Arrancar

to start

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

arrancar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

arrancando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

arrancado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arranco I start	I start
tú	arrancas you start	you start
él/ella/usted	arranca he/she/you starts	he/she/you starts
nosotros	arrancamos we start	we start
vosotros	arrancáis you all start	you all start
ellos/ustedes	arrancan they/you all start	they/you all start

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrancaba I used to start	I used to start
tú	arrancabas you used to start	you used to start
él/ella/usted	arrancaba he/she/you used to start	he/she/you used to start
nosotros	arrancábamos we used to start	we used to start
vosotros	arrancabais you all used to start	you all used to start
ellos/ustedes	arrancaban they/you all used to start	they/you all used to start

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrancé I started	I started
tú	arrancaste you started	you started
él/ella/usted	arrancó he/she/you started	he/she/you started
nosotros	arrancamos we started	we started
vosotros	arrancasteis you all started	you all started
ellos/ustedes	arrancaron they/you all started	they/you all started

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrancaré I will start	I will start
tú	arrancarás you will start	you will start
él/ella/usted	arrancará he/she/you will start	he/she/you will start
nosotros	arrancaremos we will start	we will start
vosotros	arrancaréis you all will start	you all will start
ellos/ustedes	arrancarán they/you all will start	they/you all will start

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrancaría I would start	I would start
tú	arrancarías you would start	you would start
él/ella/usted	arrancaría he/she/you would start	he/she/you would start
nosotros	arrancaríamos we would start	we would start
vosotros	arrancaríais you all would start	you all would start
ellos/ustedes	arrancarían they/you all would start	they/you all would start

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrance that I start	that I start
tú	arrances that you start	that you start
él/ella/usted	arrance that he/she/you start	that he/she/you start
nosotros	arrancemos that we start	that we start
vosotros	arrancéis that you all start	that you all start
ellos/ustedes	arrancen that they/you all start	that they/you all start

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arrancara or arrancase that I started	that I started
tú	arrancaras or arrancases that you started	that you started
él/ella/usted	arrancara or arrancase that he/she/you started	that he/she/you started
nosotros	arrancáramos or arrancásemos that we started	that we started
vosotros	arrancarais or arrancaseis that you all started	that you all started
ellos/ustedes	arrancaran or arrancasen that they/you all started	that they/you all started

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	arranca	start! (you)
usted	arrance	start! (you formal)
nosotros	arrancemos	let's start!
vosotros	arrancad	start! (you all)
ustedes	arrancen	start! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no arrances	don't start! (you)
usted	no arrance	don't start! (you formal)
nosotros	no arrancemos	let's not start!
vosotros	no arrancéis	don't start! (you all)
ustedes	no arrancen	don't start! (you all)

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