What does 'crispar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'crispar' means to tense / irritate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is crispar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Crispar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate crispar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of crispar: yo crispo, tú crispas, él/ella/usted crispa, nosotros crispamos, vosotros crispáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes crispan.

How do you conjugate crispar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of crispar: yo crispé, tú crispaste, él/ella/usted crispó, nosotros crispamos, vosotros crispasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes crisparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of crispar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of crispar: yo crispaba, tú crispabas, él/ella/usted crispaba, nosotros crispábamos, vosotros crispabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes crispaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of crispar?

The past participle of crispar is 'crispado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he crispado' (I have tense / irritateed), 'has crispado', 'ha crispado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of crispar?

The gerundio of crispar is 'crispando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy crispando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Crispar conjugation

crispar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning tense / irritate. In the present tense: yo crispo, tú crispas, él/ella crispa, nosotros crispamos, vosotros crispáis, ellos crispan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: crispar
Gerundio: crispando
Meaning: tense / irritate
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 1

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Conjugation tables

Crispar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	crispar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	crispando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar crispando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispo	Yo crispo el ambiente con una queja.I tense the mood with one complaint.
tú	crispas	Normalmente, tú crispas a todos con ese tono.You usually tense everyone with that tone.
él	crispa	Hoy, la voz del locutor crispa la sala en un segundo.Today, the announcer voice tenses the room in one second.
nosotros	crispamos	A veces, nosotros crispamos la reunión con un comentario.At times, we tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crispáis	Ahora, vosotros crispáis a la grada con cada falta.Right now, you all tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crispan	Casi siempre, los rumores del pasillo crispan a medio equipo desde ayer.Most of the time, the rumors in the hallway tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he crispado	Este año, yo he crispado el ambiente con una queja.This year, I have tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	has crispado	Últimamente, tú has crispado a todos con ese tono.Lately, you have tensed everyone with that tone.
él	ha crispado	En estos meses, la voz del locutor ha crispado la sala en un segundo.In these months, the announcer voice has tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	hemos crispado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos crispado la reunión con un comentario.So far, we have tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	habéis crispado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis crispado a la grada con cada falta.This term, you all have tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	han crispado	En este tiempo, los rumores del pasillo han crispado a medio equipo desde ayer.During this time, the rumors in the hallway have tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispé	Ayer, yo crispé el ambiente con una queja.Yesterday, I tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	crispaste	Hace un rato, tú crispaste a todos con ese tono.A little while ago, you tensed everyone with that tone.
él	crispó	Esta mañana, la voz del locutor crispó la sala en un segundo.This morning, the announcer voice tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	crispamos	Anoche, nosotros crispamos la reunión con un comentario.Last night, we tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crispasteis	El sábado, vosotros crispasteis a la grada con cada falta.On Saturday, you all tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	crisparon	Hace poco, los rumores del pasillo crisparon a medio equipo desde ayer.Not long ago, the rumors in the hallway tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispaba	Antes, yo crispaba el ambiente con una queja.Before, I used to tense the mood with one complaint.
tú	crispabas	Por entonces, tú crispabas a todos con ese tono.Back then, you used to tense everyone with that tone.
él	crispaba	En esa época, la voz del locutor crispaba la sala en un segundo.At that time, the announcer voice used to tense the room in one second.
nosotros	crispábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros crispábamos la reunión con un comentario.When that was normal, we used to tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crispabais	Hace años, vosotros crispabais a la grada con cada falta.Years ago, you all used to tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crispaban	En aquellos días, los rumores del pasillo crispaban a medio equipo desde ayer.In those days, the rumors in the hallway used to tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había crispado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había crispado el ambiente con una queja.When you arrived, I had already tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	habías crispado	Para entonces, tú ya habías crispado a todos con ese tono.By then, you had already tensed everyone with that tone.
él	había crispado	Al volver, la voz del locutor ya había crispado la sala en un segundo.When we came back, the announcer voice had already tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	habíamos crispado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos crispado la reunión con un comentario.Before talking it through, we had already tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	habíais crispado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais crispado a la grada con cada falta.When you looked again, you all had already tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	habían crispado	Para ese momento, los rumores del pasillo ya habían crispado a medio equipo desde ayer.By that moment, the rumors in the hallway had already tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube crispado	Apenas yo hube crispado el ambiente con una queja, todo cambió.As soon as I had tensed the mood with one complaint, everything changed.
tú	hubiste crispado	En cuanto tú hubiste crispado a todos con ese tono, se notó.The moment you had tensed everyone with that tone, it showed.
él	hubo crispado	No bien la voz del locutor hubo crispado la sala en un segundo, hubo ruido.As soon as the announcer voice had tensed the room in one second, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos crispado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos crispado la reunión con un comentario, seguimos adelante.Once we had tensed the meeting with one comment, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis crispado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis crispado a la grada con cada falta, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had tensed the stands with every foul, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron crispado	En cuanto los rumores del pasillo hubieron crispado a medio equipo desde ayer, el ambiente cambió.The moment the rumors in the hallway had tensed half the team since yesterday, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crisparé	Mañana, yo crisparé el ambiente con una queja.Tomorrow, I will tense the mood with one complaint.
tú	crisparás	Dentro de poco, tú crisparás a todos con ese tono.Soon, you will tense everyone with that tone.
él	crispará	Esta tarde, la voz del locutor crispará la sala en un segundo.This afternoon, the announcer voice will tense the room in one second.
nosotros	crisparemos	La semana que viene, nosotros crisparemos la reunión con un comentario.Next week, we will tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crisparéis	Pronto, vosotros crisparéis a la grada con cada falta.Before long, you all will tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crisparán	Más adelante, los rumores del pasillo crisparán a medio equipo desde ayer.Later on, the rumors in the hallway will tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré crispado	Para entonces, yo ya habré crispado el ambiente con una queja.By then, I will already have tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	habrás crispado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás crispado a todos con ese tono.Before closing time, you will already have tensed everyone with that tone.
él	habrá crispado	Al final del día, la voz del locutor ya habrá crispado la sala en un segundo.By the end of the day, the announcer voice will already have tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	habremos crispado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos crispado la reunión con un comentario.By tomorrow, we will already have tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	habréis crispado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis crispado a la grada con cada falta.Before leaving, you all will already have tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	habrán crispado	Para esa hora, los rumores del pasillo ya habrán crispado a medio equipo desde ayer.By that hour, the rumors in the hallway will already have tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crisparía	En un caso así, yo crisparía el ambiente con una queja.In a case like that, I would tense the mood with one complaint.
tú	crisparías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú crisparías a todos con ese tono.With a little more time, you would tense everyone with that tone.
él	crisparía	En esa situación, la voz del locutor crisparía la sala en un segundo.In that situation, the announcer voice would tense the room in one second.
nosotros	crisparíamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros crisparíamos la reunión con un comentario.With that outlook, we would tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crisparíais	Llegado el caso, vosotros crisparíais a la grada con cada falta.If it came to that, you all would tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crisparían	En un día así, los rumores del pasillo crisparían a medio equipo desde ayer.On a day like that, the rumors in the hallway would tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría crispado	En otro momento, yo habría crispado el ambiente con una queja.At another moment, I would have tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	habrías crispado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías crispado a todos con ese tono.With a little more margin, you would have tensed everyone with that tone.
él	habría crispado	A esas alturas, la voz del locutor habría crispado la sala en un segundo.By then, the announcer voice would have tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	habríamos crispado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos crispado la reunión con un comentario.With that turn, we would have tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	habríais crispado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais crispado a la grada con cada falta.At that point, you all would have tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	habrían crispado	En ese punto, los rumores del pasillo habrían crispado a medio equipo desde ayer.From there, the rumors in the hallway would have tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispe	Es mejor que yo crispe el ambiente con una queja.It is better that I tense the mood with one complaint.
tú	crispes	Hace falta que tú crispes a todos con ese tono.It is necessary that you tense everyone with that tone.
él	crispe	Conviene que la voz del locutor crispe la sala en un segundo.It is wise that the announcer voice tense the room in one second.
nosotros	crispemos	Importa que nosotros crispemos la reunión con un comentario.It matters that we tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crispéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros crispéis a la grada con cada falta.It may help if you all tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crispen	Es posible que los rumores del pasillo crispen a medio equipo desde ayer.It is possible that the rumors in the hallway tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya crispado	Ojalá yo haya crispado el ambiente con una queja.Hopefully I have tensed the mood with one complaint.
tú	hayas crispado	Puede que tú ya hayas crispado a todos con ese tono.Maybe you already have tensed everyone with that tone.
él	haya crispado	Tal vez la voz del locutor haya crispado la sala en un segundo.Perhaps the announcer voice has tensed the room in one second.
nosotros	hayamos crispado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos crispado la reunión con un comentario.Maybe we already have tensed the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	hayáis crispado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis crispado a la grada con cada falta.It is likely that you all have tensed the stands with every foul.
ellos	hayan crispado	Puede ser que los rumores del pasillo ya hayan crispado a medio equipo desde ayer.It may be that the rumors in the hallway already have tensed half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispara	Si yo crispara el ambiente con una queja, se notaría enseguida.If I tensed the mood with one complaint, it would show right away.
tú	crisparas	Si tú crisparas a todos con ese tono, costaría ocultarlo.If you tensed everyone with that tone, it would be hard to hide.
él	crispara	Si la voz del locutor crispara la sala en un segundo, daría mucho que hablar.If the announcer voice tensed the room in one second, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	crispáramos	Si nosotros crispáramos la reunión con un comentario, todo iría por otro lado.If we tensed the meeting with one comment, everything would go another way.
vosotros	crisparais	Si vosotros crisparais a la grada con cada falta, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all tensed the stands with every foul, the mood would change.
ellos	crisparan	Si los rumores del pasillo crisparan a medio equipo desde ayer, la escena sería otra.If the rumors in the hallway tensed half the team since yesterday, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera crispado	Si yo hubiera crispado el ambiente con una queja, aún se recordaría.If I had tensed the mood with one complaint, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras crispado	Si tú hubieras crispado a todos con ese tono, eso habría dejado marca.If you had tensed everyone with that tone, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera crispado	Si la voz del locutor hubiera crispado la sala en un segundo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the announcer voice had tensed the room in one second, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos crispado	Si nosotros hubiéramos crispado la reunión con un comentario, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had tensed the meeting with one comment, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais crispado	Si vosotros hubierais crispado a la grada con cada falta, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had tensed the stands with every foul, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran crispado	Si los rumores del pasillo hubieran crispado a medio equipo desde ayer, nada habría quedado igual.If the rumors in the hallway had tensed half the team since yesterday, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	crispare	Si yo crispare el ambiente con una queja, se notará enseguida.If I tense the mood with one complaint, it will show right away.
tú	crispares	Si tú crispares a todos con ese tono, costará ignorarlo.If you tense everyone with that tone, it will be hard to ignore.
él	crispare	Si la voz del locutor crispare la sala en un segundo, dará mucho que hablar.If the announcer voice tenses the room in one second, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	crispáremos	Si nosotros crispáremos la reunión con un comentario, todo irá por otro camino.If we tense the meeting with one comment, everything will go another way.
vosotros	crispareis	Si vosotros crispareis a la grada con cada falta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all tense the stands with every foul, the mood will change fast.
ellos	crisparen	Si los rumores del pasillo crisparen a medio equipo desde ayer, la escena será distinta.If the rumors in the hallway tense half the team since yesterday, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere crispado	Cuando yo hubiere crispado el ambiente con una queja, ya se notará.When I have tensed the mood with one complaint, it will already show.
tú	hubieres crispado	En cuanto tú hubieres crispado a todos con ese tono, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have tensed everyone with that tone, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere crispado	Cuando la voz del locutor hubiere crispado la sala en un segundo, se verá de inmediato.When the announcer voice has tensed the room in one second, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos crispado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos crispado la reunión con un comentario, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have tensed the meeting with one comment, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis crispado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis crispado a la grada con cada falta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have tensed the stands with every foul, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren crispado	En cuanto los rumores del pasillo hubieren crispado a medio equipo desde ayer, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the rumors in the hallway have tensed half the team since yesterday, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	crispa	crispa a todos con ese tono.Tense everyone with that tone.
él	crispe	Que la voz del locutor crispe la sala en un segundo.Let the announcer voice Tense the room in one second.
nosotros	crispemos	crispemos la reunión con un comentario.Tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	crispad	crispad a la grada con cada falta.Tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	crispen	Que los rumores del pasillo crispen a medio equipo desde ayer.Let the rumors in the hallway Tense half the team since yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no crispes	No no crispes a todos con ese tono.Do not tense everyone with that tone.
él	no crispe	Que la voz del locutor no no crispe la sala en un segundo.Let the announcer voice not tense the room in one second.
nosotros	no crispemos	No no crispemos la reunión con un comentario.Let us not tense the meeting with one comment.
vosotros	no crispéis	No no crispéis a la grada con cada falta.Do not tense the stands with every foul.
ellos	no crispen	Que los rumores del pasillo no no crispen a medio equipo desde ayer.Let the rumors in the hallway not tense half the team since yesterday.

Crispar conjugation

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Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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