Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | arrinconar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | arrinconando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arrinconando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Arrinconar conjugation
arrinconar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning corner / trap. In the present tense: yo arrincono, tú arrinconas, él/ella arrincona, nosotros arrinconamos, vosotros arrinconáis, ellos arrinconan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- arrinconar
- Gerundio
- arrinconando
- Meaning
- corner / trap
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Arrinconar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrincono | Yo arrincono al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.I corner the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrinconas | Normalmente, tú arrinconas al vendedor con una sola pregunta.You usually corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrincona | Hoy, la deuda del mes arrincona a la familia contra el calendario.Today, the debt for the month corners the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconamos | A veces, nosotros arrinconamos al rival junto a la banda.At times, we corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconáis | Ahora, vosotros arrinconáis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Right now, you all corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconan | Casi siempre, los guardias del puerto arrinconan a los fugitivos en el almacén.Most of the time, the guards at the harbor corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he arrinconado | Este año, yo he arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.This year, I have cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | has arrinconado | Últimamente, tú has arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Lately, you have cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | ha arrinconado | En estos meses, la deuda del mes ha arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario.In these months, the debt for the month has cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | hemos arrinconado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda.So far, we have cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | habéis arrinconado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.This term, you all have cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | han arrinconado | En este tiempo, los guardias del puerto han arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén.During this time, the guards at the harbor have cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconé | Ayer, yo arrinconé al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.Yesterday, I cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrinconaste | Hace un rato, tú arrinconaste al vendedor con una sola pregunta.A little while ago, you cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrinconó | Esta mañana, la deuda del mes arrinconó a la familia contra el calendario.This morning, the debt for the month cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconamos | Anoche, nosotros arrinconamos al rival junto a la banda.Last night, we cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconasteis | El sábado, vosotros arrinconasteis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.On Saturday, you all cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconaron | Hace poco, los guardias del puerto arrinconaron a los fugitivos en el almacén.Not long ago, the guards at the harbor cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconaba | Antes, yo arrinconaba al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.Before, I used to corner the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrinconabas | Por entonces, tú arrinconabas al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Back then, you used to corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrinconaba | En esa época, la deuda del mes arrinconaba a la familia contra el calendario.At that time, the debt for the month used to corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros arrinconábamos al rival junto a la banda.When that was normal, we used to corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconabais | Hace años, vosotros arrinconabais al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Years ago, you all used to corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconaban | En aquellos días, los guardias del puerto arrinconaban a los fugitivos en el almacén.In those days, the guards at the harbor used to corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había arrinconado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.When you arrived, I had already cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | habías arrinconado | Para entonces, tú ya habías arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta.By then, you had already cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | había arrinconado | Al volver, la deuda del mes ya había arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario.When we came back, the debt for the month had already cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | habíamos arrinconado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda.Before talking it through, we had already cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | habíais arrinconado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.When you looked again, you all had already cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | habían arrinconado | Para ese momento, los guardias del puerto ya habían arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén.By that moment, the guards at the harbor had already cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube arrinconado | Apenas yo hube arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer, todo cambió.As soon as I had cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste arrinconado | En cuanto tú hubiste arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta, se notó.The moment you had cornered the seller with a single question, it showed. |
| él | hubo arrinconado | No bien la deuda del mes hubo arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario, hubo ruido.As soon as the debt for the month had cornered the family against the calendar, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos arrinconado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda, seguimos adelante.Once we had cornered the rival by the sideline, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis arrinconado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had cornered the new boy with heavy jokes, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron arrinconado | En cuanto los guardias del puerto hubieron arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén, el ambiente cambió.The moment the guards at the harbor had cornered the fugitives in the warehouse, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconaré | Mañana, yo arrinconaré al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.Tomorrow, I will corner the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrinconarás | Dentro de poco, tú arrinconarás al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Soon, you will corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrinconará | Esta tarde, la deuda del mes arrinconará a la familia contra el calendario.This afternoon, the debt for the month will corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros arrinconaremos al rival junto a la banda.Next week, we will corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconaréis | Pronto, vosotros arrinconaréis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Before long, you all will corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconarán | Más adelante, los guardias del puerto arrinconarán a los fugitivos en el almacén.Later on, the guards at the harbor will corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré arrinconado | Para entonces, yo ya habré arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.By then, I will already have cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | habrás arrinconado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Before closing time, you will already have cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | habrá arrinconado | Al final del día, la deuda del mes ya habrá arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario.By the end of the day, the debt for the month will already have cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | habremos arrinconado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda.By tomorrow, we will already have cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | habréis arrinconado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Before leaving, you all will already have cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | habrán arrinconado | Para esa hora, los guardias del puerto ya habrán arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén.By that hour, the guards at the harbor will already have cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconaría | En un caso así, yo arrinconaría al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.In a case like that, I would corner the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrinconarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú arrinconarías al vendedor con una sola pregunta.With a little more time, you would corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrinconaría | En esa situación, la deuda del mes arrinconaría a la familia contra el calendario.In that situation, the debt for the month would corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros arrinconaríamos al rival junto a la banda.With that outlook, we would corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros arrinconaríais al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.If it came to that, you all would corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconarían | En un día así, los guardias del puerto arrinconarían a los fugitivos en el almacén.On a day like that, the guards at the harbor would corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría arrinconado | En otro momento, yo habría arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.At another moment, I would have cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | habrías arrinconado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta.With a little more margin, you would have cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | habría arrinconado | A esas alturas, la deuda del mes habría arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario.By then, the debt for the month would have cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | habríamos arrinconado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda.With that turn, we would have cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | habríais arrinconado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.At that point, you all would have cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | habrían arrinconado | En ese punto, los guardias del puerto habrían arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén.From there, the guards at the harbor would have cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrincone | Es mejor que yo arrincone al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.It is better that I corner the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | arrincones | Hace falta que tú arrincones al vendedor con una sola pregunta.It is necessary that you corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrincone | Conviene que la deuda del mes arrincone a la familia contra el calendario.It is wise that the debt for the month corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconemos | Importa que nosotros arrinconemos al rival junto a la banda.It matters that we corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros arrinconéis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.It may help if you all corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconen | Es posible que los guardias del puerto arrinconen a los fugitivos en el almacén.It is possible that the guards at the harbor corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya arrinconado | Ojalá yo haya arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.Hopefully I have cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident. |
| tú | hayas arrinconado | Puede que tú ya hayas arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Maybe you already have cornered the seller with a single question. |
| él | haya arrinconado | Tal vez la deuda del mes haya arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario.Perhaps the debt for the month has cornered the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | hayamos arrinconado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda.Maybe we already have cornered the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | hayáis arrinconado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.It is likely that you all have cornered the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | hayan arrinconado | Puede ser que los guardias del puerto ya hayan arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén.It may be that the guards at the harbor already have cornered the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconara | Si yo arrinconara al gato detrás del cubo sin querer, se notaría enseguida.If I cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident, it would show right away. |
| tú | arrinconaras | Si tú arrinconaras al vendedor con una sola pregunta, costaría ocultarlo.If you cornered the seller with a single question, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | arrinconara | Si la deuda del mes arrinconara a la familia contra el calendario, daría mucho que hablar.If the debt for the month cornered the family against the calendar, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arrinconáramos | Si nosotros arrinconáramos al rival junto a la banda, todo iría por otro lado.If we cornered the rival by the sideline, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | arrinconarais | Si vosotros arrinconarais al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all cornered the new boy with heavy jokes, the mood would change. |
| ellos | arrinconaran | Si los guardias del puerto arrinconaran a los fugitivos en el almacén, la escena sería otra.If the guards at the harbor cornered the fugitives in the warehouse, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera arrinconado | Si yo hubiera arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer, aún se recordaría.If I had cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras arrinconado | Si tú hubieras arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta, eso habría dejado marca.If you had cornered the seller with a single question, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera arrinconado | Si la deuda del mes hubiera arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the debt for the month had cornered the family against the calendar, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos arrinconado | Si nosotros hubiéramos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had cornered the rival by the sideline, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais arrinconado | Si vosotros hubierais arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had cornered the new boy with heavy jokes, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran arrinconado | Si los guardias del puerto hubieran arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén, nada habría quedado igual.If the guards at the harbor had cornered the fugitives in the warehouse, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrinconare | Si yo arrinconare al gato detrás del cubo sin querer, se notará enseguida.If I corner the cat behind the bucket by accident, it will show right away. |
| tú | arrinconares | Si tú arrinconares al vendedor con una sola pregunta, costará ignorarlo.If you corner the seller with a single question, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | arrinconare | Si la deuda del mes arrinconare a la familia contra el calendario, dará mucho que hablar.If the debt for the month corners the family against the calendar, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arrinconáremos | Si nosotros arrinconáremos al rival junto a la banda, todo irá por otro camino.If we corner the rival by the sideline, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | arrinconareis | Si vosotros arrinconareis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all corner the new boy with heavy jokes, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | arrinconaren | Si los guardias del puerto arrinconaren a los fugitivos en el almacén, la escena será distinta.If the guards at the harbor corner the fugitives in the warehouse, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere arrinconado | Cuando yo hubiere arrinconado al gato detrás del cubo sin querer, ya se notará.When I have cornered the cat behind the bucket by accident, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres arrinconado | En cuanto tú hubieres arrinconado al vendedor con una sola pregunta, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have cornered the seller with a single question, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere arrinconado | Cuando la deuda del mes hubiere arrinconado a la familia contra el calendario, se verá de inmediato.When the debt for the month has cornered the family against the calendar, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos arrinconado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos arrinconado al rival junto a la banda, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have cornered the rival by the sideline, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis arrinconado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis arrinconado al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have cornered the new boy with heavy jokes, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren arrinconado | En cuanto los guardias del puerto hubieren arrinconado a los fugitivos en el almacén, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the guards at the harbor have cornered the fugitives in the warehouse, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | arrincona | arrincona al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | arrincone | Que la deuda del mes arrincone a la familia contra el calendario.Let the debt for the month Corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | arrinconemos | arrinconemos al rival junto a la banda.Corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | arrinconad | arrinconad al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | arrinconen | Que los guardias del puerto arrinconen a los fugitivos en el almacén.Let the guards at the harbor Corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no arrincones | No no arrincones al vendedor con una sola pregunta.Do not corner the seller with a single question. |
| él | no arrincone | Que la deuda del mes no no arrincone a la familia contra el calendario.Let the debt for the month not corner the family against the calendar. |
| nosotros | no arrinconemos | No no arrinconemos al rival junto a la banda.Let us not corner the rival by the sideline. |
| vosotros | no arrinconéis | No no arrinconéis al chico nuevo con bromas pesadas.Do not corner the new boy with heavy jokes. |
| ellos | no arrinconen | Que los guardias del puerto no no arrinconen a los fugitivos en el almacén.Let the guards at the harbor not corner the fugitives in the warehouse. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al gato detrás del cubo sin querer.
I corner the cat behind the bucket by accident.
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 'arrinconar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'arrinconar' means to corner / trap. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is arrinconar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Arrinconar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate arrinconar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of arrinconar: yo arrincono, tú arrinconas, él/ella/usted arrincona, nosotros arrinconamos, vosotros arrinconáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrinconan.
- How do you conjugate arrinconar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of arrinconar: yo arrinconé, tú arrinconaste, él/ella/usted arrinconó, nosotros arrinconamos, vosotros arrinconasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrinconaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of arrinconar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of arrinconar: yo arrinconaba, tú arrinconabas, él/ella/usted arrinconaba, nosotros arrinconábamos, vosotros arrinconabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes arrinconaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of arrinconar?
- The past participle of arrinconar is 'arrinconado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he arrinconado' (I have corner / traped), 'has arrinconado', 'ha arrinconado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of arrinconar?
- The gerundio of arrinconar is 'arrinconando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy arrinconando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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