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SPANISH VERB

abrazar

to hug

  • #237 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abrazando
  • Past participle: abrazado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I hug
  2. tú you hug
  3. usted, él, ella he/she hugs
  4. nosotros we hug
  5. vosotros Spain you all hug
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they hug

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I hugged
  2. tú you hugged
  3. usted, él, ella he/she hugged
  4. nosotros we hugged
  5. vosotros Spain you all hugged
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they hugged

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to hug
  2. tú you used to hug
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to hug
  4. nosotros we used to hug
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to hug
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to hug

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will hug
  2. tú you will hug
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will hug
  4. nosotros we will hug
  5. vosotros Spain you all will hug
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will hug

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would hug
  2. tú you would hug
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would hug
  4. nosotros we would hug
  5. vosotros Spain you all would hug
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would hug

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I hug
  2. tú (that) you hug
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she hug
  4. nosotros (that) we hug
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all hug
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they hug

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I hugged
  2. tú (if) you hugged
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she hugged
  4. nosotros (if) we hugged
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all hugged
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they hugged

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú hug!
  2. usted hug! (formal)
  3. nosotros hug! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain hug! (all of you)
  5. ustedes hug! (all of you)

How to use abrazar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi hijo me abraza cada mañana antes del colegio.

    My son hugs me every morning before school.

  2. Past

    Nos abrazamos en el aeropuerto después de dos años.

    We hugged at the airport after two years.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre nos abrazaba fuerte cuando volvía de viaje.

    My father used to hug us tight when he came back from a trip.

  4. Future

    Cuando la vea, la abrazaré durante cinco minutos.

    When I see her, I'll hug her for five minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Te abrazaría, pero estoy llena de harina.

    I'd hug you, but I'm covered in flour.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que abraces a tu abuela de mi parte.

    I want you to hug your grandmother from me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que lo abrazara antes de subir al tren.

    He asked me to hug him before getting on the train.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Abrázame, que hace mucho frío aquí fuera!

    Hug me, it's really cold out here!

Where you hear abrazar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Abrazo a mi madre antes de salir. I hug my mother before leaving.
  • Tu padre me abrazó anoche. Your father hugged me last night.
  • Voy a abrazar a Emily cuando llegue. I'm going to hug Emily when I arrive.
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Look After Yourselves

Advanced Level 1 · te abrazó · nunca abraza

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