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Arrastrar conjugation

arrastrar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning drag / pull along / carry along. In the present tense: yo arrastro, tú arrastras, él/ella arrastra, nosotros arrastramos, vosotros arrastráis, ellos arrastran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #639-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
arrastrar
Gerundio
arrastrando
Meaning
drag / pull along / carry along
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Arrastrar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivoarrastrarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioarrastrandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arrastrando.

Presente

Present

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yoarrastro
Yo arrastro todavía algunas inercias viejas cuando no reviso con calma qué parte del pasado sigue mandando.I still drag along some old inertias when I do not calmly review which part of the past keeps ruling.
arrastras
Tú arrastras cansancio a veces desde días anteriores, y por eso reaccionas hoy con un peso que no empezó aquí.You drag tiredness along at times from previous days, and that is why today you react with a weight that did not begin here.
élarrastra
Ese conflicto arrastra demasiadas cosas viejas, como si cada frase actual despertara capas que nadie ordenó.That conflict drags along too many old things, as if each current phrase awakened layers that nobody ordered.
nosotrosarrastramos
Nosotros arrastramos historias pasadas dentro de discusiones nuevas y así deformamos lo que de verdad está ocurriendo.We drag past stories into new discussions and in that way distort what is really happening.
vosotrosarrastráis
Vosotros arrastráis una prisa antigua incluso cuando el contexto ya permitiría pensar con bastante más aire.You all drag along an old haste even when the context would already allow thinking with considerably more room.
ellosarrastran
Las personas tensas arrastran peso innecesario porque no distinguen bien entre memoria útil y carga repetida.Tense people drag unnecessary weight along because they do not distinguish well between useful memory and repeated burden.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe arrastrado
Este año he arrastrado menos inercias viejas y por eso ahora llego más limpio a ciertos momentos difíciles.This year I have dragged along fewer old inertias and that is why now I arrive cleaner at certain difficult moments.
has arrastrado
has arrastrado bastante cansancio de una etapa anterior y solo ahora empiezas a ver cuánto estaba decidiendo por ti.You have dragged along quite a lot of tiredness from a previous stage and only now are you beginning to see how much it was deciding for you.
élha arrastrado
Ese conflicto ha arrastrado demasiadas capas viejas y por eso el presente casi no encuentra sitio para mostrarse solo.That conflict has dragged along too many old layers and that is why the present almost finds no space to show itself alone.
nosotroshemos arrastrado
hemos arrastrado historias pasadas dentro del debate y ahora entendemos mejor cuánto estábamos dejando de leer lo actual.We have dragged past stories into the debate and now we better understand how much we were failing to read the present.
vosotroshabéis arrastrado
habéis arrastrado una prisa antigua muchas veces y por eso luego os cuesta sostener pausas sin sentir amenaza.You all have dragged along an old haste many times and that is why later it is hard for you to sustain pauses without feeling threat.
elloshan arrastrado
Las personas maduras han arrastrado menos peso repetido y por eso sus lecturas son hoy más limpias.Mature people have dragged along less repeated weight and that is why their readings today are cleaner.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yoarrastré
Ayer arrastré al presente una fatiga vieja y entendí después que no todo lo que sentía había nacido allí.Yesterday I dragged an old fatigue into the present and understood afterward that not everything I felt had been born there.
arrastraste
arrastraste al diálogo una herida anterior y por eso una frase pequeña te sonó como un ataque entero.You dragged an earlier wound into the dialogue and that is why a small phrase sounded to you like a whole attack.
élarrastró
Ese conflicto arrastró demasiadas capas viejas y entonces nadie pudo leer con limpieza lo que estaba pasando hoy.That conflict dragged along too many old layers and then nobody was able to clearly read what was happening today.
nosotrosarrastramos
arrastramos historias antiguas dentro de la discusión y así la volvimos más pesada de lo que necesitaba ser.We dragged old stories into the discussion and in that way made it heavier than it needed to be.
vosotrosarrastrasteis
arrastrasteis una prisa vieja hasta este momento y entonces el grupo empezó a respirar como si todo fuera amenaza.You all dragged an old haste up to this moment and then the group began to breathe as if everything were threat.
ellosarrastraron
Las personas tensas arrastraron peso inútil y por eso el presente quedó cubierto por demasiada sombra anterior.Tense people dragged useless weight along and that is why the present was covered by too much previous shadow.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yoarrastraba
Antes yo arrastraba demasiado pasado a momentos nuevos, como si nada pudiera leerse fuera de mis viejas marcas.Before, I used to drag too much past into new moments, as if nothing could be read outside my old marks.
arrastrabas
Tú arrastrabas cansancio de etapas enteras y luego te costaba distinguir qué parte era de hoy y cuál no.You used to drag tiredness from whole stages and later it was hard for you to distinguish which part was from today and which was not.
élarrastraba
Ese conflicto arrastraba demasiadas capas viejas, y por eso casi nunca podía respirarse desde su forma presente.That conflict used to drag too many old layers along, and that is why it almost never could be breathed from its present form.
nosotrosarrastrábamos
Nosotros arrastrábamos historias pasadas a cada discusión nueva, como si lo vivido antes tuviera siempre que decidirlo todo.We used to drag past stories into every new discussion, as if what had been lived before always had to decide everything.
vosotrosarrastrabais
Vosotros arrastrabais una prisa antigua incluso cuando el momento pedía bastante más calma y lectura.You all used to drag along an old haste even when the moment asked for considerably more calm and reading.
ellosarrastraban
Las personas tensas arrastraban carga repetida porque no sabían todavía qué parte de la memoria ya no servía.Tense people used to drag repeated burden along because they still did not know which part of memory no longer served.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía arrastrado
Cuando por fin me detuve, ya había arrastrado demasiado pasado a esa escena y me costó verla como algo nuevo.When I finally stopped, I had already dragged too much past into that scene and it cost me to see it as something new.
habías arrastrado
Ya habías arrastrado cansancio antiguo antes de notar que el presente no estaba pidiéndote tanta defensa.You had already dragged along old tiredness before noticing that the present was not asking so much defensiveness from you.
élhabía arrastrado
Ese conflicto ya había arrastrado demasiadas capas viejas cuando todavía nadie había nombrado con limpieza lo de hoy.That conflict had already dragged along too many old layers when nobody had yet clearly named today’s matter.
nosotroshabíamos arrastrado
Ya habíamos arrastrado historias pasadas antes de entender que estaban deformando nuestra lectura actual del problema.We had already dragged along past stories before understanding that they were distorting our current reading of the problem.
vosotroshabíais arrastrado
Ya habíais arrastrado una prisa antigua cuando aún no habíais visto que el contexto permitía pensar sin correr.You all had already dragged along an old haste when you still had not seen that the context allowed thinking without rushing.
elloshabían arrastrado
Las personas maduras ya habían arrastrado menos peso repetido cuando otros seguían todavía obedeciendo viejas inercias.Mature people had already dragged along less repeated weight when others still kept obeying old inertias.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube arrastrado
Apenas hube arrastrado tanto pasado a la escena, noté que el presente se me volvía más opaco y menos legible.As soon as I had dragged so much past into the scene, I noticed that the present was becoming more opaque and less readable to me.
hubiste arrastrado
Cuando hubiste arrastrado aquella herida anterior al diálogo, entendiste después que el otro no estaba diciendo tanto como tú oías.When you had dragged that earlier wound into the dialogue, you understood afterward that the other was not saying as much as you were hearing.
élhubo arrastrado
Cuando ese conflicto hubo arrastrado tantas capas viejas, dejó de ser posible leerlo solo desde su forma actual.When that conflict had dragged along so many old layers, it ceased to be possible to read it only from its current form.
nosotroshubimos arrastrado
Cuando hubimos arrastrado historias pasadas a la discusión, vimos cuánto peso añadían a algo que ya era difícil por sí mismo.When we had dragged past stories into the discussion, we saw how much weight they added to something that was already difficult by itself.
vosotroshubisteis arrastrado
hubisteis arrastrado una prisa antigua antes de reconocer que hoy no exigía esa misma velocidad defensiva.You all had dragged along an old haste before recognizing that today did not require that same defensive speed.
elloshubieron arrastrado
Las personas tensas hubieron arrastrado ya demasiado peso cuando todavía podían haber soltado parte de él a tiempo.Tense people had already dragged along too much weight when they still could have let go of part of it in time.

Futuro

Future

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yoarrastraré
Mañana arrastraré menos pasado si consigo no dejar que una herida vieja lea por mí lo que aún no ha ocurrido.Tomorrow I will drag along less past if I manage not to let an old wound read for me what has not yet happened.
arrastrarás
arrastrarás menos cansancio antiguo cuando aprendas a no convertir cada día nuevo en repetición del anterior.You will drag along less old tiredness when you learn not to turn each new day into repetition of the previous one.
élarrastrará
Ese conflicto arrastrará menos capas viejas si por fin alguien nombra con precisión lo que está ocurriendo ahora.That conflict will drag along fewer old layers if someone finally names with precision what is happening now.
nosotrosarrastraremos
arrastraremos menos historias pasadas si queremos que esta discusión respire desde su forma real y no desde nuestros ecos.We will drag along fewer past stories if we want this discussion to breathe from its real form and not from our echoes.
vosotrosarrastraréis
arrastraréis menos prisa antigua cuando aprendáis a sostener la pausa sin leerla como amenaza.You all will drag along less old haste when you learn to sustain the pause without reading it as threat.
ellosarrastrarán
Las personas serias arrastrarán menos peso repetido si distinguen mejor memoria útil de carga que ya no enseña nada.Serious people will drag along less repeated weight if they better distinguish useful memory from burden that no longer teaches anything.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré arrastrado
Para entonces, yo habré arrastrado menos pasado a estas escenas y quizá por fin el presente tenga más espacio propio.By then, I will have dragged less past into these scenes and perhaps at last the present will have more of its own space.
habrás arrastrado
Para esa noche, habrás arrastrado menos cansancio antiguo y entenderás que no todo peso venía realmente de hoy.By that night, you will have dragged along less old tiredness and you will understand that not all weight truly came from today.
élhabrá arrastrado
Para entonces, ese conflicto habrá arrastrado menos capas viejas y el presente podrá verse con bastante más limpieza.By then, that conflict will have dragged along fewer old layers and the present will be able to be seen with considerably more clarity.
nosotroshabremos arrastrado
Para esa fecha, habremos arrastrado menos historias pasadas y habrá más aire para leer juntos lo que de verdad está ocurriendo.By that date, we will have dragged along fewer past stories and there will be more room to read together what is truly happening.
vosotroshabréis arrastrado
Para entonces, habréis arrastrado demasiada prisa antigua si seguís obedeciendo reflejos que ya no corresponden a este momento.By then, you all will have dragged along too much old haste if you keep obeying reflexes that no longer correspond to this moment.
elloshabrán arrastrado
Las personas maduras habrán arrastrado menos peso repetido y el grupo empezará a respirar con más presente y menos eco.Mature people will have dragged along less repeated weight and the group will begin to breathe with more present and less echo.

Condicional

Conditional

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yoarrastraría
Yo arrastraría menos pasado si dejara de leer cada escena nueva con la voz de una herida anterior.I would drag along less past if I stopped reading each new scene with the voice of an earlier wound.
arrastrarías
arrastrarías menos cansancio antiguo si no siguieras tratando cada día como continuación exacta del anterior.You would drag along less old tiredness if you did not keep treating each day as exact continuation of the previous one.
élarrastraría
Ese conflicto arrastraría menos capas viejas si no insistiéramos tanto en reactivar lo que ya no corresponde a hoy.That conflict would drag along fewer old layers if we did not insist so much on reactivating what no longer corresponds to today.
nosotrosarrastraríamos
arrastraríamos menos historias pasadas si no siguiéramos usando viejos dolores para leer nuevas dificultades.We would drag along fewer past stories if we did not keep using old pains to read new difficulties.
vosotrosarrastraríais
arrastraríais menos prisa antigua si soportarais mejor la posibilidad de que hoy pida otro ritmo.You all would drag along less old haste if you better endured the possibility that today asks for another rhythm.
ellosarrastrarían
Las personas serias arrastrarían menos peso repetido si el mundo no alabara tanto la fidelidad ciega a viejas inercias.Serious people would drag along less repeated weight if the world did not praise so much blind fidelity to old inertias.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría arrastrado
Yo habría arrastrado menos pasado a esa escena si hubiera visto antes cuánto de mi reacción venía de otro tiempo.I would have dragged less past into that scene if I had seen earlier how much of my reaction came from another time.
habrías arrastrado
habrías arrastrado menos cansancio antiguo si hubieras entendido antes que no todo peso presente nacía hoy.You would have dragged along less old tiredness if you had understood earlier that not all present weight was born today.
élhabría arrastrado
Ese conflicto habría arrastrado menos capas viejas si alguien hubiera nombrado antes con precisión lo que pertenecía al presente.That conflict would have dragged along fewer old layers if someone had named earlier with precision what belonged to the present.
nosotroshabríamos arrastrado
habríamos arrastrado menos historias pasadas si hubiéramos frenado antes el reflejo de leerlo todo desde heridas antiguas.We would have dragged along fewer past stories if we had earlier stopped the reflex of reading everything from old wounds.
vosotroshabríais arrastrado
habríais arrastrado menos prisa antigua si hubierais aceptado antes que este momento no exigía la misma defensa.You all would have dragged along less old haste if you had accepted earlier that this moment did not require the same defensiveness.
elloshabrían arrastrado
Las personas maduras habrían arrastrado menos peso repetido si el contexto no hubiera premiado tanto obedecer lo conocido.Mature people would have dragged along less repeated weight if the context had not so greatly rewarded obeying what is familiar.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yoarrastre
Es importante que yo no arrastre tanto pasado a esta escena si quiero leerla con verdad y no con eco.It is important that I do not drag so much past into this scene if I want to read it with truth and not with echo.
arrastres
Conviene que arrastres menos cansancio antiguo y no sigas dejando que decida por ti en cada detalle nuevo.It is advisable that you drag along less old tiredness and not keep letting it decide for you in each new detail.
élarrastre
Es posible que ese conflicto arrastre menos capas viejas si alguien separa por fin lo actual de lo heredado.It is possible that that conflict drags along fewer old layers if someone at last separates the current from the inherited.
nosotrosarrastremos
Es lógico que arrastremos menos historias pasadas si queremos que esta discusión vuelva a ser realmente nueva.It is logical that we drag along fewer past stories if we want this discussion to become truly new again.
vosotrosarrastréis
Nadie quiere que arrastréis otra vez una prisa antigua y llaméis urgencia a un reflejo que ya no corresponde.Nobody wants you all to drag along an old haste again and call urgency a reflex that no longer corresponds.
ellosarrastren
Me importa que las personas serias no arrastren tanto peso repetido cuando ya saben que no ayuda a leer mejor.It matters to me that serious people do not drag along so much repeated weight when they already know that it does not help them read better.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya arrastrado
Espero no haya arrastrado ya demasiado pasado a esta escena y no haber vuelto a leer el presente con un eco tan viejo.I hope I have not already dragged too much past into this scene and not have again read the present with such an old echo.
hayas arrastrado
Ojalá hayas arrastrado menos cansancio antiguo y no sigas todavía obedeciendo un peso que hoy no nació.Hopefully you have dragged along less old tiredness and do not still keep obeying a weight that was not born today.
élhaya arrastrado
Dudo que ese conflicto haya arrastrado todavía menos capas viejas si aún nadie ha nombrado con limpieza lo actual.I doubt that conflict has yet dragged along fewer old layers if nobody has yet clearly named the current issue.
nosotroshayamos arrastrado
Espero que hayamos arrastrado menos historias pasadas y no hayamos vuelto a deformar lo nuevo con reflejos viejos.I hope that we have dragged along fewer past stories and have not again distorted the new with old reflexes.
vosotroshayáis arrastrado
Ojalá no hayáis arrastrado tanta prisa antigua que ahora os cueste vivir esta pausa sin alarma.Hopefully you all have not dragged along so much old haste that now it is hard for you to live this pause without alarm.
elloshayan arrastrado
Es posible que las personas maduras hayan arrastrado ya menos peso repetido y que el grupo siga aún obedeciendo viejos ecos.It is possible that mature people have already dragged along less repeated weight and that the group still keeps obeying old echoes.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yoarrastrara
Si yo arrastrara menos pasado a este momento, podría leer mejor qué parte del dolor pertenece de verdad a hoy.If I dragged less past into this moment, I could better read which part of the pain truly belongs to today.
arrastraras
Si arrastraras menos cansancio antiguo, dejarías de reaccionar como si cada día tuviera que pagar la deuda del anterior.If you dragged along less old tiredness, you would stop reacting as if each day had to pay the debt of the previous one.
élarrastrara
Si ese conflicto arrastrara menos capas viejas, por fin podríamos verlo desde su forma presente y no desde sus fantasmas.If that conflict dragged along fewer old layers, at last we could see it from its present form and not from its ghosts.
nosotrosarrastráramos
Si arrastráramos menos historias pasadas, dejaríamos de empujar al presente a repetir lo que ya fue.If we dragged along fewer past stories, we would stop pushing the present to repeat what already was.
vosotrosarrastrarais
Si arrastrarais menos prisa antigua, podríais sostener mejor una pausa sin leerla como derrota o amenaza.If you all dragged along less old haste, you could better sustain a pause without reading it as defeat or threat.
ellosarrastraran
Si las personas serias arrastraran menos peso repetido, enseñarían mejor que memoria no siempre significa carga.If serious people dragged along less repeated weight, they would better teach that memory does not always mean burden.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera arrastrado
Si yo hubiera arrastrado menos pasado a esa escena, no habría leído como amenaza algo que todavía era solo incertidumbre.If I had dragged less past into that scene, I would not have read as threat something that was still only uncertainty.
hubieras arrastrado
hubieras arrastrado menos cansancio antiguo si hubieras entendido antes que no todo peso presente nacía hoy.You would have dragged along less old tiredness if you had understood earlier that not all present weight was born today.
élhubiera arrastrado
Ese conflicto hubiera arrastrado menos capas viejas si alguien hubiera nombrado antes con precisión lo que pertenecía al presente.That conflict would have dragged along fewer old layers if someone had named earlier with precision what belonged to the present.
nosotroshubiéramos arrastrado
hubiéramos arrastrado menos historias pasadas si hubiéramos frenado antes el reflejo de leerlo todo desde heridas antiguas.We would have dragged along fewer past stories if we had earlier stopped the reflex of reading everything from old wounds.
vosotroshubierais arrastrado
hubierais arrastrado menos prisa antigua si hubierais aceptado antes que este momento no exigía la misma defensa.You all would have dragged along less old haste if you had accepted earlier that this moment did not require the same defensiveness.
elloshubieran arrastrado
Las personas maduras hubieran arrastrado menos peso repetido si el contexto no hubiera premiado tanto obedecer lo conocido.Mature people would have dragged along less repeated weight if the context had not so greatly rewarded obeying what is familiar.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yoarrastrare
Si yo arrastrare mañana menos pasado a esta escena, quizá por fin pueda leerla sin tanta sombra anterior.If I drag less past into this scene tomorrow, perhaps at last I will be able to read it without so much previous shadow.
arrastrares
Cuando arrastrares menos cansancio antiguo, verás cuánto del presente estaba pidiendo simplemente otra oportunidad de ser nuevo.When you drag along less old tiredness, you will see how much of the present was simply asking for another opportunity to be new.
élarrastrare
El conflicto que arrastrare menos capas viejas podrá por fin mostrarse desde su forma actual y no desde sus ecos.The conflict that drags along fewer old layers will at last be able to show itself from its current form and not from its echoes.
nosotrosarrastráremos
Si nosotros arrastráremos menos historias pasadas esta semana, quizá la discusión deje de repetirse como si no hubiera tiempo nuevo.If we drag along fewer past stories this week, perhaps the discussion will stop repeating itself as if there were no new time.
vosotrosarrastrareis
Si vosotros arrastrareis otra vez una prisa antigua a este momento, volveréis a llamar amenaza a lo que solo pide lectura.If you all drag an old haste into this moment again, you will again call threat what only asks for reading.
ellosarrastraren
Las personas que arrastraren menos peso repetido ayudarán más al grupo que quienes sigan obedeciendo inercias viejas.The people who drag along less repeated weight will help the group more than those who keep obeying old inertias.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere arrastrado
Cuando yo hubiere arrastrado ya menos pasado a estas escenas y aun así siga tenso, sabré que el trabajo pendiente era más hondo.When I have already dragged less past into these scenes and even so remain tense, I will know that the pending work was deeper.
hubieres arrastrado
Cuando hubieres arrastrado menos cansancio antiguo y todavía sigas sintiendo peso, verás qué parte no pertenecía solo a la memoria.When you have dragged along less old tiredness and still keep feeling weight, you will see which part did not belong only to memory.
élhubiere arrastrado
Cuando ese conflicto hubiere arrastrado ya menos capas viejas y aun así siga opaco, entenderemos mejor qué parte pertenecía a otra herida.When that conflict has already dragged along fewer old layers and even so remains opaque, we will better understand which part belonged to another wound.
nosotroshubiéremos arrastrado
Cuando hubiéremos arrastrado menos historias pasadas y aun así el debate siga repitiéndose, veremos qué miedo mandaba todavía por debajo.When we have dragged along fewer past stories and even so the debate keeps repeating itself, we will see what fear was still ruling underneath.
vosotroshubiereis arrastrado
Cuando hubiereis arrastrado ya demasiada prisa antigua y luego busquéis presencia limpia, notaréis cuánto tarda en volver.When you all have already dragged along too much old haste and later seek clean presence, you will notice how long it takes to return.
elloshubieren arrastrado
Cuando las personas serias hubieren arrastrado ya menos peso repetido y el grupo siga obedeciendo ecos viejos, quedará claro que el problema era otro más profundo.When serious people have already dragged along less repeated weight and the group still keeps obeying old echoes, it will be clear that the problem was another, deeper one.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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arrastra
arrastra menos pasado a esta escena y deja de leer el presente solo con la voz de lo anterior.Drag less past into this scene and stop reading the present only with the voice of what came before.
élarrastre
arrastre si quiere solo la memoria útil, pero que no vuelva a traer capas viejas que hoy no corresponden.Let him drag along only useful memory if he wants, but let him not bring back old layers that do not correspond today.
nosotrosarrastremos
arrastremos menos historias pasadas y dejemos que esta discusión tenga por fin algo de presente propio.Let us drag along fewer past stories and let this discussion at last have some present of its own.
vosotrosarrastrad
arrastrad menos prisa antigua y aprended a no leer amenaza en cada pausa nueva.Drag along less old haste and learn not to read threat in each new pause.
ellosarrastren
arrastren menos peso repetido y que después el presente encuentre su forma sin tanto eco.Let them drag along less repeated weight and then let the present find its form without so much echo.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no arrastres
No no arrastres otra vez tanto pasado a esta escena si todavía no has comprobado que el peligro sea realmente de hoy.Do not drag so much past into this scene again if you still have not verified that the danger is really from today.
élno arrastre
No no arrastre capas viejas a este conflicto si después quiere seguir llamando presente a una lectura tan deformada.Do not let him drag old layers into this conflict if afterward he wants to keep calling such a distorted reading present.
nosotrosno arrastremos
No no arrastremos historias antiguas donde todavía hace falta mirar con limpieza lo que está ocurriendo ahora.Let us not drag ancient stories in where it is still necessary to clearly look at what is happening now.
vosotrosno arrastréis
No no arrastréis otra vez una prisa antigua si sabéis ya lo fácilmente que deforma todo lo nuevo.Do not drag along an old haste again if you already know how easily it distorts everything new.
ellosno arrastren
No no arrastren peso repetido solo porque os resulte familiar; no todo lo conocido sigue siendo útil.Do not let them drag along repeated weight only because it feels familiar; not everything known remains useful.
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Yo ___ todavía algunas inercias viejas cuando no reviso con calma qué parte del pasado sigue mandando.

I still drag along some old inertias when I do not calmly review which part of the past keeps ruling.

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  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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 'arrastrar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'arrastrar' means to drag / pull along / carry along. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is arrastrar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Arrastrar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate arrastrar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of arrastrar: yo arrastro, tú arrastras, él/ella/usted arrastra, nosotros arrastramos, vosotros arrastráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrastran.
How do you conjugate arrastrar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of arrastrar: yo arrastré, tú arrastraste, él/ella/usted arrastró, nosotros arrastramos, vosotros arrastrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrastraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of arrastrar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of arrastrar: yo arrastraba, tú arrastrabas, él/ella/usted arrastraba, nosotros arrastrábamos, vosotros arrastrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrastraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of arrastrar?
The past participle of arrastrar is 'arrastrado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he arrastrado' (I have drag / pull along / carry alonged), 'has arrastrado', 'ha arrastrado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of arrastrar?
The gerundio of arrastrar is 'arrastrando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy arrastrando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.