What does agarrar mean?
agarrar means to grab or take hold of in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to hold on; to catch (an illness, feeling etc.).
Spanish verb guide
Agarrar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn agarrar, meaning to grab or take hold of, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: agarrandoparticiple: agarrado
Principal forms of agarrar
- Infinitive
- agarrar
- Gerund
- agarrando
- Past participle
- agarrado
Agarrar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | agarro | agarré | agarraba | agarraré |
| tú | agarras | agarraste | agarrabas | agarrarás |
| él / ella / usted | agarra | agarró | agarraba | agarrará |
| nosotros/as | agarramos | agarramos | agarrábamos | agarraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | agarran | agarraron | agarraban | agarrarán |
Pattern notes
- Agarrar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with agarrar
Ella le agarró con fuerza.She held him tightly.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El hombre agarró mi brazo.The man took my arm.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Alguien me agarró por detrás.Someone grabbed me from behind.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate agarrar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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