Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I turn off
- tú you turn off
- usted, él, ella he/she turns off
- nosotros we turn off
- vosotros Spain you all turn off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turn off
SPANISH VERB
apagar
to turn off
- #248 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: apagando
- Past participle: apagado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I turned off
- tú you turned off
- usted, él, ella he/she turned off
- nosotros we turned off
- vosotros Spain you all turned off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turned off
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to turn off
- tú you used to turn off
- usted, él, ella he/she used to turn off
- nosotros we used to turn off
- vosotros Spain you all used to turn off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to turn off
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will turn off
- tú you will turn off
- usted, él, ella he/she will turn off
- nosotros we will turn off
- vosotros Spain you all will turn off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will turn off
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would turn off
- tú you would turn off
- usted, él, ella he/she would turn off
- nosotros we would turn off
- vosotros Spain you all would turn off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would turn off
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I turn off
- tú (that) you turn off
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she turn off
- nosotros (that) we turn off
- vosotros Spain (that) you all turn off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they turn off
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I turned off
- tú (if) you turned off
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she turned off
- nosotros (if) we turned off
- vosotros Spain (if) you all turned off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they turned off
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú turn off!
- usted turn off! (formal)
- nosotros turn off! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain turn off! (all of you)
- ustedes turn off! (all of you)
How to use apagar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre apago la luz cuando salgo del cuarto.
I always turn off the light when I leave the room.
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Past
¿Apagaste la estufa antes de salir de casa?
Did you turn off the stove before leaving the house?
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Imperfect
Mi mamá apagaba la tele a las diez en punto.
My mom used to turn off the TV at ten sharp.
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Future
Apagaré el celular durante la película.
I'll turn off my phone during the movie.
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Conditional
Yo apagaría el aire, ya hace frío aquí.
I'd turn off the AC, it's already cold here.
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Present subjunctive
Por favor, díganles que apaguen la música.
Please, tell them to turn off the music.
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Past subjunctive
Si apagaras la computadora, dormirías mejor.
If you turned off the computer, you'd sleep better.
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Imperative
¡Apaga esa alarma, que despierta a todos!
Turn off that alarm, it's waking everyone up!
Where you hear apagar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Apago la luz a las once. I turn off the light at eleven.
- ¿Apagaste el ventilador? Did you turn off the fan?
- Voy a apagar el aire acondicionado. I'm going to turn off the air conditioning.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Siempre apago la tele a las once. I always turn off the TV at eleven.
- Mi papá apagó el futbol. My dad turned off the football.
- Voy a apagar mi celular. I'm going to turn off my phone.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.