What does extraer mean?
extraer means to extract in English. It is a irregular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to take out.
Spanish verb guide
Extraer Conjugation in Spanish
Learn extraer, meaning to extract, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-ergerund: extrayendoparticiple: extraído
Principal forms of extraer
- Infinitive
- extraer
- Gerund
- extrayendo
- Past participle
- extraído
Extraer 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 | extraigo | extraje | extraía | extraeré |
| tú | extraes | extrajiste | extraías | extraerás |
| él / ella / usted | extrae | extrajo | extraía | extraerá |
| nosotros/as | extraemos | extrajimos | extraíamos | extraeremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | extraen | extrajeron | extraían | extraerán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present, preterite.
- Its past participle, extraído, is irregular.
Examples with extraer
Los doctores extrajeron la bala.Doctors removed the bullet.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él extrajo un pasaje del poema.He extracted a passage from the poem.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él extrajo sal del agua del mar a través de cristalización.He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate extraer 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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