Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | forrar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | forrando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar forrando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Forrar conjugation
forrar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning line. In the present tense: yo forro, tú forras, él/ella forra, nosotros forramos, vosotros forráis, ellos forran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1788-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- forrar
- Gerundio
- forrando
- Meaning
- line
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Forrar across the MuyVerbs tense system
Study present continuous
Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forro | Yo forro el cajón con papel azul.I line the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forras | Normalmente, tú forras la caja con tela suave.You usually line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forra | Hoy, la costurera del teatro forra el abrigo con lana fina.Today, the seamstress at the theater lines the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forramos | A veces, nosotros forramos las estanterías con plástico.At times, we line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forráis | Ahora, vosotros forráis los libros con papel resistente.Right now, you all line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forran | Casi siempre, los padres del curso forran las tapas con cartón nuevo.Most of the time, the parents in the class line the covers with new cardboard. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he forrado | Este año, yo he forrado el cajón con papel azul.This year, I have lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | has forrado | Últimamente, tú has forrado la caja con tela suave.Lately, you have lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | ha forrado | En estos meses, la costurera del teatro ha forrado el abrigo con lana fina.In these months, the seamstress at the theater has lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | hemos forrado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos forrado las estanterías con plástico.So far, we have lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | habéis forrado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis forrado los libros con papel resistente.This term, you all have lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | han forrado | En este tiempo, los padres del curso han forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo.During this time, the parents in the class have lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forré | Ayer, yo forré el cajón con papel azul.Yesterday, I lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forraste | Hace un rato, tú forraste la caja con tela suave.A little while ago, you lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forró | Esta mañana, la costurera del teatro forró el abrigo con lana fina.This morning, the seamstress at the theater lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forramos | Anoche, nosotros forramos las estanterías con plástico.Last night, we lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forrasteis | El sábado, vosotros forrasteis los libros con papel resistente.On Saturday, you all lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forraron | Hace poco, los padres del curso forraron las tapas con cartón nuevo.Not long ago, the parents in the class lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forraba | Antes, yo forraba el cajón con papel azul.Before, I used to line the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forrabas | Por entonces, tú forrabas la caja con tela suave.Back then, you used to line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forraba | En esa época, la costurera del teatro forraba el abrigo con lana fina.At that time, the seamstress at the theater used to line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forrábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros forrábamos las estanterías con plástico.When that was normal, we used to line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forrabais | Hace años, vosotros forrabais los libros con papel resistente.Years ago, you all used to line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forraban | En aquellos días, los padres del curso forraban las tapas con cartón nuevo.In those days, the parents in the class used to line the covers with new cardboard. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había forrado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había forrado el cajón con papel azul.When you arrived, I had already lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | habías forrado | Para entonces, tú ya habías forrado la caja con tela suave.By then, you had already lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | había forrado | Al volver, la costurera del teatro ya había forrado el abrigo con lana fina.When we came back, the seamstress at the theater had already lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | habíamos forrado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos forrado las estanterías con plástico.Before talking it through, we had already lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | habíais forrado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais forrado los libros con papel resistente.When you looked again, you all had already lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | habían forrado | Para ese momento, los padres del curso ya habían forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo.By that moment, the parents in the class had already lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube forrado | Apenas yo hube forrado el cajón con papel azul, todo cambió.As soon as I had lined the drawer with blue paper, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste forrado | En cuanto tú hubiste forrado la caja con tela suave, se notó.The moment you had lined the box with soft cloth, it showed. |
| él | hubo forrado | No bien la costurera del teatro hubo forrado el abrigo con lana fina, hubo ruido.As soon as the seamstress at the theater had lined the coat with fine wool, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos forrado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos forrado las estanterías con plástico, seguimos adelante.Once we had lined the shelves with plastic, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis forrado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis forrado los libros con papel resistente, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had lined the books with sturdy paper, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron forrado | En cuanto los padres del curso hubieron forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo, el ambiente cambió.The moment the parents in the class had lined the covers with new cardboard, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forraré | Mañana, yo forraré el cajón con papel azul.Tomorrow, I will line the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forrarás | Dentro de poco, tú forrarás la caja con tela suave.Soon, you will line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forrará | Esta tarde, la costurera del teatro forrará el abrigo con lana fina.This afternoon, the seamstress at the theater will line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forraremos | La semana que viene, nosotros forraremos las estanterías con plástico.Next week, we will line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forraréis | Pronto, vosotros forraréis los libros con papel resistente.Before long, you all will line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forrarán | Más adelante, los padres del curso forrarán las tapas con cartón nuevo.Later on, the parents in the class will line the covers with new cardboard. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré forrado | Para entonces, yo ya habré forrado el cajón con papel azul.By then, I will already have lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | habrás forrado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás forrado la caja con tela suave.Before closing time, you will already have lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | habrá forrado | Al final del día, la costurera del teatro ya habrá forrado el abrigo con lana fina.By the end of the day, the seamstress at the theater will already have lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | habremos forrado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos forrado las estanterías con plástico.By tomorrow, we will already have lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | habréis forrado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis forrado los libros con papel resistente.Before leaving, you all will already have lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | habrán forrado | Para esa hora, los padres del curso ya habrán forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo.By that hour, the parents in the class will already have lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forraría | En un caso así, yo forraría el cajón con papel azul.In a case like that, I would line the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forrarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú forrarías la caja con tela suave.With a little more time, you would line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forraría | En esa situación, la costurera del teatro forraría el abrigo con lana fina.In that situation, the seamstress at the theater would line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forraríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros forraríamos las estanterías con plástico.With that outlook, we would line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forraríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros forraríais los libros con papel resistente.If it came to that, you all would line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forrarían | En un día así, los padres del curso forrarían las tapas con cartón nuevo.On a day like that, the parents in the class would line the covers with new cardboard. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría forrado | En otro momento, yo habría forrado el cajón con papel azul.At another moment, I would have lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | habrías forrado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías forrado la caja con tela suave.With a little more margin, you would have lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | habría forrado | A esas alturas, la costurera del teatro habría forrado el abrigo con lana fina.By then, the seamstress at the theater would have lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | habríamos forrado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos forrado las estanterías con plástico.With that turn, we would have lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | habríais forrado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais forrado los libros con papel resistente.At that point, you all would have lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | habrían forrado | En ese punto, los padres del curso habrían forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo.From there, the parents in the class would have lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forre | Es mejor que yo forre el cajón con papel azul.It is better that I line the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | forres | Hace falta que tú forres la caja con tela suave.It is necessary that you line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forre | Conviene que la costurera del teatro forre el abrigo con lana fina.It is wise that the seamstress at the theater line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forremos | Importa que nosotros forremos las estanterías con plástico.It matters that we line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forréis | Puede ser útil que vosotros forréis los libros con papel resistente.It may help if you all line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forren | Es posible que los padres del curso forren las tapas con cartón nuevo.It is possible that the parents in the class line the covers with new cardboard. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya forrado | Ojalá yo haya forrado el cajón con papel azul.Hopefully I have lined the drawer with blue paper. |
| tú | hayas forrado | Puede que tú ya hayas forrado la caja con tela suave.Maybe you already have lined the box with soft cloth. |
| él | haya forrado | Tal vez la costurera del teatro haya forrado el abrigo con lana fina.Perhaps the seamstress at the theater has lined the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | hayamos forrado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos forrado las estanterías con plástico.Maybe we already have lined the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | hayáis forrado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis forrado los libros con papel resistente.It is likely that you all have lined the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | hayan forrado | Puede ser que los padres del curso ya hayan forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo.It may be that the parents in the class already have lined the covers with new cardboard. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forrara | Si yo forrara el cajón con papel azul, se notaría enseguida.If I lined the drawer with blue paper, it would show right away. |
| tú | forraras | Si tú forraras la caja con tela suave, costaría ocultarlo.If you lined the box with soft cloth, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | forrara | Si la costurera del teatro forrara el abrigo con lana fina, daría mucho que hablar.If the seamstress at the theater lined the coat with fine wool, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | forráramos | Si nosotros forráramos las estanterías con plástico, todo iría por otro lado.If we lined the shelves with plastic, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | forrarais | Si vosotros forrarais los libros con papel resistente, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all lined the books with sturdy paper, the mood would change. |
| ellos | forraran | Si los padres del curso forraran las tapas con cartón nuevo, la escena sería otra.If the parents in the class lined the covers with new cardboard, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera forrado | Si yo hubiera forrado el cajón con papel azul, aún se recordaría.If I had lined the drawer with blue paper, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras forrado | Si tú hubieras forrado la caja con tela suave, eso habría dejado marca.If you had lined the box with soft cloth, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera forrado | Si la costurera del teatro hubiera forrado el abrigo con lana fina, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the seamstress at the theater had lined the coat with fine wool, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos forrado | Si nosotros hubiéramos forrado las estanterías con plástico, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had lined the shelves with plastic, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais forrado | Si vosotros hubierais forrado los libros con papel resistente, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had lined the books with sturdy paper, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran forrado | Si los padres del curso hubieran forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo, nada habría quedado igual.If the parents in the class had lined the covers with new cardboard, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | forrare | Si yo forrare el cajón con papel azul, se notará enseguida.If I line the drawer with blue paper, it will show right away. |
| tú | forrares | Si tú forrares la caja con tela suave, costará ignorarlo.If you line the box with soft cloth, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | forrare | Si la costurera del teatro forrare el abrigo con lana fina, dará mucho que hablar.If the seamstress at the theater lines the coat with fine wool, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | forráremos | Si nosotros forráremos las estanterías con plástico, todo irá por otro camino.If we line the shelves with plastic, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | forrareis | Si vosotros forrareis los libros con papel resistente, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all line the books with sturdy paper, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | forraren | Si los padres del curso forraren las tapas con cartón nuevo, la escena será distinta.If the parents in the class line the covers with new cardboard, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere forrado | Cuando yo hubiere forrado el cajón con papel azul, ya se notará.When I have lined the drawer with blue paper, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres forrado | En cuanto tú hubieres forrado la caja con tela suave, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have lined the box with soft cloth, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere forrado | Cuando la costurera del teatro hubiere forrado el abrigo con lana fina, se verá de inmediato.When the seamstress at the theater has lined the coat with fine wool, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos forrado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos forrado las estanterías con plástico, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have lined the shelves with plastic, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis forrado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis forrado los libros con papel resistente, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have lined the books with sturdy paper, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren forrado | En cuanto los padres del curso hubieren forrado las tapas con cartón nuevo, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the parents in the class have lined the covers with new cardboard, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | forra | forra la caja con tela suave.Line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | forre | Que la costurera del teatro forre el abrigo con lana fina.Let the seamstress at the theater line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | forremos | forremos las estanterías con plástico.Line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | forrad | forrad los libros con papel resistente.Line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | forren | Que los padres del curso forren las tapas con cartón nuevo.Let the parents in the class line the covers with new cardboard. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no forres | No no forres la caja con tela suave.Do not line the box with soft cloth. |
| él | no forre | Que la costurera del teatro no no forre el abrigo con lana fina.Let the seamstress at the theater not line the coat with fine wool. |
| nosotros | no forremos | No no forremos las estanterías con plástico.Let us not line the shelves with plastic. |
| vosotros | no forréis | No no forréis los libros con papel resistente.Do not line the books with sturdy paper. |
| ellos | no forren | Que los padres del curso no no forren las tapas con cartón nuevo.Let the parents in the class not line the covers with new cardboard. |
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Practice forrar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el cajón con papel azul.
I line the drawer with blue paper.
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 'forrar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'forrar' means to line. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is forrar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Forrar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate forrar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of forrar: yo forro, tú forras, él/ella/usted forra, nosotros forramos, vosotros forráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes forran.
- How do you conjugate forrar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of forrar: yo forré, tú forraste, él/ella/usted forró, nosotros forramos, vosotros forrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes forraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of forrar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of forrar: yo forraba, tú forrabas, él/ella/usted forraba, nosotros forrábamos, vosotros forrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes forraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of forrar?
- The past participle of forrar is 'forrado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he forrado' (I have lineed), 'has forrado', 'ha forrado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of forrar?
- The gerundio of forrar is 'forrando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy forrando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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