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Espantar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn espantar, meaning to scare, to spook, to frighten, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: espantandoparticiple: espantado

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What does espantar mean?

espantar means to scare, to spook, to frighten in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to scare away, to scare off, to chase away, to drive away, to frighten away, to frighten off.

Principal forms of espantar

Infinitive: espantar
Gerund: espantando
Past participle: espantado

Espantar 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	espanto	espanté	espantaba	espantaré
tú	espantas	espantaste	espantabas	espantarás
él / ella / usted	espanta	espantó	espantaba	espantará
nosotros/as	espantamos	espantamos	espantábamos	espantaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	espantan	espantaron	espantaban	espantarán

Pattern notes

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

Examples with espantar

Las voces provenientes de la jungla espantaron a los exploradores.The voices coming from the jungle frightened the explorers.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Ella espantó a un oso.She scared a bear away.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate espantar 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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