Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | raspar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | raspando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar raspando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Raspar conjugation
raspar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning scrape. In the present tense: yo raspo, tú raspas, él/ella raspa, nosotros raspamos, vosotros raspáis, ellos raspan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2027-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- raspar
- Gerundio
- raspando
- Meaning
- scrape
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Raspar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspo | Yo raspo la pintura vieja con una espátula.I scrape the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | raspas | Normalmente, tú raspas el barro de las botas en la entrada.You usually scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspa | Hoy, el gato de Ana raspa la puerta cada madrugada.Today, the gray cat scrapes the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | raspamos | A veces, nosotros raspamos la olla quemada con paciencia.At times, we scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | raspáis | Ahora, vosotros raspáis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Right now, you all scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | raspan | Casi siempre, las sillas del patio raspan el suelo al moverlas.Most of the time, the chairs on the patio scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he raspado | Este año, yo he raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula.This year, I have scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | has raspado | Últimamente, tú has raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada.Lately, you have scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | ha raspado | En estos meses, el gato de Ana ha raspado la puerta cada madrugada.In these months, the gray cat has scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | hemos raspado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia.So far, we have scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | habéis raspado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.This term, you all have scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | han raspado | En este tiempo, las sillas del patio han raspado el suelo al moverlas.During this time, the chairs on the patio have scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspé | Ayer, yo raspé la pintura vieja con una espátula.Yesterday, I scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | raspaste | Hace un rato, tú raspaste el barro de las botas en la entrada.A little while ago, you scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspó | Esta mañana, el gato de Ana raspó la puerta cada madrugada.This morning, the gray cat scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | raspamos | Anoche, nosotros raspamos la olla quemada con paciencia.Last night, we scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | raspasteis | El sábado, vosotros raspasteis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.On Saturday, you all scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | rasparon | Hace poco, las sillas del patio rasparon el suelo al moverlas.Not long ago, the chairs on the patio scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspaba | Antes, yo raspaba la pintura vieja con una espátula.Before, I used to scrape the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | raspabas | Por entonces, tú raspabas el barro de las botas en la entrada.Back then, you used to scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspaba | En esa época, el gato de Ana raspaba la puerta cada madrugada.At that time, the gray cat used to scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | raspábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros raspábamos la olla quemada con paciencia.When that was normal, we used to scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | raspabais | Hace años, vosotros raspabais las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Years ago, you all used to scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | raspaban | En aquellos días, las sillas del patio raspaban el suelo al moverlas.In those days, the chairs on the patio used to scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había raspado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula.When you arrived, I had already scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | habías raspado | Para entonces, tú ya habías raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada.By then, you had already scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | había raspado | Al volver, el gato de Ana ya había raspado la puerta cada madrugada.When we came back, the gray cat had already scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | habíamos raspado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia.Before talking it through, we had already scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | habíais raspado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.When you looked again, you all had already scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | habían raspado | Para ese momento, las sillas del patio ya habían raspado el suelo al moverlas.By that moment, the chairs on the patio had already scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube raspado | Apenas yo hube raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula, todo cambió.As soon as I had scraped the old paint with a putty knife, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste raspado | En cuanto tú hubiste raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada, se notó.The moment you had scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance, it showed. |
| él | hubo raspado | No bien el gato de Ana hubo raspado la puerta cada madrugada, hubo ruido.As soon as the gray cat had scraped the door every dawn, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos raspado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia, seguimos adelante.Once we had scraped the burnt pot patiently, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis raspado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had scraped the stickers off the glass carefully, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron raspado | En cuanto las sillas del patio hubieron raspado el suelo al moverlas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the chairs on the patio had scraped the floor when they are moved, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rasparé | Mañana, yo rasparé la pintura vieja con una espátula.Tomorrow, I will scrape the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | rasparás | Dentro de poco, tú rasparás el barro de las botas en la entrada.Soon, you will scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspará | Esta tarde, el gato de Ana raspará la puerta cada madrugada.This afternoon, the gray cat will scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | rasparemos | La semana que viene, nosotros rasparemos la olla quemada con paciencia.Next week, we will scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | rasparéis | Pronto, vosotros rasparéis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Before long, you all will scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | rasparán | Más adelante, las sillas del patio rasparán el suelo al moverlas.Later on, the chairs on the patio will scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré raspado | Para entonces, yo ya habré raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula.By then, I will already have scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | habrás raspado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada.Before closing time, you will already have scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | habrá raspado | Al final del día, el gato de Ana ya habrá raspado la puerta cada madrugada.By the end of the day, the gray cat will already have scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | habremos raspado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia.By tomorrow, we will already have scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | habréis raspado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Before leaving, you all will already have scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | habrán raspado | Para esa hora, las sillas del patio ya habrán raspado el suelo al moverlas.By that hour, the chairs on the patio will already have scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rasparía | En un caso así, yo rasparía la pintura vieja con una espátula.In a case like that, I would scrape the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | rasparías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú rasparías el barro de las botas en la entrada.With a little more time, you would scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | rasparía | En esa situación, el gato de Ana rasparía la puerta cada madrugada.In that situation, the gray cat would scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | rasparíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros rasparíamos la olla quemada con paciencia.With that outlook, we would scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | rasparíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros rasparíais las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.If it came to that, you all would scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | rasparían | En un día así, las sillas del patio rasparían el suelo al moverlas.On a day like that, the chairs on the patio would scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría raspado | En otro momento, yo habría raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula.At another moment, I would have scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | habrías raspado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada.With a little more margin, you would have scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | habría raspado | A esas alturas, el gato de Ana habría raspado la puerta cada madrugada.By then, the gray cat would have scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | habríamos raspado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia.With that turn, we would have scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | habríais raspado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.At that point, you all would have scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | habrían raspado | En ese punto, las sillas del patio habrían raspado el suelo al moverlas.From there, the chairs on the patio would have scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspe | Es mejor que yo raspe la pintura vieja con una espátula.It is better that I scrape the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | raspes | Hace falta que tú raspes el barro de las botas en la entrada.It is necessary that you scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspe | Conviene que el gato de Ana raspe la puerta cada madrugada.It is wise that the gray cat scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | raspemos | Importa que nosotros raspemos la olla quemada con paciencia.It matters that we scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | raspéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros raspéis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.It may help if you all scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | raspen | Es posible que las sillas del patio raspen el suelo al moverlas.It is possible that the chairs on the patio scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya raspado | Ojalá yo haya raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula.Hopefully I have scraped the old paint with a putty knife. |
| tú | hayas raspado | Puede que tú ya hayas raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada.Maybe you already have scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | haya raspado | Tal vez el gato de Ana haya raspado la puerta cada madrugada.Perhaps the gray cat has scraped the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | hayamos raspado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia.Maybe we already have scraped the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | hayáis raspado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.It is likely that you all have scraped the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | hayan raspado | Puede ser que las sillas del patio ya hayan raspado el suelo al moverlas.It may be that the chairs on the patio already have scraped the floor when they are moved. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspara | Si yo raspara la pintura vieja con una espátula, se notaría enseguida.If I scraped the old paint with a putty knife, it would show right away. |
| tú | rasparas | Si tú rasparas el barro de las botas en la entrada, costaría ocultarlo.If you scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | raspara | Si el gato de Ana raspara la puerta cada madrugada, daría mucho que hablar.If the gray cat scraped the door every dawn, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | raspáramos | Si nosotros raspáramos la olla quemada con paciencia, todo iría por otro lado.If we scraped the burnt pot patiently, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | rasparais | Si vosotros rasparais las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all scraped the stickers off the glass carefully, the mood would change. |
| ellos | rasparan | Si las sillas del patio rasparan el suelo al moverlas, la escena sería otra.If the chairs on the patio scraped the floor when they are moved, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera raspado | Si yo hubiera raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula, aún se recordaría.If I had scraped the old paint with a putty knife, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras raspado | Si tú hubieras raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada, eso habría dejado marca.If you had scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera raspado | Si el gato de Ana hubiera raspado la puerta cada madrugada, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the gray cat had scraped the door every dawn, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos raspado | Si nosotros hubiéramos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had scraped the burnt pot patiently, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais raspado | Si vosotros hubierais raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had scraped the stickers off the glass carefully, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran raspado | Si las sillas del patio hubieran raspado el suelo al moverlas, nada habría quedado igual.If the chairs on the patio had scraped the floor when they are moved, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | raspare | Si yo raspare la pintura vieja con una espátula, se notará enseguida.If I scrape the old paint with a putty knife, it will show right away. |
| tú | raspares | Si tú raspares el barro de las botas en la entrada, costará ignorarlo.If you scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | raspare | Si el gato de Ana raspare la puerta cada madrugada, dará mucho que hablar.If the gray cat scrapes the door every dawn, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | raspáremos | Si nosotros raspáremos la olla quemada con paciencia, todo irá por otro camino.If we scrape the burnt pot patiently, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | raspareis | Si vosotros raspareis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all scrape the stickers off the glass carefully, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | rasparen | Si las sillas del patio rasparen el suelo al moverlas, la escena será distinta.If the chairs on the patio scrape the floor when they are moved, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere raspado | Cuando yo hubiere raspado la pintura vieja con una espátula, ya se notará.When I have scraped the old paint with a putty knife, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres raspado | En cuanto tú hubieres raspado el barro de las botas en la entrada, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have scraped the mud off the boots at the entrance, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere raspado | Cuando el gato de Ana hubiere raspado la puerta cada madrugada, se verá de inmediato.When the gray cat has scraped the door every dawn, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos raspado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos raspado la olla quemada con paciencia, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have scraped the burnt pot patiently, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis raspado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis raspado las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have scraped the stickers off the glass carefully, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren raspado | En cuanto las sillas del patio hubieren raspado el suelo al moverlas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the chairs on the patio have scraped the floor when they are moved, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | raspa | raspa el barro de las botas en la entrada.Scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | raspe | Que el gato de Ana raspe la puerta cada madrugada.Let the gray cat scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | raspemos | raspemos la olla quemada con paciencia.Scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | raspad | raspad las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | raspen | Que las sillas del patio raspen el suelo al moverlas.Let the chairs on the patio scrape the floor when they are moved. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no raspes | No no raspes el barro de las botas en la entrada.Do not scrape the mud off the boots at the entrance. |
| él | no raspe | Que el gato de Ana no no raspe la puerta cada madrugada.Let the gray cat not scrape the door every dawn. |
| nosotros | no raspemos | No no raspemos la olla quemada con paciencia.Let us not scrape the burnt pot patiently. |
| vosotros | no raspéis | No no raspéis las pegatinas del cristal con cuidado.Do not scrape the stickers off the glass carefully. |
| ellos | no raspen | Que las sillas del patio no no raspen el suelo al moverlas.Let the chairs on the patio not scrape the floor when they are moved. |
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Practice raspar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la pintura vieja con una espátula.
I scrape the old paint with a putty knife.
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.
Grammar to master with raspar
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- What does 'raspar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'raspar' means to scrape. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is raspar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Raspar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate raspar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of raspar: yo raspo, tú raspas, él/ella/usted raspa, nosotros raspamos, vosotros raspáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes raspan.
- How do you conjugate raspar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of raspar: yo raspé, tú raspaste, él/ella/usted raspó, nosotros raspamos, vosotros raspasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rasparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of raspar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of raspar: yo raspaba, tú raspabas, él/ella/usted raspaba, nosotros raspábamos, vosotros raspabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes raspaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of raspar?
- The past participle of raspar is 'raspado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he raspado' (I have scrapeed), 'has raspado', 'ha raspado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of raspar?
- The gerundio of raspar is 'raspando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy raspando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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