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SPANISH VERB

empujar

to push, in Spain

  • #432 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: empujando
  • Past participle: empujado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use empujar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Esta puerta se empuja o se tira?

    Do you push or pull this door?

  2. Past

    Empujé el coche hasta la gasolinera con mi primo.

    I pushed the car to the petrol station with my cousin.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños empujábamos el carrito por todo el supermercado.

    As kids we used to push the trolley all over the supermarket.

  4. Future

    Si el coche no arranca, lo empujaremos entre todos.

    If the car won't start, we'll all push it together.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no empujaría tanto, que se va a romper.

    I wouldn't push so hard, it's going to break.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que empujéis la puerta con cuidado.

    It's better that you all push the door carefully.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La matrona me pidió que empujara con fuerza.

    The midwife asked me to push hard.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Empuja fuerte, que ya casi está abierta!

    Push hard, it's almost open!

Good to know

  • Doors in Spain say "empujar" on one side and "tirar" on the other. In Mexico a midwife says "puja"; in Spain, "empuja".

Where you hear empujar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Empuja con la contracción, no antes. Push with the contraction, not before.
  • He empujado con todas mis fuerzas. I've pushed with all my strength.
  • En la próxima vas a empujar más fuerte. On the next one you're going to push harder.
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If You Tell Me to Breathe

Advanced Level 2 · ¡Empuja!

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