Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I scream
- tú you scream
- usted, él, ella he/she screams
- nosotros we scream
- vosotros Spain you all scream
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they scream
SPANISH VERB
gritar
to scream, to shout
- #273 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: gritando
- Past participle: gritado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I screamed
- tú you screamed
- usted, él, ella he/she screamed
- nosotros we screamed
- vosotros Spain you all screamed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they screamed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to scream
- tú you used to scream
- usted, él, ella he/she used to scream
- nosotros we used to scream
- vosotros Spain you all used to scream
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to scream
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will scream
- tú you will scream
- usted, él, ella he/she will scream
- nosotros we will scream
- vosotros Spain you all will scream
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will scream
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would scream
- tú you would scream
- usted, él, ella he/she would scream
- nosotros we would scream
- vosotros Spain you all would scream
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would scream
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I scream
- tú (that) you scream
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she scream
- nosotros (that) we scream
- vosotros Spain (that) you all scream
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they scream
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I screamed
- tú (if) you screamed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she screamed
- nosotros (if) we screamed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all screamed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they screamed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú scream!
- usted scream! (formal)
- nosotros scream! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain scream! (all of you)
- ustedes scream! (all of you)
How to use gritar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Los niños gritan de emoción en la feria.
The kids are screaming with excitement at the fair.
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Past
Grité tan fuerte en el partido que perdí la voz.
I shouted so loud at the game that I lost my voice.
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Imperfect
Mi vecina gritaba por teléfono todas las noches.
My neighbor used to shout on the phone every night.
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Future
Si ganamos, gritaré gol desde la azotea.
If we win, I'll shout "goal" from the rooftop.
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Conditional
Yo nunca gritaría a un mesero por un error.
I would never shout at a waiter over a mistake.
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Present subjunctive
No me gusta que grites delante de los niños.
I don't like you shouting in front of the kids.
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Past subjunctive
Si gritaras menos, la gente te escucharía más.
If you shouted less, people would listen to you more.
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Imperative
¡Grita si necesitas ayuda, estoy en la cocina!
Shout if you need help, I'm in the kitchen!
Where you hear gritar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Sarah grita cuando ve un pez. Sarah screams when she sees a fish.
- Grité muy fuerte. I screamed very loudly.
- No vas a gritar, ¿verdad? You're not going to scream, are you?
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Diego siempre grita en los partidos. Diego always shouts at matches.
- Anoche Diego gritó muy fuerte. Last night Diego shouted very loudly.
- Si gana el América, Diego va a gritar. If America win, Diego is going to shout.
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The First Cenote
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Beginner Level 3 · gritó · grité
The Lights Go Out
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Beginner Level 3 · gritas
Don't Touch Them!
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Beginner Level 3 · no grites
May You Be Very Happy
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Intermediate Level 3 · gritar
Stranded
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Advanced Level 2 · grítele · gríteles
The Last Birth
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Advanced Level 3 · no grites
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.