What does grabar mean?
grabar means to record in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to engrave.
Spanish verb guide
Grabar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn grabar, meaning to record, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: grabandoparticiple: grabado
Principal forms of grabar
- Infinitive
- grabar
- Gerund
- grabando
- Past participle
- grabado
Grabar 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 | grabo | grabé | grababa | grabaré |
| tú | grabas | grabaste | grababas | grabarás |
| él / ella / usted | graba | grabó | grababa | grabará |
| nosotros/as | grabamos | grabamos | grabábamos | grabaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | graban | grabaron | grababan | grabarán |
Pattern notes
- Grabar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with grabar
El chico grabó su nombre en el árbol.The boy carved his name in the tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La pareja grabó sus iniciales en el roble.The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Un viandante grabó en vídeo con un teléfono móvil la paliza de la policía.A bystander videotaped the police beating using their cell phone.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate grabar 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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