Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | coartar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | coartando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar coartando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Coartar conjugation
coartar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning limit. In the present tense: yo coarto, tú coartas, él/ella coarta, nosotros coartamos, vosotros coartáis, ellos coartan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2208-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- coartar
- Gerundio
- coartando
- Meaning
- limit
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Coartar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coarto | Yo coarto mis movimientos por el dolor.I limit my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartas | Normalmente, tú coartas a tu hija con tanto miedo.You usually limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coarta | Hoy, la jefa del turno coarta la entrada al patio.Today, the shift manager limits access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartamos | A veces, nosotros coartamos las salidas del grupo.At times, we limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartáis | Ahora, vosotros coartáis la charla con interrupciones.Right now, you all limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coartan | Casi siempre, las normas del internado coartan la libertad de todos.Most of the time, the boarding school rules limit everyone's freedom. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he coartado | Este año, yo he coartado mis movimientos por el dolor.This year, I have limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | has coartado | Últimamente, tú has coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo.Lately, you have limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | ha coartado | En estos meses, la jefa del turno ha coartado la entrada al patio.In these months, the shift manager has limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | hemos coartado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos coartado las salidas del grupo.So far, we have limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | habéis coartado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis coartado la charla con interrupciones.This term, you all have limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | han coartado | En este tiempo, las normas del internado han coartado la libertad de todos.During this time, the boarding school rules have limited everyone's freedom. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coarté | Ayer, yo coarté mis movimientos por el dolor.Yesterday, I limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartaste | Hace un rato, tú coartaste a tu hija con tanto miedo.A little while ago, you limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coartó | Esta mañana, la jefa del turno coartó la entrada al patio.This morning, the shift manager limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartamos | Anoche, nosotros coartamos las salidas del grupo.Last night, we limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartasteis | El sábado, vosotros coartasteis la charla con interrupciones.On Saturday, you all limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coartaron | Hace poco, las normas del internado coartaron la libertad de todos.Not long ago, the boarding school rules limited everyone's freedom. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coartaba | Antes, yo coartaba mis movimientos por el dolor.Before, I used to limit my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartabas | Por entonces, tú coartabas a tu hija con tanto miedo.Back then, you used to limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coartaba | En esa época, la jefa del turno coartaba la entrada al patio.At that time, the shift manager used to limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros coartábamos las salidas del grupo.When that was normal, we used to limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartabais | Hace años, vosotros coartabais la charla con interrupciones.Years ago, you all used to limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coartaban | En aquellos días, las normas del internado coartaban la libertad de todos.In those days, the boarding school rules used to limit everyone's freedom. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había coartado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había coartado mis movimientos por el dolor.When you arrived, I had already limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | habías coartado | Para entonces, tú ya habías coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo.By then, you had already limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | había coartado | Al volver, la jefa del turno ya había coartado la entrada al patio.When we came back, the shift manager had already limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | habíamos coartado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos coartado las salidas del grupo.Before talking it through, we had already limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | habíais coartado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais coartado la charla con interrupciones.When you looked again, you all had already limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | habían coartado | Para ese momento, las normas del internado ya habían coartado la libertad de todos.By that moment, the boarding school rules had already limited everyone's freedom. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube coartado | Apenas yo hube coartado mis movimientos por el dolor, todo cambió.As soon as I had limited my movements because of the pain, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste coartado | En cuanto tú hubiste coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo, se notó.The moment you had limited your daughter with so much fear, it showed. |
| él | hubo coartado | No bien la jefa del turno hubo coartado la entrada al patio, hubo ruido.As soon as the shift manager had limited access to the yard, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos coartado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos coartado las salidas del grupo, seguimos adelante.Once we had limited the group's outings, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis coartado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis coartado la charla con interrupciones, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had limited the conversation with interruptions, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron coartado | En cuanto las normas del internado hubieron coartado la libertad de todos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the boarding school rules had limited everyone's freedom, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coartaré | Mañana, yo coartaré mis movimientos por el dolor.Tomorrow, I will limit my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartarás | Dentro de poco, tú coartarás a tu hija con tanto miedo.Soon, you will limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coartará | Esta tarde, la jefa del turno coartará la entrada al patio.This afternoon, the shift manager will limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros coartaremos las salidas del grupo.Next week, we will limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartaréis | Pronto, vosotros coartaréis la charla con interrupciones.Before long, you all will limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coartarán | Más adelante, las normas del internado coartarán la libertad de todos.Later on, the boarding school rules will limit everyone's freedom. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré coartado | Para entonces, yo ya habré coartado mis movimientos por el dolor.By then, I will already have limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | habrás coartado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo.Before closing time, you will already have limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | habrá coartado | Al final del día, la jefa del turno ya habrá coartado la entrada al patio.By the end of the day, the shift manager will already have limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | habremos coartado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos coartado las salidas del grupo.By tomorrow, we will already have limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | habréis coartado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis coartado la charla con interrupciones.Before leaving, you all will already have limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | habrán coartado | Para esa hora, las normas del internado ya habrán coartado la libertad de todos.By that hour, the boarding school rules will already have limited everyone's freedom. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coartaría | En un caso así, yo coartaría mis movimientos por el dolor.In a case like that, I would limit my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú coartarías a tu hija con tanto miedo.With a little more time, you would limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coartaría | En esa situación, la jefa del turno coartaría la entrada al patio.In that situation, the shift manager would limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros coartaríamos las salidas del grupo.With that outlook, we would limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros coartaríais la charla con interrupciones.If it came to that, you all would limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coartarían | En un día así, las normas del internado coartarían la libertad de todos.On a day like that, the boarding school rules would limit everyone's freedom. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría coartado | En otro momento, yo habría coartado mis movimientos por el dolor.At another moment, I would have limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | habrías coartado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo.With a little more margin, you would have limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | habría coartado | A esas alturas, la jefa del turno habría coartado la entrada al patio.By then, the shift manager would have limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | habríamos coartado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos coartado las salidas del grupo.With that turn, we would have limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | habríais coartado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais coartado la charla con interrupciones.At that point, you all would have limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | habrían coartado | En ese punto, las normas del internado habrían coartado la libertad de todos.From there, the boarding school rules would have limited everyone's freedom. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coarte | Es mejor que yo coarte mis movimientos por el dolor.It is better that I limit my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | coartes | Hace falta que tú coartes a tu hija con tanto miedo.It is necessary that you limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coarte | Conviene que la jefa del turno coarte la entrada al patio.It is wise that the shift manager limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartemos | Importa que nosotros coartemos las salidas del grupo.It matters that we limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros coartéis la charla con interrupciones.It may help if you all limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coarten | Es posible que las normas del internado coarten la libertad de todos.It is possible that the boarding school rules limit everyone's freedom. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya coartado | Ojalá yo haya coartado mis movimientos por el dolor.Hopefully I have limited my movements because of the pain. |
| tú | hayas coartado | Puede que tú ya hayas coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo.Maybe you already have limited your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | haya coartado | Tal vez la jefa del turno haya coartado la entrada al patio.Perhaps the shift manager has limited access to the yard. |
| nosotros | hayamos coartado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos coartado las salidas del grupo.Maybe we already have limited the group's outings. |
| vosotros | hayáis coartado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis coartado la charla con interrupciones.It is likely that you all have limited the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | hayan coartado | Puede ser que las normas del internado ya hayan coartado la libertad de todos.It may be that the boarding school rules already have limited everyone's freedom. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coartara | Si yo coartara mis movimientos por el dolor, se notaría enseguida.If I limited my movements because of the pain, it would show right away. |
| tú | coartaras | Si tú coartaras a tu hija con tanto miedo, costaría ocultarlo.If you limited your daughter with so much fear, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | coartara | Si la jefa del turno coartara la entrada al patio, daría mucho que hablar.If the shift manager limited access to the yard, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | coartáramos | Si nosotros coartáramos las salidas del grupo, todo iría por otro lado.If we limited the group's outings, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | coartarais | Si vosotros coartarais la charla con interrupciones, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all limited the conversation with interruptions, the mood would change. |
| ellos | coartaran | Si las normas del internado coartaran la libertad de todos, la escena sería otra.If the boarding school rules limited everyone's freedom, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera coartado | Si yo hubiera coartado mis movimientos por el dolor, aún se recordaría.If I had limited my movements because of the pain, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras coartado | Si tú hubieras coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had limited your daughter with so much fear, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera coartado | Si la jefa del turno hubiera coartado la entrada al patio, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the shift manager had limited access to the yard, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos coartado | Si nosotros hubiéramos coartado las salidas del grupo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had limited the group's outings, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais coartado | Si vosotros hubierais coartado la charla con interrupciones, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had limited the conversation with interruptions, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran coartado | Si las normas del internado hubieran coartado la libertad de todos, nada habría quedado igual.If the boarding school rules had limited everyone's freedom, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coartare | Si yo coartare mis movimientos por el dolor, se notará enseguida.If I limit my movements because of the pain, it will show right away. |
| tú | coartares | Si tú coartares a tu hija con tanto miedo, costará ignorarlo.If you limit your daughter with so much fear, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | coartare | Si la jefa del turno coartare la entrada al patio, dará mucho que hablar.If the shift manager limits access to the yard, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | coartáremos | Si nosotros coartáremos las salidas del grupo, todo irá por otro camino.If we limit the group's outings, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | coartareis | Si vosotros coartareis la charla con interrupciones, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all limit the conversation with interruptions, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | coartaren | Si las normas del internado coartaren la libertad de todos, la escena será distinta.If the boarding school rules limit everyone's freedom, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere coartado | Cuando yo hubiere coartado mis movimientos por el dolor, ya se notará.When I have limited my movements because of the pain, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres coartado | En cuanto tú hubieres coartado a tu hija con tanto miedo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have limited your daughter with so much fear, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere coartado | Cuando la jefa del turno hubiere coartado la entrada al patio, se verá de inmediato.When the shift manager has limited access to the yard, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos coartado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos coartado las salidas del grupo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have limited the group's outings, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis coartado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis coartado la charla con interrupciones, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have limited the conversation with interruptions, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren coartado | En cuanto las normas del internado hubieren coartado la libertad de todos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the boarding school rules have limited everyone's freedom, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | coarta | coarta a tu hija con tanto miedo.Limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | coarte | Que la jefa del turno coarte la entrada al patio.Let the shift manager limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | coartemos | coartemos las salidas del grupo.Limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | coartad | coartad la charla con interrupciones.Limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | coarten | Que las normas del internado coarten la libertad de todos.Let the boarding school rules limit everyone's freedom. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no coartes | No no coartes a tu hija con tanto miedo.Do not limit your daughter with so much fear. |
| él | no coarte | Que la jefa del turno no no coarte la entrada al patio.Let the shift manager not limit access to the yard. |
| nosotros | no coartemos | No no coartemos las salidas del grupo.Let us not limit the group's outings. |
| vosotros | no coartéis | No no coartéis la charla con interrupciones.Do not limit the conversation with interruptions. |
| ellos | no coarten | Que las normas del internado no no coarten la libertad de todos.Let the boarding school rules not limit everyone's freedom. |
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Practice coartar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mis movimientos por el dolor.
I limit my movements because of the pain.
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 'coartar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'coartar' means to limit. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is coartar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Coartar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate coartar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of coartar: yo coarto, tú coartas, él/ella/usted coarta, nosotros coartamos, vosotros coartáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coartan.
- How do you conjugate coartar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of coartar: yo coarté, tú coartaste, él/ella/usted coartó, nosotros coartamos, vosotros coartasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coartaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of coartar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of coartar: yo coartaba, tú coartabas, él/ella/usted coartaba, nosotros coartábamos, vosotros coartabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes coartaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of coartar?
- The past participle of coartar is 'coartado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he coartado' (I have limited), 'has coartado', 'ha coartado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of coartar?
- The gerundio of coartar is 'coartando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy coartando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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