The Spanish verb cerrar means "to close". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of cerrar is yo cierro, tú cierras, él/ella/usted cierra, nosotros cerramos, vosotros cerráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cierran. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | cierro (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cierras (irregular) | |
| él/ | cierra (irregular) | |
| nosotros | cerramos | |
| vosotros | cerráis | |
| ellos/ | cierran (irregular) |
| yo | cerré |
|---|---|
| tú | cerraste |
| él/ | cerró |
| nosotros | cerramos |
| vosotros | cerrasteis |
| ellos/ | cerraron |
| yo | cerraba |
|---|---|
| tú | cerrabas |
| él/ | cerraba |
| nosotros | cerrábamos |
| vosotros | cerrabais |
| ellos/ | cerraban |
| yo | cerraré |
|---|---|
| tú | cerrarás |
| él/ | cerrará |
| nosotros | cerraremos |
| vosotros | cerraréis |
| ellos/ | cerrarán |
| yo | cerraría |
|---|---|
| tú | cerrarías |
| él/ | cerraría |
| nosotros | cerraríamos |
| vosotros | cerraríais |
| ellos/ | cerrarían |
| yo | cierre (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | cierres (irregular) |
| él/ | cierre (irregular) |
| nosotros | cerremos |
| vosotros | cerréis |
| ellos/ | cierren (irregular) |
| tú | cierra (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | cierre (irregular) |
| nosotros | cerremos |
| vosotros | cerrad |
| ustedes | cierren (irregular) |
| yo | he cerrado |
|---|---|
| tú | has cerrado |
| él/ | ha cerrado |
| nosotros | hemos cerrado |
| vosotros | habéis cerrado |
| ellos/ | han cerrado |
Cerrar is irregular. The present and present subjunctive change e to ie in forms such as cierro, cierras, cierre, and cierren, while nosotros keeps cerramos and cerremos. The imperative includes cierra, cierre, and cierren.
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No. Cerrar is irregular because it changes e to ie in several present and present subjunctive forms.
The forms are cierro, cierras, cierra, and cierran. Cerramos and cerráis keep the vowel e.
The past participle is cerrado. The perfect uses the auxiliary haber, as in he cerrado and han cerrado.