Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | arropar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | arropando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arropando. |
arropar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning wrap up / cover. In the present tense: yo arropo, tú arropas, él/ella arropa, nosotros arropamos, vosotros arropáis, ellos arropan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | arropar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | arropando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar arropando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arropo | Yo arropo al bebé antes de salir.I cover the baby before going out. |
| tú | arropas | Normalmente, tú arropas a tu hermano en el sofá.You usually cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arropa | Hoy, la manta gruesa arropa a la niña hasta la barbilla.Today, the thick blanket covers the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arropamos | A veces, nosotros arropamos a los perros durante la tormenta.At times, we cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arropáis | Ahora, vosotros arropáis a los invitados con mantas secas.Right now, you all cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arropan | Casi siempre, las abuelas del barrio arropan a cada nieto al caer la noche.Most of the time, the grandmothers in the neighborhood cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he arropado | Este año, yo he arropado al bebé antes de salir.This year, I have covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | has arropado | Últimamente, tú has arropado a tu hermano en el sofá.Lately, you have covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | ha arropado | En estos meses, la manta gruesa ha arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla.In these months, the thick blanket has covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | hemos arropado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta.So far, we have covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | habéis arropado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis arropado a los invitados con mantas secas.This term, you all have covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | han arropado | En este tiempo, las abuelas del barrio han arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche.During this time, the grandmothers in the neighborhood have covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arropé | Ayer, yo arropé al bebé antes de salir.Yesterday, I covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | arropaste | Hace un rato, tú arropaste a tu hermano en el sofá.A little while ago, you covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arropó | Esta mañana, la manta gruesa arropó a la niña hasta la barbilla.This morning, the thick blanket covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arropamos | Anoche, nosotros arropamos a los perros durante la tormenta.Last night, we covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arropasteis | El sábado, vosotros arropasteis a los invitados con mantas secas.On Saturday, you all covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arroparon | Hace poco, las abuelas del barrio arroparon a cada nieto al caer la noche.Not long ago, the grandmothers in the neighborhood covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arropaba | Antes, yo arropaba al bebé antes de salir.Before, I used to cover the baby before going out. |
| tú | arropabas | Por entonces, tú arropabas a tu hermano en el sofá.Back then, you used to cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arropaba | En esa época, la manta gruesa arropaba a la niña hasta la barbilla.At that time, the thick blanket used to cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arropábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros arropábamos a los perros durante la tormenta.When that was normal, we used to cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arropabais | Hace años, vosotros arropabais a los invitados con mantas secas.Years ago, you all used to cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arropaban | En aquellos días, las abuelas del barrio arropaban a cada nieto al caer la noche.In those days, the grandmothers in the neighborhood used to cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había arropado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había arropado al bebé antes de salir.When you arrived, I had already covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | habías arropado | Para entonces, tú ya habías arropado a tu hermano en el sofá.By then, you had already covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | había arropado | Al volver, la manta gruesa ya había arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla.When we came back, the thick blanket had already covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | habíamos arropado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta.Before talking it through, we had already covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | habíais arropado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais arropado a los invitados con mantas secas.When you looked again, you all had already covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | habían arropado | Para ese momento, las abuelas del barrio ya habían arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche.By that moment, the grandmothers in the neighborhood had already covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube arropado | Apenas yo hube arropado al bebé antes de salir, todo cambió.As soon as I had covered the baby before going out, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste arropado | En cuanto tú hubiste arropado a tu hermano en el sofá, se notó.The moment you had covered your brother on the sofa, it showed. |
| él | hubo arropado | No bien la manta gruesa hubo arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla, hubo ruido.As soon as the thick blanket had covered the girl up to her chin, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos arropado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta, seguimos adelante.Once we had covered the dogs during the storm, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis arropado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis arropado a los invitados con mantas secas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had covered the guests with dry blankets, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron arropado | En cuanto las abuelas del barrio hubieron arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche, el ambiente cambió.The moment the grandmothers in the neighborhood had covered each grandchild at nightfall, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arroparé | Mañana, yo arroparé al bebé antes de salir.Tomorrow, I will cover the baby before going out. |
| tú | arroparás | Dentro de poco, tú arroparás a tu hermano en el sofá.Soon, you will cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arropará | Esta tarde, la manta gruesa arropará a la niña hasta la barbilla.This afternoon, the thick blanket will cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arroparemos | La semana que viene, nosotros arroparemos a los perros durante la tormenta.Next week, we will cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arroparéis | Pronto, vosotros arroparéis a los invitados con mantas secas.Before long, you all will cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arroparán | Más adelante, las abuelas del barrio arroparán a cada nieto al caer la noche.Later on, the grandmothers in the neighborhood will cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré arropado | Para entonces, yo ya habré arropado al bebé antes de salir.By then, I will already have covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | habrás arropado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás arropado a tu hermano en el sofá.Before closing time, you will already have covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | habrá arropado | Al final del día, la manta gruesa ya habrá arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla.By the end of the day, the thick blanket will already have covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | habremos arropado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta.By tomorrow, we will already have covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | habréis arropado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis arropado a los invitados con mantas secas.Before leaving, you all will already have covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | habrán arropado | Para esa hora, las abuelas del barrio ya habrán arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche.By that hour, the grandmothers in the neighborhood will already have covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arroparía | En un caso así, yo arroparía al bebé antes de salir.In a case like that, I would cover the baby before going out. |
| tú | arroparías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú arroparías a tu hermano en el sofá.With a little more time, you would cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arroparía | En esa situación, la manta gruesa arroparía a la niña hasta la barbilla.In that situation, the thick blanket would cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arroparíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros arroparíamos a los perros durante la tormenta.With that outlook, we would cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arroparíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros arroparíais a los invitados con mantas secas.If it came to that, you all would cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arroparían | En un día así, las abuelas del barrio arroparían a cada nieto al caer la noche.On a day like that, the grandmothers in the neighborhood would cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría arropado | En otro momento, yo habría arropado al bebé antes de salir.At another moment, I would have covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | habrías arropado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías arropado a tu hermano en el sofá.With a little more margin, you would have covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | habría arropado | A esas alturas, la manta gruesa habría arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla.By then, the thick blanket would have covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | habríamos arropado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta.With that turn, we would have covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | habríais arropado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais arropado a los invitados con mantas secas.At that point, you all would have covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | habrían arropado | En ese punto, las abuelas del barrio habrían arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche.From there, the grandmothers in the neighborhood would have covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arrope | Es mejor que yo arrope al bebé antes de salir.It is better that I cover the baby before going out. |
| tú | arropes | Hace falta que tú arropes a tu hermano en el sofá.It is necessary that you cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arrope | Conviene que la manta gruesa arrope a la niña hasta la barbilla.It is wise that the thick blanket cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arropemos | Importa que nosotros arropemos a los perros durante la tormenta.It matters that we cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arropéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros arropéis a los invitados con mantas secas.It may help if you all cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arropen | Es posible que las abuelas del barrio arropen a cada nieto al caer la noche.It is possible that the grandmothers in the neighborhood cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya arropado | Ojalá yo haya arropado al bebé antes de salir.Hopefully I have covered the baby before going out. |
| tú | hayas arropado | Puede que tú ya hayas arropado a tu hermano en el sofá.Maybe you already have covered your brother on the sofa. |
| él | haya arropado | Tal vez la manta gruesa haya arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla.Perhaps the thick blanket has covered the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | hayamos arropado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta.Maybe we already have covered the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | hayáis arropado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis arropado a los invitados con mantas secas.It is likely that you all have covered the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | hayan arropado | Puede ser que las abuelas del barrio ya hayan arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche.It may be that the grandmothers in the neighborhood already have covered each grandchild at nightfall. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arropara | Si yo arropara al bebé antes de salir, se notaría enseguida.If I covered the baby before going out, it would show right away. |
| tú | arroparas | Si tú arroparas a tu hermano en el sofá, costaría ocultarlo.If you covered your brother on the sofa, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | arropara | Si la manta gruesa arropara a la niña hasta la barbilla, daría mucho que hablar.If the thick blanket covered the girl up to her chin, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arropáramos | Si nosotros arropáramos a los perros durante la tormenta, todo iría por otro lado.If we covered the dogs during the storm, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | arroparais | Si vosotros arroparais a los invitados con mantas secas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all covered the guests with dry blankets, the mood would change. |
| ellos | arroparan | Si las abuelas del barrio arroparan a cada nieto al caer la noche, la escena sería otra.If the grandmothers in the neighborhood covered each grandchild at nightfall, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera arropado | Si yo hubiera arropado al bebé antes de salir, aún se recordaría.If I had covered the baby before going out, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras arropado | Si tú hubieras arropado a tu hermano en el sofá, eso habría dejado marca.If you had covered your brother on the sofa, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera arropado | Si la manta gruesa hubiera arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the thick blanket had covered the girl up to her chin, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos arropado | Si nosotros hubiéramos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had covered the dogs during the storm, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais arropado | Si vosotros hubierais arropado a los invitados con mantas secas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had covered the guests with dry blankets, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran arropado | Si las abuelas del barrio hubieran arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche, nada habría quedado igual.If the grandmothers in the neighborhood had covered each grandchild at nightfall, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | arropare | Si yo arropare al bebé antes de salir, se notará enseguida.If I cover the baby before going out, it will show right away. |
| tú | arropares | Si tú arropares a tu hermano en el sofá, costará ignorarlo.If you cover your brother on the sofa, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | arropare | Si la manta gruesa arropare a la niña hasta la barbilla, dará mucho que hablar.If the thick blanket covers the girl up to her chin, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | arropáremos | Si nosotros arropáremos a los perros durante la tormenta, todo irá por otro camino.If we cover the dogs during the storm, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | arropareis | Si vosotros arropareis a los invitados con mantas secas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cover the guests with dry blankets, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | arroparen | Si las abuelas del barrio arroparen a cada nieto al caer la noche, la escena será distinta.If the grandmothers in the neighborhood cover each grandchild at nightfall, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere arropado | Cuando yo hubiere arropado al bebé antes de salir, ya se notará.When I have covered the baby before going out, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres arropado | En cuanto tú hubieres arropado a tu hermano en el sofá, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have covered your brother on the sofa, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere arropado | Cuando la manta gruesa hubiere arropado a la niña hasta la barbilla, se verá de inmediato.When the thick blanket has covered the girl up to her chin, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos arropado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos arropado a los perros durante la tormenta, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have covered the dogs during the storm, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis arropado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis arropado a los invitados con mantas secas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have covered the guests with dry blankets, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren arropado | En cuanto las abuelas del barrio hubieren arropado a cada nieto al caer la noche, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the grandmothers in the neighborhood have covered each grandchild at nightfall, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | arropa | arropa a tu hermano en el sofá.Cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | arrope | Que la manta gruesa arrope a la niña hasta la barbilla.Let the thick blanket Cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | arropemos | arropemos a los perros durante la tormenta.Cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | arropad | arropad a los invitados con mantas secas.Cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | arropen | Que las abuelas del barrio arropen a cada nieto al caer la noche.Let the grandmothers in the neighborhood Cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no arropes | No no arropes a tu hermano en el sofá.Do not cover your brother on the sofa. |
| él | no arrope | Que la manta gruesa no no arrope a la niña hasta la barbilla.Let the thick blanket not cover the girl up to her chin. |
| nosotros | no arropemos | No no arropemos a los perros durante la tormenta.Let us not cover the dogs during the storm. |
| vosotros | no arropéis | No no arropéis a los invitados con mantas secas.Do not cover the guests with dry blankets. |
| ellos | no arropen | Que las abuelas del barrio no no arropen a cada nieto al caer la noche.Let the grandmothers in the neighborhood not cover each grandchild at nightfall. |
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Yo ___ al bebé antes de salir.
I cover the baby before going out.
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