Postrar means to cause someone to lie down or to bow down, often in a context of humility, submission, or overwhelming emotion. It can also refer to physically or emotionally being overwhelmed.
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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 | postro | Yo me postro ante la estatua. I bow before the statue. | |
| Tú | postras | Tú te postras cuando tienes miedo. You bow when you're afraid. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postra | Ella se postra en señal de respeto. She bows as a sign of respect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postramos | Nosotros nos postramos ante la autoridad. We bow before the authority. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postráis | Vosotros os postráis en la ceremonia. You all bow at the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postran | Ellos se postran cuando entran en la iglesia. They bow when they enter the church. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postré | Ayer me postré ante la estatua. Yesterday I prostrated myself before the statue. | |
| Tú | postraste | Tú te postraste en la ceremonia. You prostrated yourself at the ceremony. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postró | Él se postró ante la audiencia. He prostrated himself before the audience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postramos | Nosotros nos postramos en oración. We prostrated ourselves in prayer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postrasteis | Vosotros os postrasteis en el suelo. You all prostrated yourselves on the ground. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postraron | Ellos se postraron al final del acto. They prostrated themselves at the end of the event. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postraba | Yo siempre me postraba ante la imagen. I always bowed before the image. | |
| Tú | postrabas | Tú te postrabas en la iglesia. You used to kneel in the church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postraba | Ella se postraba cuando oraba. She used to kneel when she prayed. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postrábamos | Nosotros nos postrábamos en silencio. We used to kneel silently. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postrabais | Vosotros os postrabais en la capilla. You all used to kneel in the chapel. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postraban | Ellos se postraban en la ceremonia. They used to kneel during the ceremony. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy postrando | Estoy postrando las plantas en el jardín. I am prostrating the plants in the garden. | |
| Tú | estás postrando | Estás postrando los muebles en la sala. You are prostrating the furniture in the living room. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está postrando | Ella está postrando las flores en la mesa. She is prostrating the flowers on the table. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos postrando | Estamos postrando las estatuas en el parque. We are prostrating the statues in the park. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis postrando | Vosotros estáis postrando las cortinas. You all are prostrating the curtains. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están postrando | Ellos están postrando las banderas. They are prostrating the flags. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a postrar | Me voy a postrar ante la autoridad. I am going to bow before the authority. | |
| Tú | te vas a postrar | ¿Tú vas a postrarte en la ceremonia? Are you going to bow at the ceremony? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a postrar | Él se va a postrar cuando vea la estatua. He is going to bow when he sees the statue. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a postrar | Nosotros nos vamos a postrar en señal de respeto. We are going to bow as a sign of respect. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a postrar | ¿Os vais a postrar ante el rey? Are you all going to bow before the king? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a postrar | Ellos se van a postrar en la ceremonia. They are going to bow at the ceremony. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postraré | Yo me postraré ante la autoridad. I will bow before the authority. | |
| Tú | postrarás | Tú te postrarás cuando llegues. You will bow when you arrive. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postrará | Él se postrará en señal de respeto. He will bow as a sign of respect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postraremos | Nosotros nos postraremos ante la reina. We will bow before the queen. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postraréis | Vosotros os postraréis en la ceremonia. You all will bow at the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postrarán | Ellos se postrarán en la iglesia. They will bow in the church. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postraría | Yo me postraría ante la autoridad. I would bow before the authority. | |
| Tú | postrarías | Tú te postrarías si fueras respetuoso. You would bow if you were respectful. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postraría | Él se postraría en señal de respeto. He would bow as a sign of respect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postraríamos | Nosotros nos postraríamos ante el rey. We would bow before the king. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postraríais | Vosotros os postraríais si fuerais humildes. You all would bow if you were humble. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postrarían | Ellos se postrarían en la ceremonia. They would bow at the ceremony. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he postrado | Me he postrado ante la imagen. I have prostrated myself before the image. | |
| Tú | te has postrado | Tú te has postrado en oración. You have prostrated yourself in prayer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha postrado | Él se ha postrado por la salud. He has prostrated himself for health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos postrado | Nosotros nos hemos postrado en agradecimiento. We have prostrated ourselves in gratitude. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis postrado | Vosotros os habéis postrado ante la fe. You all have prostrated yourselves before faith. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han postrado | Ellos se han postrado por la causa. They have prostrated themselves for the cause. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había postrado | Yo había postrado mis armas antes de rendirme. I had laid down my weapons before surrendering. | |
| Tú | habías postrado | Tú habías postrado tus dudas antes de decidir. You had laid down your doubts before deciding. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había postrado | Él había postrado su orgullo para pedir ayuda. He had laid down his pride to ask for help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos postrado | Nosotros habíamos postrado nuestras diferencias. We had laid down our differences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais postrado | Vosotros habíais postrado vuestras armas ya. You all had laid down your weapons already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían postrado | Ellos habían postrado sus intereses personales. They had laid down their personal interests. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré postrado | Para entonces, habré postrado mis dudas. By then, I will have postured my doubts. | |
| Tú | habrás postrado | Para mañana, habrás postrado tus temores. By tomorrow, you will have postured your fears. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá postrado | Cuando llegues, él habrá postrado su orgullo. When you arrive, he will have postured his pride. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos postrado | Para el fin de semana, habremos postrado nuestras dudas. By the weekend, we will have postured our doubts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis postrado | Para entonces, habréis postrado vuestras resistencias. By then, you all will have postured your resistances. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán postrado | Para el próximo mes, habrán postrado sus miedos. By next month, they will have postured their fears. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría postrado | Yo habría postrado ante la autoridad. I would have bowed before the authority. | |
| Tú | habrías postrado | Tú habrías postrado si hubieras sabido. You would have bowed if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría postrado | Él habría postrado en la ceremonia. He would have bowed at the ceremony. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos postrado | Nosotros habríamos postrado juntos. We would have bowed together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais postrado | Vosotros habríais postrado si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have bowed if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían postrado | Ellos habrían postrado ante el rey. They would have bowed before the king. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | poste | Espero que yo postre la carta hoy. I hope that I post the letter today. | |
| Tú | postres | Es importante que tú postres temprano. It's important that you post early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | poste | Dudo que él poste en la oficina. I doubt that he posts at the office. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postremos | Queremos que nosotros postremos el paquete. We want us to post the package. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postréis | Es posible que vosotros postréis mañana. It's possible that you all post tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postren | No creen que ellos postren hoy. They don't believe that they post today. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postrara | Esperaba que yo postrara ante la autoridad. I hoped that I would prostrate myself before the authority. | |
| Tú | postraras | Querían que tú postraras en la ceremonia. They wanted you to prostrate yourself at the ceremony. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postrara | Dudaba que él postrara en la reunión. I doubted that he would prostrate himself at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postráramos | Era importante que nosotros postrábamos en oración. It was important that we prostrated ourselves in prayer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postrarais | No creían que vosotros postrarais ante ellos. They didn't believe that you all would prostrate yourselves before them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postraran | Esperaban que ellos postraran en señal de respeto. They expected that they would prostrate themselves as a sign of respect. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postrare | Si me ayudare, todo sería más fácil. If you helped me, everything would be easier. | |
| Tú | postrares | Cuando postrares la mesa, avísame. When you set the table, let me know. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postrare | Si ella postrare en la competencia, ganaría. If she entered the competition, she would win. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postráremos | Nosotros postráremos en la ceremonia mañana. We will bow at the ceremony tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postrares | Vosotros postrares ante la autoridad. You all will bow before the authority. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postrares | Ellos postrares si el plan funciona. They will bow if the plan works. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya postrado | Espero que haya postrado sus dudas. I hope he has bowed his doubts. | |
| Tú | hayas postrado | Es posible que hayas postrado ante la autoridad. It's possible that you have bowed before the authority. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya postrado | Es importante que él haya postrado sus miedos. It's important that he has bowed his fears. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos postrado | Creemos que hayamos postrado nuestras diferencias. We believe that we have bowed our differences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis postrado | ¿Habéis postrado ante la situación? Have you bowed before the situation? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan postrado | Es posible que hayan postrado sus armas. It's possible that they have bowed their arms. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera postrado | Si hubiera postrado antes, habría evitado el problema. If I had prostrated myself earlier, I would have avoided the problem. | |
| Tú | hubieras postrado | Si hubieras postrado, habrías visto la diferencia. If you had prostrated yourself, you would have seen the difference. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera postrado | Ella habría postrado si hubiera sabido. She would have prostrated herself if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos postrado | Nosotros hubiéramos postrado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have prostrated ourselves if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais postrado | Vosotros hubierais postrado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have prostrated yourselves if you had been there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran postrado | Ellos habrían postrado si hubieran entendido la importancia. They would have prostrated themselves if they had understood the importance. |
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 postrado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere postrado. When I arrive, I will have already prostrated. | |
| Tú | hubieres postrado | Es posible que tú hubieres postrado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have prostrated before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere postrado | Es probable que él hubiere postrado por la tarde. He probably will have prostrated in the afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos postrado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos postrado para entonces. Perhaps we will have prostrated by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis postrado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis postrado antes del evento. It's possible that you all will have prostrated before the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren postrado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren postrado. When they arrive, they will have already prostrated. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | postre | ¡Postre esa caja ahora! Post that box now! | |
| Tú | postra | ¡Postra esas plantas en la esquina! Post those plants in the corner! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | postre | ¡Postre esa idea en la reunión! Post that idea in the meeting! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | postremos | ¡Postremos las cortinas antes de salir! Let's post the curtains before leaving! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | postrad | ¡Postrad las fotos en el álbum! Post the photos in the album! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | postren | ¡Postren los documentos en la mesa! Post the documents on the table! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me postres | No me postres en la cama. Don't postr me on the bed. | |
| Tú | no te postres | No te postres ante esa situación. Don't postr yourself before that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se postre | No se postre ante los problemas. He/She/You (formal) should not postr himself/herself before the problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos postremos | No nos postremos ante la adversidad. Let's not postr ourselves before adversity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os postréis | No os postréis ante las dificultades. Don't postr yourselves before difficulties. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se postren | No se postren ante la autoridad. They/You all should not postr themselves before authority. |
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