Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | birlar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | birlando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar birlando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Birlar conjugation
birlar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning swipe. In the present tense: yo birlo, tú birlas, él/ella birla, nosotros birlamos, vosotros birláis, ellos birlan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2173-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- birlar
- Gerundio
- birlando
- Meaning
- swipe
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Birlar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlo | Yo birlo unas monedas del tarro.I swipe a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birlas | Normalmente, tú birlas el mechero de la barra.You usually swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birla | Hoy, el chico del recreo birla la gorra del guardia.Today, the kid at recess swipes the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlamos | A veces, nosotros birlamos dos sillas del patio.At times, we swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birláis | Ahora, vosotros birláis el balón del equipo vecino.Right now, you all swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlan | Casi siempre, los ladronzuelos del barrio birlan la cartera del turista.Most of the time, the little thieves in the neighborhood swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he birlado | Este año, yo he birlado unas monedas del tarro.This year, I have swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | has birlado | Últimamente, tú has birlado el mechero de la barra.Lately, you have swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | ha birlado | En estos meses, el chico del recreo ha birlado la gorra del guardia.In these months, the kid at recess has swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | hemos birlado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos birlado dos sillas del patio.So far, we have swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | habéis birlado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis birlado el balón del equipo vecino.This term, you all have swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | han birlado | En este tiempo, los ladronzuelos del barrio han birlado la cartera del turista.During this time, the little thieves in the neighborhood have swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlé | Ayer, yo birlé unas monedas del tarro.Yesterday, I swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birlaste | Hace un rato, tú birlaste el mechero de la barra.A little while ago, you swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birló | Esta mañana, el chico del recreo birló la gorra del guardia.This morning, the kid at recess swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlamos | Anoche, nosotros birlamos dos sillas del patio.Last night, we swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birlasteis | El sábado, vosotros birlasteis el balón del equipo vecino.On Saturday, you all swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlaron | Hace poco, los ladronzuelos del barrio birlaron la cartera del turista.Not long ago, the little thieves in the neighborhood swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlaba | Antes, yo birlaba unas monedas del tarro.Before, I used to swipe a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birlabas | Por entonces, tú birlabas el mechero de la barra.Back then, you used to swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birlaba | En esa época, el chico del recreo birlaba la gorra del guardia.At that time, the kid at recess used to swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros birlábamos dos sillas del patio.When that was normal, we used to swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birlabais | Hace años, vosotros birlabais el balón del equipo vecino.Years ago, you all used to swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlaban | En aquellos días, los ladronzuelos del barrio birlaban la cartera del turista.In those days, the little thieves in the neighborhood used to swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había birlado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había birlado unas monedas del tarro.When you arrived, I had already swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | habías birlado | Para entonces, tú ya habías birlado el mechero de la barra.By then, you had already swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | había birlado | Al volver, el chico del recreo ya había birlado la gorra del guardia.When we came back, the kid at recess had already swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | habíamos birlado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos birlado dos sillas del patio.Before talking it through, we had already swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | habíais birlado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais birlado el balón del equipo vecino.When you looked again, you all had already swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | habían birlado | Para ese momento, los ladronzuelos del barrio ya habían birlado la cartera del turista.By that moment, the little thieves in the neighborhood had already swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube birlado | Apenas yo hube birlado unas monedas del tarro, todo cambió.As soon as I had swiped a few coins from the jar, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste birlado | En cuanto tú hubiste birlado el mechero de la barra, se notó.The moment you had swiped the lighter from the counter, it showed. |
| él | hubo birlado | No bien el chico del recreo hubo birlado la gorra del guardia, hubo ruido.As soon as the kid at recess had swiped the guard's cap, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos birlado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos birlado dos sillas del patio, seguimos adelante.Once we had swiped two chairs from the yard, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis birlado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis birlado el balón del equipo vecino, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had swiped the ball from the other team, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron birlado | En cuanto los ladronzuelos del barrio hubieron birlado la cartera del turista, el ambiente cambió.The moment the little thieves in the neighborhood had swiped the tourist's wallet, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlaré | Mañana, yo birlaré unas monedas del tarro.Tomorrow, I will swipe a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birlarás | Dentro de poco, tú birlarás el mechero de la barra.Soon, you will swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birlará | Esta tarde, el chico del recreo birlará la gorra del guardia.This afternoon, the kid at recess will swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros birlaremos dos sillas del patio.Next week, we will swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birlaréis | Pronto, vosotros birlaréis el balón del equipo vecino.Before long, you all will swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlarán | Más adelante, los ladronzuelos del barrio birlarán la cartera del turista.Later on, the little thieves in the neighborhood will swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré birlado | Para entonces, yo ya habré birlado unas monedas del tarro.By then, I will already have swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | habrás birlado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás birlado el mechero de la barra.Before closing time, you will already have swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | habrá birlado | Al final del día, el chico del recreo ya habrá birlado la gorra del guardia.By the end of the day, the kid at recess will already have swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | habremos birlado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos birlado dos sillas del patio.By tomorrow, we will already have swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | habréis birlado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis birlado el balón del equipo vecino.Before leaving, you all will already have swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | habrán birlado | Para esa hora, los ladronzuelos del barrio ya habrán birlado la cartera del turista.By that hour, the little thieves in the neighborhood will already have swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlaría | En un caso así, yo birlaría unas monedas del tarro.In a case like that, I would swipe a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birlarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú birlarías el mechero de la barra.With a little more time, you would swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birlaría | En esa situación, el chico del recreo birlaría la gorra del guardia.In that situation, the kid at recess would swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros birlaríamos dos sillas del patio.With that outlook, we would swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birlaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros birlaríais el balón del equipo vecino.If it came to that, you all would swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlarían | En un día así, los ladronzuelos del barrio birlarían la cartera del turista.On a day like that, the little thieves in the neighborhood would swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría birlado | En otro momento, yo habría birlado unas monedas del tarro.At another moment, I would have swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | habrías birlado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías birlado el mechero de la barra.With a little more margin, you would have swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | habría birlado | A esas alturas, el chico del recreo habría birlado la gorra del guardia.By then, the kid at recess would have swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | habríamos birlado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos birlado dos sillas del patio.With that turn, we would have swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | habríais birlado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais birlado el balón del equipo vecino.At that point, you all would have swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | habrían birlado | En ese punto, los ladronzuelos del barrio habrían birlado la cartera del turista.From there, the little thieves in the neighborhood would have swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birle | Es mejor que yo birle unas monedas del tarro.It is better that I swipe a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | birles | Hace falta que tú birles el mechero de la barra.It is necessary that you swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birle | Conviene que el chico del recreo birle la gorra del guardia.It is wise that the kid at recess swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlemos | Importa que nosotros birlemos dos sillas del patio.It matters that we swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros birléis el balón del equipo vecino.It may help if you all swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlen | Es posible que los ladronzuelos del barrio birlen la cartera del turista.It is possible that the little thieves in the neighborhood swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya birlado | Ojalá yo haya birlado unas monedas del tarro.Hopefully I have swiped a few coins from the jar. |
| tú | hayas birlado | Puede que tú ya hayas birlado el mechero de la barra.Maybe you already have swiped the lighter from the counter. |
| él | haya birlado | Tal vez el chico del recreo haya birlado la gorra del guardia.Perhaps the kid at recess has swiped the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | hayamos birlado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos birlado dos sillas del patio.Maybe we already have swiped two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | hayáis birlado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis birlado el balón del equipo vecino.It is likely that you all have swiped the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | hayan birlado | Puede ser que los ladronzuelos del barrio ya hayan birlado la cartera del turista.It may be that the little thieves in the neighborhood already have swiped the tourist's wallet. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlara | Si yo birlara unas monedas del tarro, se notaría enseguida.If I swiped a few coins from the jar, it would show right away. |
| tú | birlaras | Si tú birlaras el mechero de la barra, costaría ocultarlo.If you swiped the lighter from the counter, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | birlara | Si el chico del recreo birlara la gorra del guardia, daría mucho que hablar.If the kid at recess swiped the guard's cap, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | birláramos | Si nosotros birláramos dos sillas del patio, todo iría por otro lado.If we swiped two chairs from the yard, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | birlarais | Si vosotros birlarais el balón del equipo vecino, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all swiped the ball from the other team, the mood would change. |
| ellos | birlaran | Si los ladronzuelos del barrio birlaran la cartera del turista, la escena sería otra.If the little thieves in the neighborhood swiped the tourist's wallet, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera birlado | Si yo hubiera birlado unas monedas del tarro, aún se recordaría.If I had swiped a few coins from the jar, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras birlado | Si tú hubieras birlado el mechero de la barra, eso habría dejado marca.If you had swiped the lighter from the counter, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera birlado | Si el chico del recreo hubiera birlado la gorra del guardia, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the kid at recess had swiped the guard's cap, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos birlado | Si nosotros hubiéramos birlado dos sillas del patio, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had swiped two chairs from the yard, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais birlado | Si vosotros hubierais birlado el balón del equipo vecino, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had swiped the ball from the other team, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran birlado | Si los ladronzuelos del barrio hubieran birlado la cartera del turista, nada habría quedado igual.If the little thieves in the neighborhood had swiped the tourist's wallet, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | birlare | Si yo birlare unas monedas del tarro, se notará enseguida.If I swipe a few coins from the jar, it will show right away. |
| tú | birlares | Si tú birlares el mechero de la barra, costará ignorarlo.If you swipe the lighter from the counter, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | birlare | Si el chico del recreo birlare la gorra del guardia, dará mucho que hablar.If the kid at recess swipes the guard's cap, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | birláremos | Si nosotros birláremos dos sillas del patio, todo irá por otro camino.If we swipe two chairs from the yard, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | birlareis | Si vosotros birlareis el balón del equipo vecino, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all swipe the ball from the other team, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | birlaren | Si los ladronzuelos del barrio birlaren la cartera del turista, la escena será distinta.If the little thieves in the neighborhood swipe the tourist's wallet, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere birlado | Cuando yo hubiere birlado unas monedas del tarro, ya se notará.When I have swiped a few coins from the jar, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres birlado | En cuanto tú hubieres birlado el mechero de la barra, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have swiped the lighter from the counter, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere birlado | Cuando el chico del recreo hubiere birlado la gorra del guardia, se verá de inmediato.When the kid at recess has swiped the guard's cap, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos birlado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos birlado dos sillas del patio, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have swiped two chairs from the yard, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis birlado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis birlado el balón del equipo vecino, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have swiped the ball from the other team, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren birlado | En cuanto los ladronzuelos del barrio hubieren birlado la cartera del turista, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the little thieves in the neighborhood have swiped the tourist's wallet, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | birla | birla el mechero de la barra.Swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | birle | Que el chico del recreo birle la gorra del guardia.Let the kid at recess swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | birlemos | birlemos dos sillas del patio.Swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | birlad | birlad el balón del equipo vecino.Swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | birlen | Que los ladronzuelos del barrio birlen la cartera del turista.Let the little thieves in the neighborhood swipe the tourist's wallet. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no birles | No no birles el mechero de la barra.Do not swipe the lighter from the counter. |
| él | no birle | Que el chico del recreo no no birle la gorra del guardia.Let the kid at recess not swipe the guard's cap. |
| nosotros | no birlemos | No no birlemos dos sillas del patio.Let us not swipe two chairs from the yard. |
| vosotros | no birléis | No no birléis el balón del equipo vecino.Do not swipe the ball from the other team. |
| ellos | no birlen | Que los ladronzuelos del barrio no no birlen la cartera del turista.Let the little thieves in the neighborhood not swipe the tourist's wallet. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ unas monedas del tarro.
I swipe a few coins from the jar.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about birlar.
- What does 'birlar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'birlar' means to swipe. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is birlar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Birlar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate birlar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of birlar: yo birlo, tú birlas, él/ella/usted birla, nosotros birlamos, vosotros birláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes birlan.
- How do you conjugate birlar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of birlar: yo birlé, tú birlaste, él/ella/usted birló, nosotros birlamos, vosotros birlasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes birlaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of birlar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of birlar: yo birlaba, tú birlabas, él/ella/usted birlaba, nosotros birlábamos, vosotros birlabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes birlaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of birlar?
- The past participle of birlar is 'birlado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he birlado' (I have swipeed), 'has birlado', 'ha birlado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of birlar?
- The gerundio of birlar is 'birlando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy birlando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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