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SPANISH VERB

sangrar

to bleed

  • #349 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: sangrando
  • Past participle: sangrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sangrar

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

  1. Present

    Me sangra la nariz cuando hace mucho calor.

    My nose bleeds when it's very hot.

  2. Past

    La herida sangró un poco, pero ya está bien.

    The cut bled a little, but it's fine now.

  3. Imperfect

    Le sangraba la rodilla después de caerse de la bici.

    His knee was bleeding after falling off the bike.

  4. Future

    Si te quitas la tirita, sangrará otra vez.

    If you take the plaster off, it'll bleed again.

  5. Conditional

    Con un corte así, cualquiera sangraría bastante.

    With a cut like that, anyone would bleed quite a lot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aprieta fuerte para que no sangre más.

    Press hard so it doesn't bleed any more.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El dentista me avisó de que quizá sangrara un poco.

    The dentist warned me it might bleed a little.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Sangra un poco, así se limpia la herida!

    Let it bleed a little, that cleans the wound!

Where you hear sangrar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Ya sangra menos. She's bleeding less now.
  • Sangró mucho después del parto. She bled a lot after the birth.
  • No va a sangrar más. She's not going to bleed any more.

Verbs like this one

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