Aferrar

to grip

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aferrar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aferrando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aferrado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferro I grip	I grip
tú	aferras you grip	you grip
él/ella/usted	aferra he/she/you grips	he/she/you grips
nosotros	aferramos we grip	we grip
vosotros	aferráis you all grip	you all grip
ellos/ustedes	aferran they/you all grip	they/you all grip

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferraba I used to grip	I used to grip
tú	aferrabas you used to grip	you used to grip
él/ella/usted	aferraba he/she/you used to grip	he/she/you used to grip
nosotros	aferrábamos we used to grip	we used to grip
vosotros	aferrabais you all used to grip	you all used to grip
ellos/ustedes	aferraban they/you all used to grip	they/you all used to grip

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferré I griped	I griped
tú	aferraste you griped	you griped
él/ella/usted	aferró he/she/you griped	he/she/you griped
nosotros	aferramos we griped	we griped
vosotros	aferrasteis you all griped	you all griped
ellos/ustedes	aferraron they/you all griped	they/you all griped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferraré I will grip	I will grip
tú	aferrarás you will grip	you will grip
él/ella/usted	aferrará he/she/you will grip	he/she/you will grip
nosotros	aferraremos we will grip	we will grip
vosotros	aferraréis you all will grip	you all will grip
ellos/ustedes	aferrarán they/you all will grip	they/you all will grip

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferraría I would grip	I would grip
tú	aferrarías you would grip	you would grip
él/ella/usted	aferraría he/she/you would grip	he/she/you would grip
nosotros	aferraríamos we would grip	we would grip
vosotros	aferraríais you all would grip	you all would grip
ellos/ustedes	aferrarían they/you all would grip	they/you all would grip

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferre that I grip	that I grip
tú	aferres that you grip	that you grip
él/ella/usted	aferre that he/she/you grip	that he/she/you grip
nosotros	aferremos that we grip	that we grip
vosotros	aferréis that you all grip	that you all grip
ellos/ustedes	aferren that they/you all grip	that they/you all grip

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aferrara or aferrase that I griped	that I griped
tú	aferraras or aferrases that you griped	that you griped
él/ella/usted	aferrara or aferrase that he/she/you griped	that he/she/you griped
nosotros	aferráramos or aferrásemos that we griped	that we griped
vosotros	aferrarais or aferraseis that you all griped	that you all griped
ellos/ustedes	aferraran or aferrasen that they/you all griped	that they/you all griped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he aferrado I have griped	I have griped
tú	has aferrado you have griped	you have griped
él/ella/usted	ha aferrado he/she/you have griped	he/she/you have griped
nosotros	hemos aferrado we have griped	we have griped
vosotros	habéis aferrado you all have griped	you all have griped
ellos/ustedes	han aferrado they/you all have griped	they/you all have griped

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había aferrado I had griped	I had griped
tú	habías aferrado you had griped	you had griped
él/ella/usted	había aferrado he/she/you had griped	he/she/you had griped
nosotros	habíamos aferrado we had griped	we had griped
vosotros	habíais aferrado you all had griped	you all had griped
ellos/ustedes	habían aferrado they/you all had griped	they/you all had griped

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube aferrado I had griped	I had griped
tú	hubiste aferrado you had griped	you had griped
él/ella/usted	hubo aferrado he/she/you had griped	he/she/you had griped
nosotros	hubimos aferrado we had griped	we had griped
vosotros	hubisteis aferrado you all had griped	you all had griped
ellos/ustedes	hubieron aferrado they/you all had griped	they/you all had griped

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré aferrado I will have griped	I will have griped
tú	habrás aferrado you will have griped	you will have griped
él/ella/usted	habrá aferrado he/she/you will have griped	he/she/you will have griped
nosotros	habremos aferrado we will have griped	we will have griped
vosotros	habréis aferrado you all will have griped	you all will have griped
ellos/ustedes	habrán aferrado they/you all will have griped	they/you all will have griped

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría aferrado I would have griped	I would have griped
tú	habrías aferrado you would have griped	you would have griped
él/ella/usted	habría aferrado he/she/you would have griped	he/she/you would have griped
nosotros	habríamos aferrado we would have griped	we would have griped
vosotros	habríais aferrado you all would have griped	you all would have griped
ellos/ustedes	habrían aferrado they/you all would have griped	they/you all would have griped

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya aferrado that I have griped	that I have griped
tú	hayas aferrado that you have griped	that you have griped
él/ella/usted	haya aferrado that he/she/you have griped	that he/she/you have griped
nosotros	hayamos aferrado that we have griped	that we have griped
vosotros	hayáis aferrado that you all have griped	that you all have griped
ellos/ustedes	hayan aferrado that they/you all have griped	that they/you all have griped

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera aferrado that I had griped	that I had griped
tú	hubieras aferrado that you had griped	that you had griped
él/ella/usted	hubiera aferrado that he/she/you had griped	that he/she/you had griped
nosotros	hubiéramos aferrado that we had griped	that we had griped
vosotros	hubierais aferrado that you all had griped	that you all had griped
ellos/ustedes	hubieran aferrado that they/you all had griped	that they/you all had griped

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aferra	grip! (you)
usted	aferre	grip! (you formal)
nosotros	aferremos	let's grip!
vosotros	aferrad	grip! (you all)
ustedes	aferren	grip! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aferres	don't grip! (you)
usted	no aferre	don't grip! (you formal)
nosotros	no aferremos	let's not grip!
vosotros	no aferréis	don't grip! (you all)
ustedes	no aferren	don't grip! (you all)

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