Arrimar means to bring something closer or to position oneself near something or someone. It is often used in contexts involving proximity or positioning.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimo | Yo arrimo la silla a la mesa. I push the chair to the table. | |
| Tú | arrimas | Tú arrimas la caja contra la pared. You push the box against the wall. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrima | Ella arrima los libros en la estantería. She arranges the books on the shelf. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimamos | Nosotros arrimamos las sillas antes de cenar. We push the chairs together before dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimáis | Vosotros arrimáis las mesas en la sala. You all push the tables in the room. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arriman | Ellos arriman las cortinas al sol. They draw the curtains to the sun. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimé | Arrimé la silla a la mesa. I moved the chair closer to the table. | |
| Tú | arrimaste | Arrimaste la silla a la pared. You moved the chair to the wall. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimó | Arrimó la lámpara a la cama. He/She/You formal moved the lamp next to the bed. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimamos | Arrimamos las sillas al comedor. We moved the chairs to the dining room. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimasteis | Arrimasteis las mesas en la sala. You all moved the tables into the living room. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimaron | Arrimaron las ventanas antes de la tormenta. They/You all moved the windows before the storm. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimaba | Yo arrimaba la silla a la mesa. I used to bring the chair closer to the table. | |
| Tú | arrimabas | Tú arrimabas la ventana para ventilar. You used to move the window to ventilate. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimaba | Ella arrimaba el sofá a la pared. She used to push the sofa against the wall. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimábamos | Nosotros arrimábamos las sillas después de comer. We used to bring the chairs closer after eating. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimabais | Vosotros arrimabais las mesas en la fiesta. You all used to bring the tables together at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimaban | Ellos arrimaban las cortinas para que no entrara luz. They used to draw the curtains to block the light. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy arrimando | Estoy arrimando la silla a la mesa. I am moving the chair closer to the table. | |
| Tú | estás arrimando | Estás arrimando la lámpara a la pared. You are moving the lamp closer to the wall. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está arrimando | Ella está arrimando la silla al escritorio. She is moving the chair to the desk. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos arrimando | Estamos arrimando las mesas en la sala. We are moving the tables in the room. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis arrimando | Vosotros estáis arrimando las sillas. You all are moving the chairs. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están arrimando | Ellos están arrimando las cajas al camión. They are moving the boxes to the truck. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a arrimar | Voy a arrimar la silla más cerca. I am going to bring the chair closer. | |
| Tú | vas a arrimar | ¿Vas a arrimar la mesa? Are you going to bring the table closer? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a arrimar | Ella va a arrimar la silla. She is going to bring the chair closer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a arrimar | Vamos a arrimar las sillas. We are going to bring the chairs closer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a arrimar | ¿Vais a arrimar las mesas? Are you all going to bring the tables closer? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a arrimar | Ellos van a arrimar las sillas. They are going to bring the chairs closer. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimaré | Arrimaré la silla a la mesa. I will bring the chair closer to the table. | |
| Tú | arrimarás | Arrimarás la lámpara a la pared. You will bring the lamp closer to the wall. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimará | Ella arrimará la silla a la ventana. She will bring the chair closer to the window. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimaremos | Nosotros arrimaremos las mesas para la reunión. We will bring the tables together for the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimaréis | Vosotros arrimaréis las sillas al centro. You all will bring the chairs to the center. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimarán | Ellos arrimarán las cajas al lado de la puerta. They will bring the boxes next to the door. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimaría | Yo arrimaría la silla si fuera necesario. I would move the chair if necessary. | |
| Tú | arrimarías | Tú arrimarías la mesa para la fiesta. You would move the table for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimaría | Ella arrimaría la silla si le pidieran. She would move the chair if asked. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimaríamos | Nosotros arrimaríamos las sillas al centro. We would move the chairs to the center. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimaríais | Vosotros arrimaríais las mesas si fuera necesario. You all would move the tables if needed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimarían | Ellos arrimarían las sillas para la reunión. They would move the chairs for the meeting. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he arrimado | He arrimado la silla a la mesa. I have moved the chair closer to the table. | |
| Tú | has arrimado | ¿Has arrimado la caja al muro? Have you moved the box against the wall? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha arrimado | Ella ha arrimado la silla a la ventana. She has moved the chair near the window. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos arrimado | Hemos arrimado las mesas para la reunión. We have moved the tables together for the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis arrimado | ¿Habéis arrimado las sillas ya? Have you moved the chairs already? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han arrimado | Ellos han arrimado las estanterías. They have moved the shelves. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había arrimado | Yo ya había arrimado la silla. I had already moved the chair closer. | |
| Tú | habías arrimado | Tú habías arrimado la mesa. You had moved the table closer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había arrimado | Ella había arrimado la lámpara. She had moved the lamp closer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos arrimado | Nosotros habíamos arrimado las sillas. We had moved the chairs closer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais arrimado | Vosotros habíais arrimado las mesas. You all had moved the tables closer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían arrimado | Ellos habían arrimado las cortinas. They had moved the curtains closer. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré arrimado | Para entonces, ya habré arrimado los muebles. By then, I will have moved the furniture. | |
| Tú | habrás arrimado | Para mañana, tú habrás arrimado los libros. By tomorrow, you will have moved the books. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá arrimado | Para la fiesta, ella habrá arrimado las sillas. For the party, she will have moved the chairs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos arrimado | Para cuando lleguen, nosotros habremos arrimado las mesas. When they arrive, we will have moved the tables. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis arrimado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis arrimado las cajas. By then, you all will have moved the boxes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán arrimado | Para el fin de semana, ellos habrán arrimado los cuadros. By the weekend, they will have moved the pictures. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría arrimado | Yo habría arrimado la silla si hubiera sabido. I would have moved the chair if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías arrimado | Tú habrías arrimado la mesa antes de la fiesta. You would have moved the table before the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría arrimado | Él habría arrimado la silla si le hubieras pedido. He would have moved the chair if you had asked him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos arrimado | Nosotros habríamos arrimado las cajas si hubiéramos llegado antes. We would have moved the boxes if we had arrived earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais arrimado | Vosotros habríais arrimado las sillas si hubierais estado aquí. You all would have moved the chairs if you had been here. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían arrimado | Ellos habrían arrimado las mesas si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have moved the tables if they had had time. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrime | Espero que yo arrime la silla. I hope I bring the chair closer. | |
| Tú | arrimes | Es importante que tú arrimes la mesa. It's important that you bring the table closer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrime | Es bueno que él arrime el sofá. It's good that he brings the sofa closer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimemos | Queremos que nosotros arrimemos las sillas. We want us to bring the chairs closer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arriméis | Dudo que vosotros arriméis las mesas. I doubt that you all bring the tables closer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimen | Es posible que ellos arrimen las cortinas. It's possible that they bring the curtains closer. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimara | Esperaba que él arrimara la silla. I hoped that he moved the chair closer. | |
| Tú | arrimaras | Pensé que tú arrimaras la mesa. I thought that you brought the table closer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimara | Dudaba que ella arrimara la ventana. I doubted that she moved the window. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimáramos | Queríamos que nosotros arrimáramos las sillas. We wanted us to move the chairs closer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimarais | Esperabais que vosotros arrimarais las mesas. You all hoped that you moved the tables closer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimaran | No creía que ellos arrimaran las cortinas. I didn't believe that they moved the curtains. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrimare | Si llegara temprano, arrimare la silla. If I arrive early, I will bring the chair closer. | |
| Tú | arrimares | Cuando puedas, arrimares el banco. When you can, you will bring the bench closer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrimare | El profesor arrimare los libros a la mesa. The teacher will bring the books to the table. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimáremos | Nosotros arrimáremos las sillas antes de salir. We will bring the chairs closer before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimareis | Vosotros arrimareis las mesas para la fiesta. You all will bring the tables together for the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimaren | Ellos arrimaren las cajas al almacén. They will bring the boxes to the warehouse. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya arrimado | Espero que haya arrimado la silla. I hope I have moved the chair closer. | |
| Tú | hayas arrimado | Es posible que hayas arrimado la mesa. It's possible that you have moved the table closer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya arrimado | Es bueno que él haya arrimado la cama. It's good that he has moved the bed closer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos arrimado | Esperamos que hayamos arrimado las sillas. We hope that we have moved the chairs closer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis arrimado | ¿Habéis arrimado las mesas? Have you moved the tables closer? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan arrimado | Es importante que hayan arrimado las sillas. It's important that they have moved the chairs closer. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera arrimado | Si hubiera arrimado la silla, habría sido mejor. If I had moved the chair closer, it would have been better. | |
| Tú | hubieras arrimado | Si hubieras arrimado la mesa, no habría problema. If you had brought the table closer, there would be no problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera arrimado | Ella hubiera arrimado las sillas antes de la fiesta. She had moved the chairs closer before the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos arrimado | Nosotros hubiéramos arrimado las cajas si hubiéramos sabido. We would have moved the boxes if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais arrimado | Vosotros hubierais arrimado las mesas si hubierais llegado antes. You all would have moved the tables if you had arrived earlier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran arrimado | Ellos hubieran arrimado las sillas si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have moved the chairs if they had had time. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere arrimado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere arrimado la silla. When I arrive, I will have already moved the chair. | |
| Tú | hubieres arrimado | Es probable que tú hubieres arrimado los muebles. It's likely that you will have moved the furniture. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere arrimado | Es posible que él hubiere arrimado la caja. It's possible that he will have moved the box. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos arrimado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos arrimado todo. By then, we will have moved everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis arrimado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis arrimado las sillas. Maybe you all will have moved the chairs. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren arrimado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren arrimado las cajas. When they arrive, they will have already moved the boxes. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | arrima | Arrima la silla, por favor. Bring the chair closer, please. | |
| Tú | arrima | Arrima la mesa antes de comer. Bring the table closer before eating. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | arrime | Arrime la lámpara a la pared. Bring the lamp to the wall. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | arrimemos | Arrimemos las sillas al centro. Let's bring the chairs to the center. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | arrimad | Arrimad las cajas a la esquina. Bring the boxes to the corner. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | arrimen | Arrimen las cortinas, por favor. Bring the curtains closer, please. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no arrimo | No arrimo la silla allí. I do not move the chair there. | |
| Tú | no arrimes | No arrimes la maleta todavía. Don't move the suitcase yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no arrime | No arrime el coche allí. He/She/You (formal) do not move the car there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no arrimemos | No arrimemos las sillas al muro. Let's not move the chairs to the wall. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no arriméis | No arriméis las mesas todavía. Don't move the tables yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no arrimen | No arrimen las cajas allí. They/You all do not move the boxes there. |
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