Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | barrer | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | barriendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar barriendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Barrer conjugation
barrer is a regular Spanish -ER verb meaning sweep. In the present tense: yo barro, tú barres, él/ella barre, nosotros barremos, vosotros barréis, ellos barren. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1394-ERRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- barrer
- Gerundio
- barriendo
- Meaning
- sweep
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Barrer across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barro | Yo barro la cocina antes del desayuno.I sweep the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barres | Normalmente, tú barres las hojas del portal con calma.You usually sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barre | Hoy, la encargada del local barre la entrada en cinco minutos.Today, the manager of the shop sweeps the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barremos | A veces, nosotros barremos el patio después del recreo.At times, we sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barréis | Ahora, vosotros barréis la acera delante del negocio.Right now, you all sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barren | Casi siempre, los barrenderos del turno barren la avenida antes del tráfico.Most of the time, the street sweepers on duty sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he barrido | Este año, yo he barrido la cocina antes del desayuno.This year, I have swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | has barrido | Últimamente, tú has barrido las hojas del portal con calma.Lately, you have swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | ha barrido | En estos meses, la encargada del local ha barrido la entrada en cinco minutos.In these months, the manager of the shop has swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | hemos barrido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos barrido el patio después del recreo.So far, we have swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | habéis barrido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis barrido la acera delante del negocio.This term, you all have swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | han barrido | En este tiempo, los barrenderos del turno han barrido la avenida antes del tráfico.During this time, the street sweepers on duty have swept the avenue before traffic. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrí | Ayer, yo barrí la cocina antes del desayuno.Yesterday, I swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barriste | Hace un rato, tú barriste las hojas del portal con calma.A little while ago, you swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barrió | Esta mañana, la encargada del local barrió la entrada en cinco minutos.This morning, the manager of the shop swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barrimos | Anoche, nosotros barrimos el patio después del recreo.Last night, we swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barristeis | El sábado, vosotros barristeis la acera delante del negocio.On Saturday, you all swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barrieron | Hace poco, los barrenderos del turno barrieron la avenida antes del tráfico.Not long ago, the street sweepers on duty swept the avenue before traffic. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barría | Antes, yo barría la cocina antes del desayuno.Before, I used to sweep the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barrías | Por entonces, tú barrías las hojas del portal con calma.Back then, you used to sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barría | En esa época, la encargada del local barría la entrada en cinco minutos.At that time, the manager of the shop used to sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barríamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros barríamos el patio después del recreo.When that was normal, we used to sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barríais | Hace años, vosotros barríais la acera delante del negocio.Years ago, you all used to sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barrían | En aquellos días, los barrenderos del turno barrían la avenida antes del tráfico.In those days, the street sweepers on duty used to sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había barrido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había barrido la cocina antes del desayuno.When you arrived, I had already swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | habías barrido | Para entonces, tú ya habías barrido las hojas del portal con calma.By then, you had already swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | había barrido | Al volver, la encargada del local ya había barrido la entrada en cinco minutos.When we came back, the manager of the shop had already swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | habíamos barrido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos barrido el patio después del recreo.Before talking it through, we had already swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | habíais barrido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais barrido la acera delante del negocio.When you looked again, you all had already swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | habían barrido | Para ese momento, los barrenderos del turno ya habían barrido la avenida antes del tráfico.By that moment, the street sweepers on duty had already swept the avenue before traffic. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube barrido | Apenas yo hube barrido la cocina antes del desayuno, todo cambió.As soon as I had swept the kitchen before breakfast, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste barrido | En cuanto tú hubiste barrido las hojas del portal con calma, se notó.The moment you had swept the leaves from the doorway calmly, it showed. |
| él | hubo barrido | No bien la encargada del local hubo barrido la entrada en cinco minutos, hubo ruido.As soon as the manager of the shop had swept the entrance in five minutes, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos barrido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos barrido el patio después del recreo, seguimos adelante.Once we had swept the yard after recess, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis barrido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis barrido la acera delante del negocio, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had swept the sidewalk in front of the shop, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron barrido | En cuanto los barrenderos del turno hubieron barrido la avenida antes del tráfico, el ambiente cambió.The moment the street sweepers on duty had swept the avenue before traffic, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barreré | Mañana, yo barreré la cocina antes del desayuno.Tomorrow, I will sweep the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barrerás | Dentro de poco, tú barrerás las hojas del portal con calma.Soon, you will sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barrerá | Esta tarde, la encargada del local barrerá la entrada en cinco minutos.This afternoon, the manager of the shop will sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barreremos | La semana que viene, nosotros barreremos el patio después del recreo.Next week, we will sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barreréis | Pronto, vosotros barreréis la acera delante del negocio.Before long, you all will sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barrerán | Más adelante, los barrenderos del turno barrerán la avenida antes del tráfico.Later on, the street sweepers on duty will sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré barrido | Para entonces, yo ya habré barrido la cocina antes del desayuno.By then, I will already have swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | habrás barrido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás barrido las hojas del portal con calma.Before closing time, you will already have swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | habrá barrido | Al final del día, la encargada del local ya habrá barrido la entrada en cinco minutos.By the end of the day, the manager of the shop will already have swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | habremos barrido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos barrido el patio después del recreo.By tomorrow, we will already have swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | habréis barrido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis barrido la acera delante del negocio.Before leaving, you all will already have swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | habrán barrido | Para esa hora, los barrenderos del turno ya habrán barrido la avenida antes del tráfico.By that hour, the street sweepers on duty will already have swept the avenue before traffic. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barrería | En un caso así, yo barrería la cocina antes del desayuno.In a case like that, I would sweep the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barrerías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú barrerías las hojas del portal con calma.With a little more time, you would sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barrería | En esa situación, la encargada del local barrería la entrada en cinco minutos.In that situation, the manager of the shop would sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barreríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros barreríamos el patio después del recreo.With that outlook, we would sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barreríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros barreríais la acera delante del negocio.If it came to that, you all would sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barrerían | En un día así, los barrenderos del turno barrerían la avenida antes del tráfico.On a day like that, the street sweepers on duty would sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría barrido | En otro momento, yo habría barrido la cocina antes del desayuno.At another moment, I would have swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | habrías barrido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías barrido las hojas del portal con calma.With a little more margin, you would have swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | habría barrido | A esas alturas, la encargada del local habría barrido la entrada en cinco minutos.By then, the manager of the shop would have swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | habríamos barrido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos barrido el patio después del recreo.With that turn, we would have swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | habríais barrido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais barrido la acera delante del negocio.At that point, you all would have swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | habrían barrido | En ese punto, los barrenderos del turno habrían barrido la avenida antes del tráfico.From there, the street sweepers on duty would have swept the avenue before traffic. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barra | Es mejor que yo barra la cocina antes del desayuno.It is better that I sweep the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | barras | Hace falta que tú barras las hojas del portal con calma.It is necessary that you sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barra | Conviene que la encargada del local barra la entrada en cinco minutos.It is wise that the manager of the shop sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barramos | Importa que nosotros barramos el patio después del recreo.It matters that we sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barráis | Puede ser útil que vosotros barráis la acera delante del negocio.It may help if you all sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barran | Es posible que los barrenderos del turno barran la avenida antes del tráfico.It is possible that the street sweepers on duty sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya barrido | Ojalá yo haya barrido la cocina antes del desayuno.Hopefully I have swept the kitchen before breakfast. |
| tú | hayas barrido | Puede que tú ya hayas barrido las hojas del portal con calma.Maybe you already have swept the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | haya barrido | Tal vez la encargada del local haya barrido la entrada en cinco minutos.Perhaps the manager of the shop has swept the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | hayamos barrido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos barrido el patio después del recreo.Maybe we already have swept the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | hayáis barrido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis barrido la acera delante del negocio.It is likely that you all have swept the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | hayan barrido | Puede ser que los barrenderos del turno ya hayan barrido la avenida antes del tráfico.It may be that the street sweepers on duty already have swept the avenue before traffic. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barriera | Si yo barriera la cocina antes del desayuno, se notaría enseguida.If I swept the kitchen before breakfast, it would show right away. |
| tú | barrieras | Si tú barrieras las hojas del portal con calma, costaría ocultarlo.If you swept the leaves from the doorway calmly, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | barriera | Si la encargada del local barriera la entrada en cinco minutos, daría mucho que hablar.If the manager of the shop swept the entrance in five minutes, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | barriéramos | Si nosotros barriéramos el patio después del recreo, todo iría por otro lado.If we swept the yard after recess, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | barrierais | Si vosotros barrierais la acera delante del negocio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all swept the sidewalk in front of the shop, the mood would change. |
| ellos | barrieran | Si los barrenderos del turno barrieran la avenida antes del tráfico, la escena sería otra.If the street sweepers on duty swept the avenue before traffic, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera barrido | Si yo hubiera barrido la cocina antes del desayuno, aún se recordaría.If I had swept the kitchen before breakfast, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras barrido | Si tú hubieras barrido las hojas del portal con calma, eso habría dejado marca.If you had swept the leaves from the doorway calmly, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera barrido | Si la encargada del local hubiera barrido la entrada en cinco minutos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the manager of the shop had swept the entrance in five minutes, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos barrido | Si nosotros hubiéramos barrido el patio después del recreo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had swept the yard after recess, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais barrido | Si vosotros hubierais barrido la acera delante del negocio, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had swept the sidewalk in front of the shop, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran barrido | Si los barrenderos del turno hubieran barrido la avenida antes del tráfico, nada habría quedado igual.If the street sweepers on duty had swept the avenue before traffic, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | barriere | Si yo barriere la cocina antes del desayuno, se notará enseguida.If I sweep the kitchen before breakfast, it will show right away. |
| tú | barrieres | Si tú barrieres las hojas del portal con calma, costará ignorarlo.If you sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | barriere | Si la encargada del local barriere la entrada en cinco minutos, dará mucho que hablar.If the manager of the shop sweeps the entrance in five minutes, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | barriéremos | Si nosotros barriéremos el patio después del recreo, todo irá por otro camino.If we sweep the yard after recess, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | barriereis | Si vosotros barriereis la acera delante del negocio, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | barrieren | Si los barrenderos del turno barrieren la avenida antes del tráfico, la escena será distinta.If the street sweepers on duty sweep the avenue before traffic, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere barrido | Cuando yo hubiere barrido la cocina antes del desayuno, ya se notará.When I have swept the kitchen before breakfast, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres barrido | En cuanto tú hubieres barrido las hojas del portal con calma, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have swept the leaves from the doorway calmly, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere barrido | Cuando la encargada del local hubiere barrido la entrada en cinco minutos, se verá de inmediato.When the manager of the shop has swept the entrance in five minutes, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos barrido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos barrido el patio después del recreo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have swept the yard after recess, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis barrido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis barrido la acera delante del negocio, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have swept the sidewalk in front of the shop, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren barrido | En cuanto los barrenderos del turno hubieren barrido la avenida antes del tráfico, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the street sweepers on duty have swept the avenue before traffic, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | barre | barre las hojas del portal con calma.Sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | barra | Que la encargada del local barra la entrada en cinco minutos.Let the manager of the shop Sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | barramos | barramos el patio después del recreo.Sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | barred | barred la acera delante del negocio.Sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | barran | Que los barrenderos del turno barran la avenida antes del tráfico.Let the street sweepers on duty Sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no barras | No no barras las hojas del portal con calma.Do not sweep the leaves from the doorway calmly. |
| él | no barra | Que la encargada del local no no barra la entrada en cinco minutos.Let the manager of the shop not sweep the entrance in five minutes. |
| nosotros | no barramos | No no barramos el patio después del recreo.Let us not sweep the yard after recess. |
| vosotros | no barráis | No no barráis la acera delante del negocio.Do not sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop. |
| ellos | no barran | Que los barrenderos del turno no no barran la avenida antes del tráfico.Let the street sweepers on duty not sweep the avenue before traffic. |
Free web drill
Practice barrer
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la cocina antes del desayuno.
I sweep the kitchen before breakfast.
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 'barrer' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'barrer' means to sweep. It is a regular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is barrer an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Barrer is a regular -ER verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate barrer in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of barrer: yo barro, tú barres, él/ella/usted barre, nosotros barremos, vosotros barréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes barren.
- How do you conjugate barrer in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of barrer: yo barrí, tú barriste, él/ella/usted barrió, nosotros barrimos, vosotros barristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes barrieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of barrer?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of barrer: yo barría, tú barrías, él/ella/usted barría, nosotros barríamos, vosotros barríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes barrían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of barrer?
- The past participle of barrer is 'barrido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he barrido' (I have sweeped), 'has barrido', 'ha barrido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of barrer?
- The gerundio of barrer is 'barriendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy barriendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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