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Derribar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn derribar, meaning to bring down, to shoot down, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: derribandoparticiple: derribado

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What does derribar mean?

derribar means to bring down, to shoot down in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to knock down, to demolish, to break down, to tear down, to topple, to pull down, to kick down, to batter down; to overthrow.

Principal forms of derribar

Infinitive: derribar
Gerund: derribando
Past participle: derribado

Derribar 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	derribo	derribé	derribaba	derribaré
tú	derribas	derribaste	derribabas	derribarás
él / ella / usted	derriba	derribó	derribaba	derribará
nosotros/as	derribamos	derribamos	derribábamos	derribaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	derriban	derribaron	derribaban	derribarán

Pattern notes

Derribar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with derribar

Tom derribó la puerta a patadas.Tom kicked the door down.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Uno de los toros derribó la cerca.One of the bulls pushed the fence down.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

La tormenta derribó muchos árboles.Many trees were blown down by the storm.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate derribar 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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