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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