Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | arar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | arando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Arar conjugation
arar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning plow. In the present tense: yo aro, tú aras, él/ella ara, nosotros aramos, vosotros aráis, ellos aran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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Arar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aro | Yo aro la tierra húmeda al amanecer.I plow the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | aras | Normalmente, tú aras el huerto con paciencia.You usually plow the garden patiently. |
| él | ara | Hoy, el tractor rojo ara media finca en una tarde.Today, the red tractor plows half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | aramos | A veces, nosotros aramos la parcela antes de sembrar.At times, we plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | aráis | Ahora, vosotros aráis los surcos con la mula vieja.Right now, you all plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | aran | Casi siempre, los campesinos del valle aran los campos altos cada primavera.Most of the time, the farmers in the valley plow the high fields every spring. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he arado | Este año, yo he arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer.This year, I have plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | has arado | Últimamente, tú has arado el huerto con paciencia.Lately, you have plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | ha arado | En estos meses, el tractor rojo ha arado media finca en una tarde.In these months, the red tractor has plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | hemos arado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos arado la parcela antes de sembrar.So far, we have plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | habéis arado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis arado los surcos con la mula vieja.This term, you all have plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | han arado | En este tiempo, los campesinos del valle han arado los campos altos cada primavera.During this time, the farmers in the valley have plowed the high fields every spring. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aré | Ayer, yo aré la tierra húmeda al amanecer.Yesterday, I plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | araste | Hace un rato, tú araste el huerto con paciencia.A little while ago, you plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | aró | Esta mañana, el tractor rojo aró media finca en una tarde.This morning, the red tractor plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | aramos | Anoche, nosotros aramos la parcela antes de sembrar.Last night, we plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | arasteis | El sábado, vosotros arasteis los surcos con la mula vieja.On Saturday, you all plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | araron | Hace poco, los campesinos del valle araron los campos altos cada primavera.Not long ago, the farmers in the valley plowed the high fields every spring. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | araba | Antes, yo araba la tierra húmeda al amanecer.Before, I used to plow the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | arabas | Por entonces, tú arabas el huerto con paciencia.Back then, you used to plow the garden patiently. |
| él | araba | En esa época, el tractor rojo araba media finca en una tarde.At that time, the red tractor used to plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | arábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros arábamos la parcela antes de sembrar.When that was normal, we used to plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | arabais | Hace años, vosotros arabais los surcos con la mula vieja.Years ago, you all used to plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | araban | En aquellos días, los campesinos del valle araban los campos altos cada primavera.In those days, the farmers in the valley used to plow the high fields every spring. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había arado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer.When you arrived, I had already plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | habías arado | Para entonces, tú ya habías arado el huerto con paciencia.By then, you had already plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | había arado | Al volver, el tractor rojo ya había arado media finca en una tarde.When we came back, the red tractor had already plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | habíamos arado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos arado la parcela antes de sembrar.Before talking it through, we had already plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | habíais arado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais arado los surcos con la mula vieja.When you looked again, you all had already plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | habían arado | Para ese momento, los campesinos del valle ya habían arado los campos altos cada primavera.By that moment, the farmers in the valley had already plowed the high fields every spring. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube arado | Apenas yo hube arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer, todo cambió.As soon as I had plowed the damp soil at dawn, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste arado | En cuanto tú hubiste arado el huerto con paciencia, se notó.The moment you had plowed the garden patiently, it showed. |
| él | hubo arado | No bien el tractor rojo hubo arado media finca en una tarde, hubo ruido.As soon as the red tractor had plowed half the farm in one afternoon, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos arado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos arado la parcela antes de sembrar, seguimos adelante.Once we had plowed the plot before sowing, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis arado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis arado los surcos con la mula vieja, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had plowed the furrows with the old mule, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron arado | En cuanto los campesinos del valle hubieron arado los campos altos cada primavera, el ambiente cambió.The moment the farmers in the valley had plowed the high fields every spring, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | araré | Mañana, yo araré la tierra húmeda al amanecer.Tomorrow, I will plow the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | ararás | Dentro de poco, tú ararás el huerto con paciencia.Soon, you will plow the garden patiently. |
| él | arará | Esta tarde, el tractor rojo arará media finca en una tarde.This afternoon, the red tractor will plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | araremos | La semana que viene, nosotros araremos la parcela antes de sembrar.Next week, we will plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | araréis | Pronto, vosotros araréis los surcos con la mula vieja.Before long, you all will plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | ararán | Más adelante, los campesinos del valle ararán los campos altos cada primavera.Later on, the farmers in the valley will plow the high fields every spring. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré arado | Para entonces, yo ya habré arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer.By then, I will already have plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | habrás arado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás arado el huerto con paciencia.Before closing time, you will already have plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | habrá arado | Al final del día, el tractor rojo ya habrá arado media finca en una tarde.By the end of the day, the red tractor will already have plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | habremos arado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos arado la parcela antes de sembrar.By tomorrow, we will already have plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | habréis arado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis arado los surcos con la mula vieja.Before leaving, you all will already have plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | habrán arado | Para esa hora, los campesinos del valle ya habrán arado los campos altos cada primavera.By that hour, the farmers in the valley will already have plowed the high fields every spring. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | araría | En un caso así, yo araría la tierra húmeda al amanecer.In a case like that, I would plow the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | ararías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú ararías el huerto con paciencia.With a little more time, you would plow the garden patiently. |
| él | araría | En esa situación, el tractor rojo araría media finca en una tarde.In that situation, the red tractor would plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | araríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros araríamos la parcela antes de sembrar.With that outlook, we would plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | araríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros araríais los surcos con la mula vieja.If it came to that, you all would plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | ararían | En un día así, los campesinos del valle ararían los campos altos cada primavera.On a day like that, the farmers in the valley would plow the high fields every spring. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría arado | En otro momento, yo habría arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer.At another moment, I would have plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | habrías arado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías arado el huerto con paciencia.With a little more margin, you would have plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | habría arado | A esas alturas, el tractor rojo habría arado media finca en una tarde.By then, the red tractor would have plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | habríamos arado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos arado la parcela antes de sembrar.With that turn, we would have plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | habríais arado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais arado los surcos con la mula vieja.At that point, you all would have plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | habrían arado | En ese punto, los campesinos del valle habrían arado los campos altos cada primavera.From there, the farmers in the valley would have plowed the high fields every spring. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | are | Es mejor que yo are la tierra húmeda al amanecer.It is better that I plow the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | ares | Hace falta que tú ares el huerto con paciencia.It is necessary that you plow the garden patiently. |
| él | are | Conviene que el tractor rojo are media finca en una tarde.It is wise that the red tractor plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | aremos | Importa que nosotros aremos la parcela antes de sembrar.It matters that we plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | aréis | Puede ser útil que vosotros aréis los surcos con la mula vieja.It may help if you all plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | aren | Es posible que los campesinos del valle aren los campos altos cada primavera.It is possible that the farmers in the valley plow the high fields every spring. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya arado | Ojalá yo haya arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer.Hopefully I have plowed the damp soil at dawn. |
| tú | hayas arado | Puede que tú ya hayas arado el huerto con paciencia.Maybe you already have plowed the garden patiently. |
| él | haya arado | Tal vez el tractor rojo haya arado media finca en una tarde.Perhaps the red tractor has plowed half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | hayamos arado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos arado la parcela antes de sembrar.Maybe we already have plowed the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | hayáis arado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis arado los surcos con la mula vieja.It is likely that you all have plowed the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | hayan arado | Puede ser que los campesinos del valle ya hayan arado los campos altos cada primavera.It may be that the farmers in the valley already have plowed the high fields every spring. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arara | Si yo arara la tierra húmeda al amanecer, se notaría enseguida.If I plowed the damp soil at dawn, it would show right away. |
| tú | araras | Si tú araras el huerto con paciencia, costaría ocultarlo.If you plowed the garden patiently, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | arara | Si el tractor rojo arara media finca en una tarde, daría mucho que hablar.If the red tractor plowed half the farm in one afternoon, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | aráramos | Si nosotros aráramos la parcela antes de sembrar, todo iría por otro lado.If we plowed the plot before sowing, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | ararais | Si vosotros ararais los surcos con la mula vieja, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all plowed the furrows with the old mule, the mood would change. |
| ellos | araran | Si los campesinos del valle araran los campos altos cada primavera, la escena sería otra.If the farmers in the valley plowed the high fields every spring, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera arado | Si yo hubiera arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer, aún se recordaría.If I had plowed the damp soil at dawn, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras arado | Si tú hubieras arado el huerto con paciencia, eso habría dejado marca.If you had plowed the garden patiently, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera arado | Si el tractor rojo hubiera arado media finca en una tarde, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the red tractor had plowed half the farm in one afternoon, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos arado | Si nosotros hubiéramos arado la parcela antes de sembrar, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had plowed the plot before sowing, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais arado | Si vosotros hubierais arado los surcos con la mula vieja, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had plowed the furrows with the old mule, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran arado | Si los campesinos del valle hubieran arado los campos altos cada primavera, nada habría quedado igual.If the farmers in the valley had plowed the high fields every spring, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arare | Si yo arare la tierra húmeda al amanecer, se notará enseguida.If I plow the damp soil at dawn, it will show right away. |
| tú | arares | Si tú arares el huerto con paciencia, costará ignorarlo.If you plow the garden patiently, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | arare | Si el tractor rojo arare media finca en una tarde, dará mucho que hablar.If the red tractor plows half the farm in one afternoon, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | aráremos | Si nosotros aráremos la parcela antes de sembrar, todo irá por otro camino.If we plow the plot before sowing, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | arareis | Si vosotros arareis los surcos con la mula vieja, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all plow the furrows with the old mule, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | araren | Si los campesinos del valle araren los campos altos cada primavera, la escena será distinta.If the farmers in the valley plow the high fields every spring, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere arado | Cuando yo hubiere arado la tierra húmeda al amanecer, ya se notará.When I have plowed the damp soil at dawn, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres arado | En cuanto tú hubieres arado el huerto con paciencia, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have plowed the garden patiently, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere arado | Cuando el tractor rojo hubiere arado media finca en una tarde, se verá de inmediato.When the red tractor has plowed half the farm in one afternoon, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos arado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos arado la parcela antes de sembrar, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have plowed the plot before sowing, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis arado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis arado los surcos con la mula vieja, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have plowed the furrows with the old mule, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren arado | En cuanto los campesinos del valle hubieren arado los campos altos cada primavera, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the farmers in the valley have plowed the high fields every spring, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | ara | ara el huerto con paciencia.Plow the garden patiently. |
| él | are | Que el tractor rojo are media finca en una tarde.Let the red tractor Plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | aremos | aremos la parcela antes de sembrar.Plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | arad | arad los surcos con la mula vieja.Plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | aren | Que los campesinos del valle aren los campos altos cada primavera.Let the farmers in the valley Plow the high fields every spring. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no ares | No no ares el huerto con paciencia.Do not plow the garden patiently. |
| él | no are | Que el tractor rojo no no are media finca en una tarde.Let the red tractor not plow half the farm in one afternoon. |
| nosotros | no aremos | No no aremos la parcela antes de sembrar.Let us not plow the plot before sowing. |
| vosotros | no aréis | No no aréis los surcos con la mula vieja.Do not plow the furrows with the old mule. |
| ellos | no aren | Que los campesinos del valle no no aren los campos altos cada primavera.Let the farmers in the valley not plow the high fields every spring. |
Free web drill
Practice arar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la tierra húmeda al amanecer.
I plow the damp soil at dawn.
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 arar
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate arar. Each is a short, focused guide.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about arar.
- What does 'arar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'arar' means to plow. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is arar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Arar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate arar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of arar: yo aro, tú aras, él/ella/usted ara, nosotros aramos, vosotros aráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aran.
- How do you conjugate arar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of arar: yo aré, tú araste, él/ella/usted aró, nosotros aramos, vosotros arasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes araron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of arar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of arar: yo araba, tú arabas, él/ella/usted araba, nosotros arábamos, vosotros arabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes araban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of arar?
- The past participle of arar is 'arado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he arado' (I have plowed), 'has arado', 'ha arado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of arar?
- The gerundio of arar is 'arando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy arando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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