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SPANISH VERB

abrocharse

to fasten something on yourself

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abrochándose
  • Past participle: abrochado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use abrocharse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hijo ya se abrocha los zapatos solo.

    My son already fastens his shoes by himself.

  2. Past

    Me abroché el abrigo porque hacía mucho frío.

    I buttoned my coat because it was very cold.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes nadie se abrochaba el cinturón atrás.

    Nobody used to fasten their seatbelt in the back.

  4. Future

    Si engordas más, no te abrocharás ese pantalón.

    If you gain more weight, you won't do up those trousers.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me abrocharía la chaqueta, el aire es frío.

    I'd do up my jacket, the air is cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es obligatorio que os abrochéis el cinturón en el coche.

    You all have to fasten your seatbelts in the car.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La azafata pidió que nos abrocháramos los cinturones.

    The flight attendant asked us to fasten our seatbelts.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Abróchate el casco antes de subir a la moto!

    Fasten your helmet before getting on the motorbike!

Where you hear abrocharse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Me abrocho el cinturón. I fasten my seat belt.
  • Me abroché el cinturón antes de despegar. I fastened my seat belt before take-off.
  • Me voy a abrochar el cinturón. I'm going to fasten my seat belt.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.