Spanish verb postrar conjugation

postrar
to bow down, to prostrate, to overwhelm
regular verbPast participle: postradoGerund: postrando

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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Complete conjugation of postrar

Indicative Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostro
Yo me postro ante la estatua.
I bow before the statue.
postras
Tú te postras cuando tienes miedo.
You bow when you're afraid.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostra
Ella se postra en señal de respeto.
She bows as a sign of respect.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostramos
Nosotros nos postramos ante la autoridad.
We bow before the authority.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostráis
Vosotros os postráis en la ceremonia.
You all bow at the ceremony.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostran
Ellos se postran cuando entran en la iglesia.
They bow when they enter the church.

Indicative Preterite

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostré
Ayer me postré ante la estatua.
Yesterday I prostrated myself before the statue.
postraste
Tú te postraste en la ceremonia.
You prostrated yourself at the ceremony.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostró
Él se postró ante la audiencia.
He prostrated himself before the audience.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostramos
Nosotros nos postramos en oración.
We prostrated ourselves in prayer.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostrasteis
Vosotros os postrasteis en el suelo.
You all prostrated yourselves on the ground.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostraron
Ellos se postraron al final del acto.
They prostrated themselves at the end of the event.

Indicative Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostraba
Yo siempre me postraba ante la imagen.
I always bowed before the image.
postrabas
Tú te postrabas en la iglesia.
You used to kneel in the church.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostraba
Ella se postraba cuando oraba.
She used to kneel when she prayed.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostrábamos
Nosotros nos postrábamos en silencio.
We used to kneel silently.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostrabais
Vosotros os postrabais en la capilla.
You all used to kneel in the chapel.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostraban
Ellos se postraban en la ceremonia.
They used to kneel during the ceremony.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy postrando
Estoy postrando las plantas en el jardín.
I am prostrating the plants in the garden.
estás postrando
Estás postrando los muebles en la sala.
You are prostrating the furniture in the living room.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá postrando
Ella está postrando las flores en la mesa.
She is prostrating the flowers on the table.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos postrando
Estamos postrando las estatuas en el parque.
We are prostrating the statues in the park.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis postrando
Vosotros estáis postrando las cortinas.
You all are prostrating the curtains.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán postrando
Ellos están postrando las banderas.
They are prostrating the flags.

Indicative Informal Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yome voy a postrar
Me voy a postrar ante la autoridad.
I am going to bow before the authority.
te vas a postrar
¿Tú vas a postrarte en la ceremonia?
Are you going to bow at the ceremony?
Él / Ella / Ustedse va a postrar
Él se va a postrar cuando vea la estatua.
He is going to bow when he sees the statue.
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos vamos a postrar
Nosotros nos vamos a postrar en señal de respeto.
We are going to bow as a sign of respect.
Vosotros / Vosotrasos vais a postrar
¿Os vais a postrar ante el rey?
Are you all going to bow before the king?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse van a postrar
Ellos se van a postrar en la ceremonia.
They are going to bow at the ceremony.

Indicative Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostraré
Yo me postraré ante la autoridad.
I will bow before the authority.
postrarás
Tú te postrarás cuando llegues.
You will bow when you arrive.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostrará
Él se postrará en señal de respeto.
He will bow as a sign of respect.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostraremos
Nosotros nos postraremos ante la reina.
We will bow before the queen.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostraréis
Vosotros os postraréis en la ceremonia.
You all will bow at the ceremony.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostrarán
Ellos se postrarán en la iglesia.
They will bow in the church.

Indicative Conditional

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostraría
Yo me postraría ante la autoridad.
I would bow before the authority.
postrarías
Tú te postrarías si fueras respetuoso.
You would bow if you were respectful.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostraría
Él se postraría en señal de respeto.
He would bow as a sign of respect.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostraríamos
Nosotros nos postraríamos ante el rey.
We would bow before the king.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostraríais
Vosotros os postraríais si fuerais humildes.
You all would bow if you were humble.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostrarían
Ellos se postrarían en la ceremonia.
They would bow at the ceremony.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yome he postrado
Me he postrado ante la imagen.
I have prostrated myself before the image.
te has postrado
Tú te has postrado en oración.
You have prostrated yourself in prayer.
Él / Ella / Ustedse ha postrado
Él se ha postrado por la salud.
He has prostrated himself for health.
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos hemos postrado
Nosotros nos hemos postrado en agradecimiento.
We have prostrated ourselves in gratitude.
Vosotros / Vosotrasos habéis postrado
Vosotros os habéis postrado ante la fe.
You all have prostrated yourselves before faith.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse han postrado
Ellos se han postrado por la causa.
They have prostrated themselves for the cause.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía postrado
Yo había postrado mis armas antes de rendirme.
I had laid down my weapons before surrendering.
habías postrado
Tú habías postrado tus dudas antes de decidir.
You had laid down your doubts before deciding.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía postrado
Él había postrado su orgullo para pedir ayuda.
He had laid down his pride to ask for help.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos postrado
Nosotros habíamos postrado nuestras diferencias.
We had laid down our differences.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais postrado
Vosotros habíais postrado vuestras armas ya.
You all had laid down your weapons already.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían postrado
Ellos habían postrado sus intereses personales.
They had laid down their personal interests.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré postrado
Para entonces, habré postrado mis dudas.
By then, I will have postured my doubts.
habrás postrado
Para mañana, habrás postrado tus temores.
By tomorrow, you will have postured your fears.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá postrado
Cuando llegues, él habrá postrado su orgullo.
When you arrive, he will have postured his pride.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos postrado
Para el fin de semana, habremos postrado nuestras dudas.
By the weekend, we will have postured our doubts.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis postrado
Para entonces, habréis postrado vuestras resistencias.
By then, you all will have postured your resistances.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán postrado
Para el próximo mes, habrán postrado sus miedos.
By next month, they will have postured their fears.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría postrado
Yo habría postrado ante la autoridad.
I would have bowed before the authority.
habrías postrado
Tú habrías postrado si hubieras sabido.
You would have bowed if you had known.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría postrado
Él habría postrado en la ceremonia.
He would have bowed at the ceremony.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos postrado
Nosotros habríamos postrado juntos.
We would have bowed together.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais postrado
Vosotros habríais postrado si hubierais llegado a tiempo.
You all would have bowed if you had arrived on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían postrado
Ellos habrían postrado ante el rey.
They would have bowed before the king.

Subjunctive Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoposte
Espero que yo postre la carta hoy.
I hope that I post the letter today.
postres
Es importante que tú postres temprano.
It's important that you post early.
Él / Ella / Ustedposte
Dudo que él poste en la oficina.
I doubt that he posts at the office.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostremos
Queremos que nosotros postremos el paquete.
We want us to post the package.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostréis
Es posible que vosotros postréis mañana.
It's possible that you all post tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostren
No creen que ellos postren hoy.
They don't believe that they post today.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostrara
Esperaba que yo postrara ante la autoridad.
I hoped that I would prostrate myself before the authority.
postraras
Querían que tú postraras en la ceremonia.
They wanted you to prostrate yourself at the ceremony.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostrara
Dudaba que él postrara en la reunión.
I doubted that he would prostrate himself at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostráramos
Era importante que nosotros postrábamos en oración.
It was important that we prostrated ourselves in prayer.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostrarais
No creían que vosotros postrarais ante ellos.
They didn't believe that you all would prostrate yourselves before them.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostraran
Esperaban que ellos postraran en señal de respeto.
They expected that they would prostrate themselves as a sign of respect.

Subjunctive Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostrare
Si me ayudare, todo sería más fácil.
If you helped me, everything would be easier.
postrares
Cuando postrares la mesa, avísame.
When you set the table, let me know.
Él / Ella / Ustedpostrare
Si ella postrare en la competencia, ganaría.
If she entered the competition, she would win.
Nosotros / Nosotraspostráremos
Nosotros postráremos en la ceremonia mañana.
We will bow at the ceremony tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotraspostrares
Vosotros postrares ante la autoridad.
You all will bow before the authority.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostrares
Ellos postrares si el plan funciona.
They will bow if the plan works.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya postrado
Espero que haya postrado sus dudas.
I hope he has bowed his doubts.
hayas postrado
Es posible que hayas postrado ante la autoridad.
It's possible that you have bowed before the authority.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya postrado
Es importante que él haya postrado sus miedos.
It's important that he has bowed his fears.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos postrado
Creemos que hayamos postrado nuestras diferencias.
We believe that we have bowed our differences.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis postrado
¿Habéis postrado ante la situación?
Have you bowed before the situation?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan postrado
Es posible que hayan postrado sus armas.
It's possible that they have bowed their arms.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera postrado
Si hubiera postrado antes, habría evitado el problema.
If I had prostrated myself earlier, I would have avoided the problem.
hubieras postrado
Si hubieras postrado, habrías visto la diferencia.
If you had prostrated yourself, you would have seen the difference.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera postrado
Ella habría postrado si hubiera sabido.
She would have prostrated herself if she had known.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos postrado
Nosotros hubiéramos postrado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo.
We would have prostrated ourselves if we had had time.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais postrado
Vosotros hubierais postrado si hubierais estado allí.
You all would have prostrated yourselves if you had been there.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran postrado
Ellos habrían postrado si hubieran entendido la importancia.
They would have prostrated themselves if they had understood the importance.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere postrado
Cuando llegue, ya hubiere postrado.
When I arrive, I will have already prostrated.
hubieres postrado
Es posible que tú hubieres postrado antes de salir.
It's possible that you will have prostrated before leaving.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere postrado
Es probable que él hubiere postrado por la tarde.
He probably will have prostrated in the afternoon.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos postrado
Quizá nosotros hubiéremos postrado para entonces.
Perhaps we will have prostrated by then.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis postrado
Es posible que vosotros hubiereis postrado antes del evento.
It's possible that you all will have prostrated before the event.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren postrado
Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren postrado.
When they arrive, they will have already prostrated.

Imperative Affirmative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopostre
¡Postre esa caja ahora!
Post that box now!
postra
¡Postra esas plantas en la esquina!
Post those plants in the corner!
Él / Ella / Ustedpostre
¡Postre esa idea en la reunión!
Post that idea in the meeting!
Nosotros / Nosotraspostremos
¡Postremos las cortinas antes de salir!
Let's post the curtains before leaving!
Vosotros / Vosotraspostrad
¡Postrad las fotos en el álbum!
Post the photos in the album!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespostren
¡Postren los documentos en la mesa!
Post the documents on the table!

Imperative Negative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono me postres
No me postres en la cama.
Don't postr me on the bed.
no te postres
No te postres ante esa situación.
Don't postr yourself before that situation.
Él / Ella / Ustedno se postre
No se postre ante los problemas.
He/She/You (formal) should not postr himself/herself before the problems.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno nos postremos
No nos postremos ante la adversidad.
Let's not postr ourselves before adversity.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno os postréis
No os postréis ante las dificultades.
Don't postr yourselves before difficulties.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno se postren
No se postren ante la autoridad.
They/You all should not postr themselves before authority.

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