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SPANISH VERB

anotar

to write down

  • #307 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: anotando
  • Past participle: anotado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use anotar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre anoto los pendientes en una libreta pequeña.

    I always write my to-dos in a small notebook.

  2. Past

    ¿Anotaste el teléfono del dentista en algún lado?

    Did you write down the dentist's number somewhere?

  3. Imperfect

    En la universidad anotaba todo lo que decía el profesor.

    In college I wrote down everything the professor said.

  4. Future

    Anotaré la dirección para no perderme otra vez.

    I'll write down the address so I don't get lost again.

  5. Conditional

    Yo anotaría la receta antes de que se te olvide.

    I'd write down the recipe before you forget it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que anotes la hora de la cita.

    I need you to write down the appointment time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El maestro nos pidió que anotáramos la tarea.

    The teacher asked us to write down the homework.

  8. Imperative

    Anota mi número, por si necesitas algo.

    Write down my number, in case you need anything.

Where you hear anotar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Anoto todas las citas en el horario. I write all the appointments down in the schedule.
  • Anoté su teléfono en el expediente. I wrote your phone number down in the file.
  • Lo voy a anotar. I'm going to write it down.
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The First Day

Intermediate Level 1 · que anote

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The Rules

Intermediate Level 1 · que anotemos

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Verbs like this one

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