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SPANISH VERB

agarrar

to hold, to grab

  • #245 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: agarrando
  • Past participle: agarrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use agarrar

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

  1. Present

    Agarro el camión de las siete todos los días.

    I catch the seven o'clock bus every day.

  2. Past

    Agarré tu paraguas sin querer, perdón.

    I grabbed your umbrella by mistake, sorry.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño agarraba lagartijas en el jardín.

    As a kid I used to catch lizards in the garden.

  4. Future

    Agarraremos un taxi si no pasa el camión.

    We'll grab a taxi if the bus doesn't come.

  5. Conditional

    Yo agarraría la mesa junto a la ventana.

    I'd grab the table by the window.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dile a tu hijo que no agarre el cuchillo.

    Tell your son not to grab the knife.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si agarraras la ruta corta, llegarías antes.

    If you took the short route, you'd arrive sooner.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Agárrame fuerte la mano al cruzar la calle!

    Hold my hand tight when crossing the street!

Good to know

  • In Mexico "agarrar" is the everyday word for to take or grab: "Agarra un taxi."

Where you hear agarrar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Agarro el remo con las dos manos. I hold the paddle with both hands.
  • Agarré la piñata. I grabbed the pinata.
  • Lo vas a agarrar así. You're going to hold it like this.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Agarra esto para que no se mueva. Hold this so that it doesn't move.
  • Agarré el espejo con cuidado. I held the mirror carefully.
  • Voy a agarrar la caja con las dos manos. I'm going to hold the box with both hands.
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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · agarra · Agárralo así.

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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · agarra esto

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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · me agarrarías

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The Guelaguetza

Intermediate Level 2 · agarró

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Verbs like this one

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