Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | barrenar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | barrenando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar barrenando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Barrenar conjugation
barrenar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning drill. In the present tense: yo barreno, tú barrenas, él/ella barrena, nosotros barrenamos, vosotros barrenáis, ellos barrenan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2169-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- barrenar
- Gerundio
- barrenando
- Meaning
- drill
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Barrenar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barreno | Yo barreno la pared del fondo.I drill the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenas | Normalmente, tú barrenas la tabla con la broca fina.You usually drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrena | Hoy, el albañil del pasillo barrena el hormigón del pilar.Today, the builder in the hallway drills the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenamos | A veces, nosotros barrenamos el suelo para pasar el cable.At times, we drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenáis | Ahora, vosotros barrenáis la tapa del depósito.Right now, you all drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenan | Casi siempre, los técnicos del sótano barrenan la roca junto al túnel.Most of the time, the technicians in the basement drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he barrenado | Este año, yo he barrenado la pared del fondo.This year, I have drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | has barrenado | Últimamente, tú has barrenado la tabla con la broca fina.Lately, you have drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | ha barrenado | En estos meses, el albañil del pasillo ha barrenado el hormigón del pilar.In these months, the builder in the hallway has drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | hemos barrenado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable.So far, we have drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | habéis barrenado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis barrenado la tapa del depósito.This term, you all have drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | han barrenado | En este tiempo, los técnicos del sótano han barrenado la roca junto al túnel.During this time, the technicians in the basement have drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrené | Ayer, yo barrené la pared del fondo.Yesterday, I drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenaste | Hace un rato, tú barrenaste la tabla con la broca fina.A little while ago, you drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrenó | Esta mañana, el albañil del pasillo barrenó el hormigón del pilar.This morning, the builder in the hallway drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenamos | Anoche, nosotros barrenamos el suelo para pasar el cable.Last night, we drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenasteis | El sábado, vosotros barrenasteis la tapa del depósito.On Saturday, you all drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenaron | Hace poco, los técnicos del sótano barrenaron la roca junto al túnel.Not long ago, the technicians in the basement drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrenaba | Antes, yo barrenaba la pared del fondo.Before, I used to drill the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenabas | Por entonces, tú barrenabas la tabla con la broca fina.Back then, you used to drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrenaba | En esa época, el albañil del pasillo barrenaba el hormigón del pilar.At that time, the builder in the hallway used to drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros barrenábamos el suelo para pasar el cable.When that was normal, we used to drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenabais | Hace años, vosotros barrenabais la tapa del depósito.Years ago, you all used to drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenaban | En aquellos días, los técnicos del sótano barrenaban la roca junto al túnel.In those days, the technicians in the basement used to drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había barrenado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había barrenado la pared del fondo.When you arrived, I had already drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | habías barrenado | Para entonces, tú ya habías barrenado la tabla con la broca fina.By then, you had already drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | había barrenado | Al volver, el albañil del pasillo ya había barrenado el hormigón del pilar.When we came back, the builder in the hallway had already drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | habíamos barrenado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable.Before talking it through, we had already drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | habíais barrenado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais barrenado la tapa del depósito.When you looked again, you all had already drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | habían barrenado | Para ese momento, los técnicos del sótano ya habían barrenado la roca junto al túnel.By that moment, the technicians in the basement had already drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube barrenado | Apenas yo hube barrenado la pared del fondo, todo cambió.As soon as I had drilled the wall in the back, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste barrenado | En cuanto tú hubiste barrenado la tabla con la broca fina, se notó.The moment you had drilled the board with the fine bit, it showed. |
| él | hubo barrenado | No bien el albañil del pasillo hubo barrenado el hormigón del pilar, hubo ruido.As soon as the builder in the hallway had drilled the concrete in the pillar, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos barrenado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable, seguimos adelante.Once we had drilled the floor to pass the cable through, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis barrenado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis barrenado la tapa del depósito, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had drilled the tank cover, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron barrenado | En cuanto los técnicos del sótano hubieron barrenado la roca junto al túnel, el ambiente cambió.The moment the technicians in the basement had drilled the rock by the tunnel, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrenaré | Mañana, yo barrenaré la pared del fondo.Tomorrow, I will drill the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenarás | Dentro de poco, tú barrenarás la tabla con la broca fina.Soon, you will drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrenará | Esta tarde, el albañil del pasillo barrenará el hormigón del pilar.This afternoon, the builder in the hallway will drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros barrenaremos el suelo para pasar el cable.Next week, we will drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenaréis | Pronto, vosotros barrenaréis la tapa del depósito.Before long, you all will drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenarán | Más adelante, los técnicos del sótano barrenarán la roca junto al túnel.Later on, the technicians in the basement will drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré barrenado | Para entonces, yo ya habré barrenado la pared del fondo.By then, I will already have drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | habrás barrenado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás barrenado la tabla con la broca fina.Before closing time, you will already have drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | habrá barrenado | Al final del día, el albañil del pasillo ya habrá barrenado el hormigón del pilar.By the end of the day, the builder in the hallway will already have drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | habremos barrenado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable.By tomorrow, we will already have drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | habréis barrenado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis barrenado la tapa del depósito.Before leaving, you all will already have drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | habrán barrenado | Para esa hora, los técnicos del sótano ya habrán barrenado la roca junto al túnel.By that hour, the technicians in the basement will already have drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrenaría | En un caso así, yo barrenaría la pared del fondo.In a case like that, I would drill the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú barrenarías la tabla con la broca fina.With a little more time, you would drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrenaría | En esa situación, el albañil del pasillo barrenaría el hormigón del pilar.In that situation, the builder in the hallway would drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros barrenaríamos el suelo para pasar el cable.With that outlook, we would drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros barrenaríais la tapa del depósito.If it came to that, you all would drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenarían | En un día así, los técnicos del sótano barrenarían la roca junto al túnel.On a day like that, the technicians in the basement would drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría barrenado | En otro momento, yo habría barrenado la pared del fondo.At another moment, I would have drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | habrías barrenado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías barrenado la tabla con la broca fina.With a little more margin, you would have drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | habría barrenado | A esas alturas, el albañil del pasillo habría barrenado el hormigón del pilar.By then, the builder in the hallway would have drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | habríamos barrenado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable.With that turn, we would have drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | habríais barrenado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais barrenado la tapa del depósito.At that point, you all would have drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | habrían barrenado | En ese punto, los técnicos del sótano habrían barrenado la roca junto al túnel.From there, the technicians in the basement would have drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrene | Es mejor que yo barrene la pared del fondo.It is better that I drill the wall in the back. |
| tú | barrenes | Hace falta que tú barrenes la tabla con la broca fina.It is necessary that you drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrene | Conviene que el albañil del pasillo barrene el hormigón del pilar.It is wise that the builder in the hallway drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenemos | Importa que nosotros barrenemos el suelo para pasar el cable.It matters that we drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros barrenéis la tapa del depósito.It may help if you all drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenen | Es posible que los técnicos del sótano barrenen la roca junto al túnel.It is possible that the technicians in the basement drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya barrenado | Ojalá yo haya barrenado la pared del fondo.Hopefully I have drilled the wall in the back. |
| tú | hayas barrenado | Puede que tú ya hayas barrenado la tabla con la broca fina.Maybe you already have drilled the board with the fine bit. |
| él | haya barrenado | Tal vez el albañil del pasillo haya barrenado el hormigón del pilar.Perhaps the builder in the hallway has drilled the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | hayamos barrenado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable.Maybe we already have drilled the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | hayáis barrenado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis barrenado la tapa del depósito.It is likely that you all have drilled the tank cover. |
| ellos | hayan barrenado | Puede ser que los técnicos del sótano ya hayan barrenado la roca junto al túnel.It may be that the technicians in the basement already have drilled the rock by the tunnel. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrenara | Si yo barrenara la pared del fondo, se notaría enseguida.If I drilled the wall in the back, it would show right away. |
| tú | barrenaras | Si tú barrenaras la tabla con la broca fina, costaría ocultarlo.If you drilled the board with the fine bit, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | barrenara | Si el albañil del pasillo barrenara el hormigón del pilar, daría mucho que hablar.If the builder in the hallway drilled the concrete in the pillar, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | barrenáramos | Si nosotros barrenáramos el suelo para pasar el cable, todo iría por otro lado.If we drilled the floor to pass the cable through, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | barrenarais | Si vosotros barrenarais la tapa del depósito, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all drilled the tank cover, the mood would change. |
| ellos | barrenaran | Si los técnicos del sótano barrenaran la roca junto al túnel, la escena sería otra.If the technicians in the basement drilled the rock by the tunnel, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera barrenado | Si yo hubiera barrenado la pared del fondo, aún se recordaría.If I had drilled the wall in the back, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras barrenado | Si tú hubieras barrenado la tabla con la broca fina, eso habría dejado marca.If you had drilled the board with the fine bit, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera barrenado | Si el albañil del pasillo hubiera barrenado el hormigón del pilar, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the builder in the hallway had drilled the concrete in the pillar, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos barrenado | Si nosotros hubiéramos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had drilled the floor to pass the cable through, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais barrenado | Si vosotros hubierais barrenado la tapa del depósito, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had drilled the tank cover, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran barrenado | Si los técnicos del sótano hubieran barrenado la roca junto al túnel, nada habría quedado igual.If the technicians in the basement had drilled the rock by the tunnel, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrenare | Si yo barrenare la pared del fondo, se notará enseguida.If I drill the wall in the back, it will show right away. |
| tú | barrenares | Si tú barrenares la tabla con la broca fina, costará ignorarlo.If you drill the board with the fine bit, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | barrenare | Si el albañil del pasillo barrenare el hormigón del pilar, dará mucho que hablar.If the builder in the hallway drills the concrete in the pillar, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | barrenáremos | Si nosotros barrenáremos el suelo para pasar el cable, todo irá por otro camino.If we drill the floor to pass the cable through, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | barrenareis | Si vosotros barrenareis la tapa del depósito, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all drill the tank cover, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | barrenaren | Si los técnicos del sótano barrenaren la roca junto al túnel, la escena será distinta.If the technicians in the basement drill the rock by the tunnel, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere barrenado | Cuando yo hubiere barrenado la pared del fondo, ya se notará.When I have drilled the wall in the back, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres barrenado | En cuanto tú hubieres barrenado la tabla con la broca fina, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have drilled the board with the fine bit, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere barrenado | Cuando el albañil del pasillo hubiere barrenado el hormigón del pilar, se verá de inmediato.When the builder in the hallway has drilled the concrete in the pillar, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos barrenado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos barrenado el suelo para pasar el cable, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have drilled the floor to pass the cable through, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis barrenado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis barrenado la tapa del depósito, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have drilled the tank cover, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren barrenado | En cuanto los técnicos del sótano hubieren barrenado la roca junto al túnel, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the technicians in the basement have drilled the rock by the tunnel, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | barrena | barrena la tabla con la broca fina.Drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | barrene | Que el albañil del pasillo barrene el hormigón del pilar.Let the builder in the hallway drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | barrenemos | barrenemos el suelo para pasar el cable.Drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | barrenad | barrenad la tapa del depósito.Drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | barrenen | Que los técnicos del sótano barrenen la roca junto al túnel.Let the technicians in the basement drill the rock by the tunnel. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no barrenes | No no barrenes la tabla con la broca fina.Do not drill the board with the fine bit. |
| él | no barrene | Que el albañil del pasillo no no barrene el hormigón del pilar.Let the builder in the hallway not drill the concrete in the pillar. |
| nosotros | no barrenemos | No no barrenemos el suelo para pasar el cable.Let us not drill the floor to pass the cable through. |
| vosotros | no barrenéis | No no barrenéis la tapa del depósito.Do not drill the tank cover. |
| ellos | no barrenen | Que los técnicos del sótano no no barrenen la roca junto al túnel.Let the technicians in the basement not drill the rock by the tunnel. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la pared del fondo.
I drill the wall in the 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 'barrenar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'barrenar' means to drill. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is barrenar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Barrenar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate barrenar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of barrenar: yo barreno, tú barrenas, él/ella/usted barrena, nosotros barrenamos, vosotros barrenáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes barrenan.
- How do you conjugate barrenar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of barrenar: yo barrené, tú barrenaste, él/ella/usted barrenó, nosotros barrenamos, vosotros barrenasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes barrenaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of barrenar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of barrenar: yo barrenaba, tú barrenabas, él/ella/usted barrenaba, nosotros barrenábamos, vosotros barrenabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes barrenaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of barrenar?
- The past participle of barrenar is 'barrenado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he barrenado' (I have drilled), 'has barrenado', 'ha barrenado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of barrenar?
- The gerundio of barrenar is 'barrenando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy barrenando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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