Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | engrapar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | engrapando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar engrapando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Engrapar conjugation
engrapar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning staple. In the present tense: yo engrapo, tú engrapas, él/ella engrapa, nosotros engrapamos, vosotros engrapáis, ellos engrapan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- engrapar
- Gerundio
- engrapando
- Meaning
- staple
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Engrapar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrapo | Yo engrapo las facturas del martes.I staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| tú | engrapas | A menudo, tú engrapas el formulario de la beca.You often staple the scholarship form. |
| él | engrapa | La secretaria del despacho engrapa las hojas del informe.The secretary at the office staples the pages of the report. |
| nosotros | engrapamos | A veces, nosotros engrapamos los planos pequeños.At times, we staple the smaller blueprints. |
| vosotros | engrapáis | Vosotros engrapáis la copia del pedido.You all staple the copy of the order. |
| ellos | engrapan | Muchas veces, los becarios del archivo engrapan todo lo que pasa por la mesa.Many times, the interns in the archive staple everything that lands on the desk. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he engrapado | Este año, yo he engrapado el formulario de la beca.This year, I have stapled the scholarship form. |
| tú | has engrapado | Últimamente, tú has engrapado las hojas del informe.Lately, you have stapled the pages of the report. |
| él | ha engrapado | En estos meses, la secretaria del despacho ha engrapado los planos pequeños.In these months, the secretary at the office has stapled the smaller blueprints. |
| nosotros | hemos engrapado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos engrapado la copia del pedido.So far, we have stapled the copy of the order. |
| vosotros | habéis engrapado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa.In these weeks, you all have stapled everything that lands on the desk. |
| ellos | han engrapado | En este tiempo, los becarios del archivo han engrapado las facturas del martes.During this time, the interns in the archive have stapled Tuesday's invoices. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrapé | Ayer, yo engrapé las hojas del informe.Yesterday, I stapled the pages of the report. |
| tú | engrapaste | Hace un rato, tú engrapaste los planos pequeños.A little while ago, you stapled the smaller blueprints. |
| él | engrapó | Esta mañana, la secretaria del despacho engrapó la copia del pedido.This morning, the secretary at the office stapled the copy of the order. |
| nosotros | engrapamos | Anoche, nosotros engrapamos todo lo que pasa por la mesa.Last night, we stapled everything that lands on the desk. |
| vosotros | engrapasteis | El sábado, vosotros engrapasteis las facturas del martes.On Saturday, you all stapled Tuesday's invoices. |
| ellos | engraparon | Hace poco, los becarios del archivo engraparon el formulario de la beca.Not long ago, the interns in the archive stapled the scholarship form. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrapaba | Antes, yo engrapaba los planos pequeños.Before, I used to staple the smaller blueprints. |
| tú | engrapabas | Por entonces, tú engrapabas la copia del pedido.Back then, you used to staple the copy of the order. |
| él | engrapaba | En esa época, la secretaria del despacho engrapaba todo lo que pasa por la mesa.At that time, the secretary at the office used to staple everything that lands on the desk. |
| nosotros | engrapábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros engrapábamos las facturas del martes.When that was normal, we used to staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| vosotros | engrapabais | Hace años, vosotros engrapabais el formulario de la beca.Years ago, you all used to staple the scholarship form. |
| ellos | engrapaban | En aquellos días, los becarios del archivo engrapaban las hojas del informe.In those days, the interns in the archive used to staple the pages of the report. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había engrapado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa.When you arrived, I had already stapled everything that lands on the desk. |
| tú | habías engrapado | Para entonces, tú ya habías engrapado las facturas del martes.By then, you had already stapled Tuesday's invoices. |
| él | había engrapado | Al volver, la secretaria del despacho ya había engrapado el formulario de la beca.When we came back, the secretary at the office had already stapled the scholarship form. |
| nosotros | habíamos engrapado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos engrapado las hojas del informe.Before talking it through, we had already stapled the pages of the report. |
| vosotros | habíais engrapado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais engrapado los planos pequeños.When you looked again, you all had already stapled the smaller blueprints. |
| ellos | habían engrapado | Para ese momento, los becarios del archivo ya habían engrapado la copia del pedido.By that moment, the interns in the archive had already stapled the copy of the order. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube engrapado | Apenas yo hube engrapado la copia del pedido, todo cambió.As soon as I had stapled the copy of the order, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste engrapado | En cuanto tú hubiste engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa, se notó.The moment you had stapled everything that lands on the desk, it showed. |
| él | hubo engrapado | No bien la secretaria del despacho hubo engrapado las facturas del martes, hubo ruido.As soon as the secretary at the office had stapled Tuesday's invoices, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos engrapado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos engrapado el formulario de la beca, seguimos adelante.Once we had stapled the scholarship form, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis engrapado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis engrapado las hojas del informe, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had stapled the pages of the report, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron engrapado | En cuanto los becarios del archivo hubieron engrapado los planos pequeños, el ambiente cambió.The moment the interns in the archive had stapled the smaller blueprints, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engraparé | Mañana, yo engraparé el formulario de la beca.Tomorrow, I will staple the scholarship form. |
| tú | engraparás | Dentro de poco, tú engraparás las hojas del informe.Soon, you will staple the pages of the report. |
| él | engrapará | Esta tarde, la secretaria del despacho engrapará los planos pequeños.This afternoon, the secretary at the office will staple the smaller blueprints. |
| nosotros | engraparemos | La semana que viene, nosotros engraparemos la copia del pedido.Next week, we will staple the copy of the order. |
| vosotros | engraparéis | Pronto, vosotros engraparéis todo lo que pasa por la mesa.Before long, you all will staple everything that lands on the desk. |
| ellos | engraparán | Más adelante, los becarios del archivo engraparán las facturas del martes.Later on, the interns in the archive will staple Tuesday's invoices. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré engrapado | Para entonces, yo ya habré engrapado los planos pequeños.By then, I will already have stapled the smaller blueprints. |
| tú | habrás engrapado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás engrapado la copia del pedido.Before closing time, you will already have stapled the copy of the order. |
| él | habrá engrapado | Al final del día, la secretaria del despacho ya habrá engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa.By the end of the day, the secretary at the office will already have stapled everything that lands on the desk. |
| nosotros | habremos engrapado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos engrapado las facturas del martes.By tomorrow, we will already have stapled Tuesday's invoices. |
| vosotros | habréis engrapado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis engrapado el formulario de la beca.Before leaving, you all will already have stapled the scholarship form. |
| ellos | habrán engrapado | Para esa hora, los becarios del archivo ya habrán engrapado las hojas del informe.By that hour, the interns in the archive will already have stapled the pages of the report. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engraparía | En un caso así, yo engraparía todo lo que pasa por la mesa.In a case like that, I would staple everything that lands on the desk. |
| tú | engraparías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú engraparías las facturas del martes.With a little more time, you would staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| él | engraparía | En esa situación, la secretaria del despacho engraparía el formulario de la beca.In that situation, the secretary at the office would staple the scholarship form. |
| nosotros | engraparíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros engraparíamos las hojas del informe.With that outlook, we would staple the pages of the report. |
| vosotros | engraparíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros engraparíais los planos pequeños.If it came to that, you all would staple the smaller blueprints. |
| ellos | engraparían | En un día así, los becarios del archivo engraparían la copia del pedido.On a day like that, the interns in the archive would staple the copy of the order. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría engrapado | En otro momento, yo habría engrapado las hojas del informe.At another moment, I would have stapled the pages of the report. |
| tú | habrías engrapado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías engrapado los planos pequeños.With a little more margin, you would have stapled the smaller blueprints. |
| él | habría engrapado | A esas alturas, la secretaria del despacho habría engrapado la copia del pedido.By then, the secretary at the office would have stapled the copy of the order. |
| nosotros | habríamos engrapado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa.With that turn, we would have stapled everything that lands on the desk. |
| vosotros | habríais engrapado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais engrapado las facturas del martes.At that point, you all would have stapled Tuesday's invoices. |
| ellos | habrían engrapado | En ese punto, los becarios del archivo habrían engrapado el formulario de la beca.From there, the interns in the archive would have stapled the scholarship form. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrape | Es mejor que yo engrape la copia del pedido.It is better that I staple the copy of the order. |
| tú | engrapes | Hace falta que tú engrapes todo lo que pasa por la mesa.It is necessary that you staple everything that lands on the desk. |
| él | engrape | Conviene que la secretaria del despacho engrape las facturas del martes.It is wise that the secretary at the office staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| nosotros | engrapemos | Importa que nosotros engrapemos el formulario de la beca.It matters that we staple the scholarship form. |
| vosotros | engrapéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros engrapéis las hojas del informe.It may help if you all staple the pages of the report. |
| ellos | engrapen | Es posible que los becarios del archivo engrapen los planos pequeños.It is possible that the interns in the archive staple the smaller blueprints. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya engrapado | Ojalá yo haya engrapado las facturas del martes a tiempo.Hopefully I have stapled Tuesday's invoices in time. |
| tú | hayas engrapado | Puede que tú ya hayas engrapado el formulario de la beca sin contarlo.Maybe you already have stapled the scholarship form without saying so. |
| él | haya engrapado | Tal vez la secretaria del despacho haya engrapado las hojas del informe antes de venir.Perhaps the secretary at the office has stapled the pages of the report before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos engrapado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos engrapado los planos pequeños por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have stapled the smaller blueprints on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis engrapado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis engrapado la copia del pedido mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have stapled the copy of the order better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan engrapado | Puede ser que los becarios del archivo ya hayan engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa desde temprano.It may be that the interns in the archive already have stapled everything that lands on the desk since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrapara | Si yo engrapara las hojas del informe, se notaría enseguida.If I stapled the pages of the report, it would show right away. |
| tú | engraparas | Si tú engraparas los planos pequeños, costaría ocultarlo.If you stapled the smaller blueprints, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | engrapara | Si la secretaria del despacho engrapara la copia del pedido, daría mucho que hablar.If the secretary at the office stapled the copy of the order, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | engrapáramos | Si nosotros engrapáramos todo lo que pasa por la mesa, todo iría por otro lado.If we stapled everything that lands on the desk, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | engraparais | Si vosotros engraparais las facturas del martes, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all stapled Tuesday's invoices, the mood would change. |
| ellos | engraparan | Si los becarios del archivo engraparan el formulario de la beca, la escena sería otra.If the interns in the archive stapled the scholarship form, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera engrapado | Si yo hubiera engrapado la copia del pedido, aún se recordaría.If I had stapled the copy of the order, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras engrapado | Si tú hubieras engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa, eso habría dejado marca.If you had stapled everything that lands on the desk, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera engrapado | Si la secretaria del despacho hubiera engrapado las facturas del martes, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the secretary at the office had stapled Tuesday's invoices, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos engrapado | Si nosotros hubiéramos engrapado el formulario de la beca, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had stapled the scholarship form, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais engrapado | Si vosotros hubierais engrapado las hojas del informe, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had stapled the pages of the report, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran engrapado | Si los becarios del archivo hubieran engrapado los planos pequeños, nada habría quedado igual.If the interns in the archive had stapled the smaller blueprints, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | engrapare | Si yo engrapare el formulario de la beca, se notará enseguida.If I staple the scholarship form, it will show right away. |
| tú | engrapares | Si tú engrapares las hojas del informe, costará ignorarlo.If you staple the pages of the report, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | engrapare | Si la secretaria del despacho engrapare los planos pequeños, dará mucho que hablar.If the secretary at the office staples the smaller blueprints, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | engrapáremos | Si nosotros engrapáremos la copia del pedido, todo irá por otro camino.If we staple the copy of the order, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | engrapareis | Si vosotros engrapareis todo lo que pasa por la mesa, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all staple everything that lands on the desk, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | engraparen | Si los becarios del archivo engraparen las facturas del martes, la escena será distinta.If the interns in the archive staple Tuesday's invoices, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere engrapado | Cuando yo hubiere engrapado los planos pequeños, ya se notará.When I have stapled the smaller blueprints, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres engrapado | En cuanto tú hubieres engrapado la copia del pedido, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have stapled the copy of the order, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere engrapado | Cuando la secretaria del despacho hubiere engrapado todo lo que pasa por la mesa, se verá de inmediato.When the secretary at the office has stapled everything that lands on the desk, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos engrapado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos engrapado las facturas del martes, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have stapled Tuesday's invoices, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis engrapado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis engrapado el formulario de la beca, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have stapled the scholarship form, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren engrapado | En cuanto los becarios del archivo hubieren engrapado las hojas del informe, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the interns in the archive have stapled the pages of the report, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | engrapa | engrapa las facturas del martes.Staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| él | engrape | Que la secretaria del despacho engrape el formulario de la beca.Let the secretary at the office staple the scholarship form. |
| nosotros | engrapemos | engrapemos las hojas del informe.Staple the pages of the report. |
| vosotros | engrapad | engrapad los planos pequeños.Staple the smaller blueprints. |
| ellos | engrapen | Que los becarios del archivo engrapen la copia del pedido.Let the interns in the archive staple the copy of the order. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no engrapes | No no engrapes los planos pequeños.Do not staple the smaller blueprints. |
| él | no engrape | Que la secretaria del despacho no no engrape la copia del pedido.Let the secretary at the office not staple the copy of the order. |
| nosotros | no engrapemos | No no engrapemos todo lo que pasa por la mesa.Let us not staple everything that lands on the desk. |
| vosotros | no engrapéis | No no engrapéis las facturas del martes.Do not staple Tuesday's invoices. |
| ellos | no engrapen | Que los becarios del archivo no no engrapen el formulario de la beca.Let the interns in the archive not staple the scholarship form. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ las facturas del martes.
I staple Tuesday's invoices.
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 'engrapar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'engrapar' means to staple. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is engrapar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Engrapar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate engrapar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of engrapar: yo engrapo, tú engrapas, él/ella/usted engrapa, nosotros engrapamos, vosotros engrapáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engrapan.
- How do you conjugate engrapar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of engrapar: yo engrapé, tú engrapaste, él/ella/usted engrapó, nosotros engrapamos, vosotros engrapasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engraparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of engrapar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of engrapar: yo engrapaba, tú engrapabas, él/ella/usted engrapaba, nosotros engrapábamos, vosotros engrapabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes engrapaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of engrapar?
- The past participle of engrapar is 'engrapado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he engrapado' (I have stapleed), 'has engrapado', 'ha engrapado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of engrapar?
- The gerundio of engrapar is 'engrapando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy engrapando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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