What does arrestar mean?
arrestar means to arrest in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Arrestar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn arrestar, meaning to arrest, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: arrestandoparticiple: arrestado
Principal forms of arrestar
- Infinitive
- arrestar
- Gerund
- arrestando
- Past participle
- arrestado
Arrestar 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 | arresto | arresté | arrestaba | arrestaré |
| tú | arrestas | arrestaste | arrestabas | arrestarás |
| él / ella / usted | arresta | arrestó | arrestaba | arrestará |
| nosotros/as | arrestamos | arrestamos | arrestábamos | arrestaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | arrestan | arrestaron | arrestaban | arrestarán |
Pattern notes
- Arrestar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with arrestar
La policía arrestó al sospechoso ayer.The police arrested the suspect yesterday.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El policía arrestó al hombre en el acto.The policeman arrested the man on the spot.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
A mi amigo lo arrestaron por exceso de velocidad.My friend was arrested for speeding.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate arrestar 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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