Cerrar Conjugation

Cerrar in the present tense

Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.

Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.

• cierroI close (present)
• cierrasyou close (present)
• cierrahe/she closes (present)
• cerramoswe close (present)
• cerráisyou all (vosotros) close (present)
• cierranthey close (present)

Cerrar in the preterite tense

Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.

• cerréI closed (preterite)
• cerrasteyou closed (preterite)
• cerróhe/she closed (preterite)
• cerramoswe closed (preterite)
• cerrasteisyou all (vosotros) closed (preterite)
• cerraronthey closed (preterite)

Cerrar in the imperfect tense

Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.

• cerrabaI used to close (imperfect)
• cerrabasyou used to close (imperfect)
• cerrabahe/she used to close (imperfect)
• cerrábamoswe used to close (imperfect)
• cerrabaisyou all (vosotros) used to close (imperfect)
• cerrabanthey used to close (imperfect)

Cerrar in the future tense

Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.

• cerraréI will close (future)
• cerrarásyou will close (future)
• cerraráhe/she will close (future)
• cerraremoswe will close (future)
• cerraréisyou all (vosotros) will close (future)
• cerraránthey will close (future)

Cerrar in the conditional tense

Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.

• cerraríaI would close (conditional)
• cerraríasyou would close (conditional)
• cerraríahe/she would close (conditional)
• cerraríamoswe would close (conditional)
• cerraríaisyou all (vosotros) would close (conditional)
• cerraríanthey would close (conditional)