Castrar means to remove the reproductive organs of an animal or, in some contexts, to neuter or sterilize. It can also be used figuratively to mean suppressing or limiting something.
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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 |
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Yo | castrо | Yo castrо a los animales peligrosos. I castrate dangerous animals. | |
Tú | castras | Tú castras a los perros cuando son agresivos. You castrate dogs when they are aggressive. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castra | Él castra a los gatos en la clínica veterinaria. He castrates cats at the veterinary clinic. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castramos | Nosotros castramos a los animales en la protectora. We castrate animals at the shelter. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castráis | Vosotros castráis a los animales en el refugio. You all castrate animals at the shelter. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castran | Ellos castran a los animales peligrosos. They castrate dangerous animals. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | caste | Ayer castré al perro. I neutered the dog yesterday. | |
Tú | castaste | Tú casaste al gato la semana pasada. You neutered the cat last week. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castó | Él casó al animal en la clínica. He neutered the animal at the clinic. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castamos | Nosotros casamos a los perros ayer. We neutered the dogs yesterday. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castasteis | Vosotros casasteis a los gatos la semana pasada. You all neutered the cats last week. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castaron | Ellos casaron a los animales en el refugio. They neutered the animals at the shelter. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | castraba | Cuando era niño, castraba a los animales. When I was a child, I used to castrate animals. | |
Tú | castrabas | Tú siempre castrabas a los perros viejos. You always used to castrate old dogs. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castraba | Él castraba a los caballos en el campo. He used to castrate the horses in the field. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castrábamos | Nosotros castrábamos a los animales en la granja. We used to castrate animals on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castrabais | Vosotros castrabais a los gatos en la clínica. You all used to castrate cats at the clinic. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castraban | Ellos castraban a los animales para evitar nacimientos. They used to castrate animals to prevent births. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy castrando | Estoy castrando al perro ahora mismo. I am neutering the dog right now. | |
Tú | estás castrando | Estás castrando a los animales en la clínica. You are neutering the animals at the clinic. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está castrando | Ella está castrando a los caballos hoy. She is neutering the horses today. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos castrando | Estamos castrando a los animales en el refugio. We are neutering the animals at the shelter. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis castrando | Vosotros estáis castrando a los gatos ahora. You all are neutering the cats now. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están castrando | Ellos están castrando a los perros en la clínica veterinaria. They are neutering the dogs at the veterinary clinic. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a castrar | Voy a castrar al perro mañana. I am going to castrate the dog tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a castrar | ¿Vas a castrar a tu gato hoy? Are you going to castrate your cat today? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a castrar | Ella va a castrar a su caballo pronto. She is going to castrate her horse soon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a castrar | Vamos a castrar a los animales en la clínica. We are going to castrate the animals at the clinic. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a castrar | ¿Vais a castrar a los perros mañana? Are you all going to castrate the dogs tomorrow? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a castrar | Ellos van a castrar a los gatos esta semana. They are going to castrate the cats this week. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | castraré | Castraré al animal mañana. I will castrate the animal tomorrow. | |
Tú | castrarás | Tú castrarás al perro pronto. You will castrate the dog soon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castrará | Él castrará al caballo la próxima semana. He will castrate the horse next week. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castraremos | Nosotros castraremos a los gatos mañana. We will castrate the cats tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castraréis | Vosotros castraréis a los perros pronto. You all will castrate the dogs soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castrarán | Ellos castrarán a los animales en el refugio. They will castrate the animals at the shelter. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | castraría | Yo castraría al perro si fuera necesario. I would castrate the dog if it were necessary. | |
Tú | castrarías | Tú castrarías al gato si te lo pidieran. You would castrate the cat if they asked you. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castraría | Él castraría al caballo en esa situación. He would castrate the horse in that situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castraríamos | Nosotros castraríamos a los animales si fuera necesario. We would castrate the animals if it were necessary. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castraríais | Vosotros castraríais a los perros si os lo pidieran. You all would castrate the dogs if they asked you. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castrarían | Ellos castrarían a los gatos si fuera necesario. They would castrate the cats if it were necessary. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he castrado | Yo he castrado al perro hoy. I have castrated the dog today. | |
Tú | has castrado | Tú has castrado a la vaca esta semana. You have castrated the cow this week. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha castrado | Él ha castrado al gato ya. He has castrated the cat already. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos castrado | Nosotros hemos castrado a los cerdos hoy. We have castrated the pigs today. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis castrado | Vosotros habéis castrado a los caballos esta mañana. You all have castrated the horses this morning. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han castrado | Ellos han castrado a los toros recientemente. They have castrated the bulls recently. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había castrado | Yo había castrado al perro antes de la fiesta. I had castrated the dog before the party. | |
Tú | habías castrado | Tú habías castrado al gato ya. You had castrated the cat already. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había castrado | Él había castrado al caballo antes del viaje. He had castrated the horse before the trip. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos castrado | Nosotros habíamos castrado a los animales en la clínica. We had castrated the animals at the clinic. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais castrado | Vosotros habíais castrado a los perros ayer. You all had castrated the dogs yesterday. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían castrado | Ellos habían castrado a los caballos antes del evento. They had castrated the horses before the event. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré castrado | Para entonces, ya habré castrado al perro. By then, I will have castrated the dog. | |
Tú | habrás castrado | Para mañana, habrás castrado al gato. By tomorrow, you will have castrated the cat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá castrado | Para la próxima semana, él habrá castrado al caballo. By next week, he will have castrated the horse. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos castrado | Para entonces, habremos castrado a los animales. By then, we will have castrated the animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis castrado | Para fin de mes, habréis castrado a los perros. By the end of the month, you all will have castrated the dogs. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán castrado | Para esa fecha, habrán castrado a todos los animales. By that date, they will have castrated all the animals. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría castrado | Yo habría castrado al perro si hubiera sido necesario. I would have castrated the dog if it had been necessary. | |
Tú | habrías castrado | Tú habrías castrado al gato si hubieras tenido tiempo. You would have castrated the cat if you had had time. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría castrado | Él habría castrado al caballo antes de la venta. He would have castrated the horse before the sale. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos castrado | Nosotros habríamos castrado a los animales si hubiéramos sabido. We would have castrated the animals if we had known. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais castrado | Vosotros habríais castrado a los perros si hubierais estado allí. You all would have castrated the dogs if you had been there. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían castrado | Ellos habrían castrado a los animales si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have castrated the animals if they had had the chance. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | caste | Espero que no caste a ningún animal. I hope you don't castrate any animal. | |
Tú | castes | Es importante que tú caste a tiempo. It's important that you castrate on time. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | caste | Es posible que él caste al perro mañana. It's possible that he castrates the dog tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castemos | Queremos que nosotros castemos a los animales humanamente. We want us to castrate the animals humanely. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castéis | Espero que vosotros castéis con cuidado. I hope you all castrate carefully. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | casten | Es importante que ellos casten a los animales de manera ética. It's important that they castrate the animals ethically. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | castrara | Esperaba que él castrara al perro. I hoped that he neutered the dog. | |
Tú | castraras | No creía que tú castraras al gato. I didn't believe that you neutered the cat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castrara | Pensaba que ella castrara a los caballos. I thought that she neutered the horses. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castráramos | Deseábamos que nosotros castráramos a los animales. We wished that we neutered the animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castrarais | No imaginaba que vosotros castrarais a los perros. I didn't imagine that you all neutered the dogs. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castraran | Era posible que ellos castraran a los caballos. It was possible that they neutered the horses. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cistrare | Si él cistrare, te avisaría. If he were to castrate, I would inform you. | |
Tú | cistrare | Cuando cistrare, cambiará todo. When you castrate, everything will change. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cistrare | Es posible que cistrare mañana. It is possible that he will castrate tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cistrare | Quizá cistrare en el futuro. Maybe we will castrate in the future. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cistrare | Si vosotros cistrare, sería polémico. If you all castrate, it would be controversial. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cistrare | Es probable que cistraren en el próximo año. They are likely to castrate next year. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya castrado | Es posible que haya castrado al animal. It is possible that I have castrated the animal. | |
Tú | hayas castrado | No creo que hayas castrado al perro todavía. I don't think you have castrated the dog yet. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya castrado | Es importante que haya castrado al gato. It is important that he/she/you have castrated the cat. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos castrado | Esperamos que hayamos castrado a todos los animales. We hope that we have castrated all the animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis castrado | ¿Creéis que hayáis castrado a los perros? Do you all think you have castrated the dogs? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan castrado | Es posible que hayan castrado a los animales ya. It is possible that they/you all have castrated the animals already. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera castrado | Si él hubiera castrado al animal, habría evitado problemas. If he had castrated the animal, he would have avoided problems. | |
Tú | hubieras castrado | No creí que tú hubieras castrado al perro todavía. I didn't think that you had castrated the dog yet. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera castrado | Ella habría castrado al gato si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have castrated the cat if she had had time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos castrado | Nosotros habíamos pensado que habíamos castrado al cerdo. We had thought that we had castrated the pig. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais castrado | ¿Vosotros habíais castrado a los animales antes? Had you castrated the animals before? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran castrado | Ellos no sabían que ustedes hubieran castrado a los caballos. They didn't know that you had castrated the horses. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya castrado | Es posible que haya castrado al animal. It is possible that I will have castrated the animal. | |
Tú | hayas castrado | Dudo que hayas castrado al perro. I doubt that you will have castrated the dog. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya castrado | Es probable que él haya castrado al gato. It is likely that he will have castrated the cat. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos castrado | Quizá hayamos castrado a los animales. Maybe we will have castrated the animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis castrado | No creo que hayáis castrado a todos. I don't think you all will have castrated everyone. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan castrado | Es posible que hayan castrado a los perros. It is possible that they will have castrated the dogs. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | — | No uses esa palabra en público. Don't use that word in public. | |
Tú | castra | ¡Castra al animal ahora! Castrate the animal now! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | castra | Por favor, castra al perro. Please, castrate the dog. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | castramos | Castramos a los animales de la finca. We castrate the animals on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | castrad | ¡Castrad a los gatos si es necesario! Castrate the cats if necessary! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | castren | Deben castren a los perros peligrosos. They must castrate the dangerous dogs. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no casque | No casque esa jaula. Don't castrate that cage. | |
Tú | no casres | No casres al animal sin anestesia. Don't castrate the animal without anesthesia. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no casre | Por favor, no casre al perro sin consulta. Please, don't castrate the dog without consultation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no casremos | No casremos a los gatos sin necesidad. Let's not castrate the cats unnecessarily. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no casréis | No casréis a los animales sin autorización. Don't castrate the animals without authorization. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no casren | No casren a los perros sin supervisión. Don't castrate the dogs without supervision. |
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