Spanish verb cerrar conjugation

cerrar

to close

regular verbPast participle: cerradoGerund: cerrando

Cerar means to close something, such as a door, window, or container. It is used to indicate the act of shutting or sealing.

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Complete conjugation of cerrar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cierro	Yo cierro la ventana por la noche. I close the window at night.
Tú	cierras	Tú cierras la puerta con cuidado. You close the door carefully.
Él / Ella / Usted	cierra	Ella cierra el libro y se va. She closes the book and leaves.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerramos	Nosotros cerramos el restaurante a las diez. We close the restaurant at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerráis	Vosotros cerráis la tienda temprano. You all close the store early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cierran	Ellos cierran las ventanas en invierno. They close the windows in winter.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerré	Ayer cerré la tienda temprano. Yesterday I closed the store early.
Tú	cerraste	Tú cerraste la ventana por la noche. You closed the window at night.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerró	Ella cerró la puerta con llave. She closed the door with a key.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerramos	Nosotros cerramos el restaurante a las diez. We closed the restaurant at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerrasteis	Vosotros cerrasteis el libro tarde. You all closed the book late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerraron	Ellos cerraron la oficina ayer. They closed the office yesterday.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerraba	Yo cerraba la puerta cada noche. I used to close the door every night.
Tú	cerrabas	Tú cerrabas la ventana temprano. You used to close the window early.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerraba	Ella cerraba el libro y se dormía. She used to close the book and fall asleep.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerrábamos	Nosotros cerrábamos la tienda a las diez. We used to close the store at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerrabais	Vosotros cerrabais la oficina temprano. You all used to close the office early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerraban	Ellos cerraban el parque cada tarde. They used to close the park every afternoon.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy cerrando	Estoy cerrando la ventana ahora mismo. I am closing the window right now.
Tú	estás cerrando	Estás cerrando la puerta muy fuerte. You are closing the door very loudly.
Él / Ella / Usted	está cerrando	Ella está cerrando el negocio hoy. She is closing the business today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos cerrando	Estamos cerrando el local ahora. We are closing the place now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis cerrando	Vosotros estáis cerrando la tienda temprano. You all are closing the store early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están cerrando	Ellos están cerrando el restaurante esta noche. They are closing the restaurant tonight.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a cerrar	Voy a cerrar la ventana ahora. I am going to close the window now.
Tú	vas a cerrar	¿Vas a cerrar la tienda hoy? Are you going to close the store today?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a cerrar	Ella va a cerrar el libro pronto. She is going to close the book soon.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a cerrar	Vamos a cerrar el restaurante a las diez. We are going to close the restaurant at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a cerrar	¿Vais a cerrar la tienda ahora? Are you all going to close the store now?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a cerrar	Ellos van a cerrar el parque temprano. They are going to close the park early.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerraré	Cerré la tienda mañana. I will close the store tomorrow.
Tú	cerrarás	Tú cerrarás la ventana pronto. You will close the window soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerrará	Ella cerrará la puerta más tarde. She will close the door later.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerraremos	Nosotros cerraremos el restaurante en verano. We will close the restaurant in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerraréis	Vosotros cerraréis el negocio mañana. You all will close the business tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerrarán	Ellos cerrarán la oficina pronto. They will close the office soon.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerraría	Yo cerraría la ventana si hace viento. I would close the window if it's windy.
Tú	cerrarías	Tú cerrarías la tienda si llueve. You would close the store if it rains.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerraría	Él cerraría la puerta si llegara tarde. He would close the door if he arrived late.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerraríamos	Nosotros cerraríamos el restaurante si no hay clientes. We would close the restaurant if there are no customers.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerraríais	Vosotros cerraríais la tienda si hace frío. You all would close the shop if it's cold.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerrarían	Ellos cerrarían el parque si hay peligro. They would close the park if there's danger.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he cerrado	Yo he cerrado la ventana. I have closed the window.
Tú	has cerrado	Tú has cerrado la tienda temprano. You have closed the store early.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha cerrado	Ella ha cerrado la puerta con llave. She has closed the door with a key.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos cerrado	Nosotros hemos cerrado el restaurante. We have closed the restaurant.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis cerrado	Vosotros habéis cerrado el acuerdo. You all have closed the deal.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han cerrado	Ellos han cerrado la tienda por hoy. They have closed the store for today.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había cerrado	Yo había cerrado la tienda antes de salir. I had closed the store before leaving.
Tú	habías cerrado	Tú habías cerrado la ventana cuando empezó a llover. You had closed the window when it started to rain.
Él / Ella / Usted	había cerrado	Ella había cerrado el libro antes de dormir. She had closed the book before sleeping.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos cerrado	Nosotros habíamos cerrado el restaurante a las diez. We had closed the restaurant at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais cerrado	Vosotros habíais cerrado la tienda temprano. You all had closed the store early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían cerrado	Ellos habían cerrado la oficina antes del mediodía. They had closed the office before noon.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré cerrado	Para las 8, habré cerrado la tienda. By 8, I will have closed the store.
Tú	habrás cerrado	Para entonces, habrás cerrado la puerta. By then, you will have closed the door.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá cerrado	Ella habrá cerrado el libro para entonces. She will have closed the book by then.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos cerrado	Nosotros habremos cerrado el negocio mañana. We will have closed the business tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis cerrado	Vosotros habréis cerrado la ventana pronto. You all will have closed the window soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán cerrado	Ellos habrán cerrado la calle antes de las 9. They will have closed the street before 9.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría cerrado	Yo habría cerrado la tienda temprano. I would have closed the store early.
Tú	habrías cerrado	Tú habrías cerrado la ventana si hubieras sabido. You would have closed the window if you had known.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría cerrado	Ella habría cerrado la puerta antes de salir. She would have closed the door before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos cerrado	Nosotros habríamos cerrado el restaurante si hubiéramos llegado antes. We would have closed the restaurant if we had arrived earlier.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais cerrado	Vosotros habríais cerrado la tienda si hubierais estado allí. You all would have closed the shop if you had been there.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían cerrado	Ellos habrían cerrado el parque por la noche. They would have closed the park at night.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cierre	Espero que yo cierre la tienda temprano. I hope that I close the store early.
Tú	cierres	Es importante que tú cierres la ventana. It's important that you close the window.
Él / Ella / Usted	cierre	Es posible que ella cierre la puerta ahora. It's possible that she closes the door now.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerremos	Queremos que nosotros cerremos el negocio pronto. We want us to close the business soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cierréis	Espero que vosotros cierréis la ventana. I hope that you all close the window.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cierren	Es necesario que ellos cierren el parque. It's necessary that they close the park.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerrara	Esperaba que cerrara la tienda temprano. I hoped that he/she closed the store early.
Tú	cerraras	No creía que cerraras la ventana. I didn't believe that you closed the window.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerrara	Pensaba que ella cerrara la puerta. I thought that she closed the door.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerráramos	Deseábamos que cerráramos el local. We wished that we closed the place.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerrarais	Me sorprendió que cerrarais tan tarde. I was surprised that you all closed so late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerraran	No creían que cerraran la calle. They didn't believe that they closed the street.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerrare	Si cerrare la tienda, perderé clientes. If I close the store, I will lose customers.
Tú	cerrares	Cuando cierres la ventana, saldré. When you close the window, I will leave.
Él / Ella / Usted	cerrare	Si cerrare la puerta, no entrará nadie. If he closes the door, no one will enter.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerráremos	Cuando cerremos el acuerdo, empezaremos. When we close the deal, we will start.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerrareis	Si cerrareis la tienda, os pagaré. If you close the store, I will pay you.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cerraren	Si cerraren la calle, evitarían accidentes. If they close the street, they would prevent accidents.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya cerrado	Espero que haya cerrado la tienda. I hope that I have closed the store.
Tú	hayas cerrado	Es posible que hayas cerrado temprano. It's possible that you have closed early.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya cerrado	Es importante que haya cerrado la puerta. It's important that he/she/you have closed the door.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos cerrado	Dudo que hayamos cerrado todavía. I doubt that we have closed yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis cerrado	No creo que hayáis cerrado la ventana. I don't think that you all have closed the window.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan cerrado	Es probable que hayan cerrado la oficina. It's likely that they/you all have closed the office.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera cerrado	Si hubiera cerrado la ventana, no habría entrado el frío. If I had closed the window, the cold wouldn't have entered.
Tú	hubieras cerrado	Si hubieras cerrado la tienda, no habrían entrado los ladrones. If you had closed the shop, the thieves wouldn't have entered.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera cerrado	Si ella hubiera cerrado la puerta, no habría salido el perro. If she had closed the door, the dog wouldn't have gone out.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos cerrado	Si hubiéramos cerrado antes, no habría ocurrido esto. If we had closed earlier, this wouldn't have happened.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais cerrado	Si hubierais cerrado a tiempo, no estaríais atrapados. If you had closed on time, you wouldn't be trapped.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran cerrado	Si hubieran cerrado la tienda, no habrían perdido ventas. If they had closed the store, they wouldn't have lost sales.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré cerrado	Cuando llegues, ya habré cerrado la tienda. When you arrive, I will have already closed the store.
Tú	habrás cerrado	Para entonces, tú habrás cerrado el acuerdo. By then, you will have closed the deal.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá cerrado	Es probable que ella habrá cerrado el negocio. She will have probably closed the deal.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos cerrado	Para mañana, nosotros habremos cerrado el contrato. By tomorrow, we will have closed the contract.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis cerrado	Cuando lleguéis, ya habréis cerrado la tienda. When you all arrive, you will have already closed the store.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán cerrado	Para esa hora, ellos habrán cerrado el restaurante. By that time, they will have closed the restaurant.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cerrar	¡Cierra la ventana! Close the window!
Tú	cierra	Cierra la puerta, por favor. Close the door, please.
Él / Ella / Usted	cierre	Cierre el libro y escuche. Close the book and listen.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cerremos	Cerremos la tienda temprano hoy. Let's close the store early today.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cerrad	Cerrad las ventanas antes de salir. Close the windows before leaving.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cierren	Cierren las puertas al salir. Close the doors when leaving.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no cierres	No cierres la ventana, por favor. Don't close the window, please.
Tú	no cierres	No cierres la puerta todavía. Don't close the door yet.
Él / Ella / Usted	no cierre	Por favor, no cierre la tienda ahora. Please, don't close the store now.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no cerremos	No cerremos el restaurante todavía. Let's not close the restaurant yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no cerréis	No cerréis la caja todavía. Don't close the cash register yet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no cierren	No cierren las ventanas, por favor. Please, don't close the windows.