Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | arrebatar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | arrebatando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arrebatando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Arrebatar conjugation
arrebatar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning snatch / take away. In the present tense: yo arrebato, tú arrebatas, él/ella arrebata, nosotros arrebatamos, vosotros arrebatáis, ellos arrebatan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- arrebatar
- Gerundio
- arrebatando
- Meaning
- snatch / take away
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Arrebatar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebato | Yo arrebato el último asiento sin mirar atrás.I snatch the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebatas | Normalmente, tú arrebatas el mando a tu hermano por juego.You usually snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebata | Hoy, el ladrón de la esquina arrebata el bolso a la turista en segundos.Today, the thief on the corner snatches the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebatamos | A veces, nosotros arrebatamos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.At times, we snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebatáis | Ahora, vosotros arrebatáis la manta al dormilón entre risas.Right now, you all snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebatan | Casi siempre, las olas más altas arrebatan la arena seca a la orilla.Most of the time, the highest waves snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he arrebatado | Este año, yo he arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás.This year, I have snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | has arrebatado | Últimamente, tú has arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego.Lately, you have snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | ha arrebatado | En estos meses, el ladrón de la esquina ha arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos.In these months, the thief on the corner has snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | hemos arrebatado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea.So far, we have snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | habéis arrebatado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas.This term, you all have snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | han arrebatado | En este tiempo, las olas más altas han arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla.During this time, the highest waves have snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebaté | Ayer, yo arrebaté el último asiento sin mirar atrás.Yesterday, I snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebataste | Hace un rato, tú arrebataste el mando a tu hermano por juego.A little while ago, you snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebató | Esta mañana, el ladrón de la esquina arrebató el bolso a la turista en segundos.This morning, the thief on the corner snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebatamos | Anoche, nosotros arrebatamos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Last night, we snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebatasteis | El sábado, vosotros arrebatasteis la manta al dormilón entre risas.On Saturday, you all snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebataron | Hace poco, las olas más altas arrebataron la arena seca a la orilla.Not long ago, the highest waves snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebataba | Antes, yo arrebataba el último asiento sin mirar atrás.Before, I used to snatch the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebatabas | Por entonces, tú arrebatabas el mando a tu hermano por juego.Back then, you used to snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebataba | En esa época, el ladrón de la esquina arrebataba el bolso a la turista en segundos.At that time, the thief on the corner used to snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebatábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros arrebatábamos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.When that was normal, we used to snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebatabais | Hace años, vosotros arrebatabais la manta al dormilón entre risas.Years ago, you all used to snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebataban | En aquellos días, las olas más altas arrebataban la arena seca a la orilla.In those days, the highest waves used to snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había arrebatado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás.When you arrived, I had already snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | habías arrebatado | Para entonces, tú ya habías arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego.By then, you had already snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | había arrebatado | Al volver, el ladrón de la esquina ya había arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos.When we came back, the thief on the corner had already snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | habíamos arrebatado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Before talking it through, we had already snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | habíais arrebatado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas.When you looked again, you all had already snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | habían arrebatado | Para ese momento, las olas más altas ya habían arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla.By that moment, the highest waves had already snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube arrebatado | Apenas yo hube arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás, todo cambió.As soon as I had snatched the last seat without looking back, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste arrebatado | En cuanto tú hubiste arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego, se notó.The moment you had snatched the remote from your brother as a joke, it showed. |
| él | hubo arrebatado | No bien el ladrón de la esquina hubo arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos, hubo ruido.As soon as the thief on the corner had snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos arrebatado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea, seguimos adelante.Once we had snatched the ball from the rival on the line, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis arrebatado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron arrebatado | En cuanto las olas más altas hubieron arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla, el ambiente cambió.The moment the highest waves had snatched the dry sand by the shore, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebataré | Mañana, yo arrebataré el último asiento sin mirar atrás.Tomorrow, I will snatch the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebatarás | Dentro de poco, tú arrebatarás el mando a tu hermano por juego.Soon, you will snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebatará | Esta tarde, el ladrón de la esquina arrebatará el bolso a la turista en segundos.This afternoon, the thief on the corner will snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebataremos | La semana que viene, nosotros arrebataremos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Next week, we will snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebataréis | Pronto, vosotros arrebataréis la manta al dormilón entre risas.Before long, you all will snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebatarán | Más adelante, las olas más altas arrebatarán la arena seca a la orilla.Later on, the highest waves will snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré arrebatado | Para entonces, yo ya habré arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás.By then, I will already have snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | habrás arrebatado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego.Before closing time, you will already have snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | habrá arrebatado | Al final del día, el ladrón de la esquina ya habrá arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos.By the end of the day, the thief on the corner will already have snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | habremos arrebatado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea.By tomorrow, we will already have snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | habréis arrebatado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas.Before leaving, you all will already have snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | habrán arrebatado | Para esa hora, las olas más altas ya habrán arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla.By that hour, the highest waves will already have snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebataría | En un caso así, yo arrebataría el último asiento sin mirar atrás.In a case like that, I would snatch the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebatarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú arrebatarías el mando a tu hermano por juego.With a little more time, you would snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebataría | En esa situación, el ladrón de la esquina arrebataría el bolso a la turista en segundos.In that situation, the thief on the corner would snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebataríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros arrebataríamos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.With that outlook, we would snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebataríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros arrebataríais la manta al dormilón entre risas.If it came to that, you all would snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebatarían | En un día así, las olas más altas arrebatarían la arena seca a la orilla.On a day like that, the highest waves would snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría arrebatado | En otro momento, yo habría arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás.At another moment, I would have snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | habrías arrebatado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego.With a little more margin, you would have snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | habría arrebatado | A esas alturas, el ladrón de la esquina habría arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos.By then, the thief on the corner would have snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | habríamos arrebatado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea.With that turn, we would have snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | habríais arrebatado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas.At that point, you all would have snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | habrían arrebatado | En ese punto, las olas más altas habrían arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla.From there, the highest waves would have snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebate | Es mejor que yo arrebate el último asiento sin mirar atrás.It is better that I snatch the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | arrebates | Hace falta que tú arrebates el mando a tu hermano por juego.It is necessary that you snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebate | Conviene que el ladrón de la esquina arrebate el bolso a la turista en segundos.It is wise that the thief on the corner snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebatemos | Importa que nosotros arrebatemos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.It matters that we snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebatéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros arrebatéis la manta al dormilón entre risas.It may help if you all snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebaten | Es posible que las olas más altas arrebaten la arena seca a la orilla.It is possible that the highest waves snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya arrebatado | Ojalá yo haya arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás.Hopefully I have snatched the last seat without looking back. |
| tú | hayas arrebatado | Puede que tú ya hayas arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego.Maybe you already have snatched the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | haya arrebatado | Tal vez el ladrón de la esquina haya arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos.Perhaps the thief on the corner has snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | hayamos arrebatado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Maybe we already have snatched the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | hayáis arrebatado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas.It is likely that you all have snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | hayan arrebatado | Puede ser que las olas más altas ya hayan arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla.It may be that the highest waves already have snatched the dry sand by the shore. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebatara | Si yo arrebatara el último asiento sin mirar atrás, se notaría enseguida.If I snatched the last seat without looking back, it would show right away. |
| tú | arrebataras | Si tú arrebataras el mando a tu hermano por juego, costaría ocultarlo.If you snatched the remote from your brother as a joke, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | arrebatara | Si el ladrón de la esquina arrebatara el bolso a la turista en segundos, daría mucho que hablar.If the thief on the corner snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arrebatáramos | Si nosotros arrebatáramos la pelota al rival sobre la línea, todo iría por otro lado.If we snatched the ball from the rival on the line, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | arrebatarais | Si vosotros arrebatarais la manta al dormilón entre risas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs, the mood would change. |
| ellos | arrebataran | Si las olas más altas arrebataran la arena seca a la orilla, la escena sería otra.If the highest waves snatched the dry sand by the shore, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera arrebatado | Si yo hubiera arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás, aún se recordaría.If I had snatched the last seat without looking back, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras arrebatado | Si tú hubieras arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego, eso habría dejado marca.If you had snatched the remote from your brother as a joke, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera arrebatado | Si el ladrón de la esquina hubiera arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the thief on the corner had snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos arrebatado | Si nosotros hubiéramos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had snatched the ball from the rival on the line, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais arrebatado | Si vosotros hubierais arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran arrebatado | Si las olas más altas hubieran arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla, nada habría quedado igual.If the highest waves had snatched the dry sand by the shore, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrebatare | Si yo arrebatare el último asiento sin mirar atrás, se notará enseguida.If I snatch the last seat without looking back, it will show right away. |
| tú | arrebatares | Si tú arrebatares el mando a tu hermano por juego, costará ignorarlo.If you snatch the remote from your brother as a joke, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | arrebatare | Si el ladrón de la esquina arrebatare el bolso a la turista en segundos, dará mucho que hablar.If the thief on the corner snatches the purse from the tourist in seconds, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arrebatáremos | Si nosotros arrebatáremos la pelota al rival sobre la línea, todo irá por otro camino.If we snatch the ball from the rival on the line, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | arrebatareis | Si vosotros arrebatareis la manta al dormilón entre risas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | arrebataren | Si las olas más altas arrebataren la arena seca a la orilla, la escena será distinta.If the highest waves snatch the dry sand by the shore, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere arrebatado | Cuando yo hubiere arrebatado el último asiento sin mirar atrás, ya se notará.When I have snatched the last seat without looking back, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres arrebatado | En cuanto tú hubieres arrebatado el mando a tu hermano por juego, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have snatched the remote from your brother as a joke, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere arrebatado | Cuando el ladrón de la esquina hubiere arrebatado el bolso a la turista en segundos, se verá de inmediato.When the thief on the corner has snatched the purse from the tourist in seconds, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos arrebatado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos arrebatado la pelota al rival sobre la línea, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have snatched the ball from the rival on the line, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis arrebatado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis arrebatado la manta al dormilón entre risas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have snatched the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren arrebatado | En cuanto las olas más altas hubieren arrebatado la arena seca a la orilla, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the highest waves have snatched the dry sand by the shore, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | arrebata | arrebata el mando a tu hermano por juego.Snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | arrebate | Que el ladrón de la esquina arrebate el bolso a la turista en segundos.Let the thief on the corner Snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | arrebatemos | arrebatemos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | arrebatad | arrebatad la manta al dormilón entre risas.Snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | arrebaten | Que las olas más altas arrebaten la arena seca a la orilla.Let the highest waves Snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no arrebates | No no arrebates el mando a tu hermano por juego.Do not snatch the remote from your brother as a joke. |
| él | no arrebate | Que el ladrón de la esquina no no arrebate el bolso a la turista en segundos.Let the thief on the corner not snatch the purse from the tourist in seconds. |
| nosotros | no arrebatemos | No no arrebatemos la pelota al rival sobre la línea.Let us not snatch the ball from the rival on the line. |
| vosotros | no arrebatéis | No no arrebatéis la manta al dormilón entre risas.Do not snatch the blanket from the sleepy one between laughs. |
| ellos | no arrebaten | Que las olas más altas no no arrebaten la arena seca a la orilla.Let the highest waves not snatch the dry sand by the shore. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el último asiento sin mirar atrás.
I snatch the last seat without looking back.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'arrebatar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'arrebatar' means to snatch / take away. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is arrebatar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Arrebatar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate arrebatar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of arrebatar: yo arrebato, tú arrebatas, él/ella/usted arrebata, nosotros arrebatamos, vosotros arrebatáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebatan.
- How do you conjugate arrebatar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of arrebatar: yo arrebaté, tú arrebataste, él/ella/usted arrebató, nosotros arrebatamos, vosotros arrebatasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebataron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of arrebatar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of arrebatar: yo arrebataba, tú arrebatabas, él/ella/usted arrebataba, nosotros arrebatábamos, vosotros arrebatabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrebataban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of arrebatar?
- The past participle of arrebatar is 'arrebatado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he arrebatado' (I have snatch / take awayed), 'has arrebatado', 'ha arrebatado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of arrebatar?
- The gerundio of arrebatar is 'arrebatando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy arrebatando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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