How to conjugate Abrazar in Spanish
Abrazar in Spanish means to hug or to embrace. It can also mean to hold tight.
Abrazar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb abrazar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Abrazar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb abrazar is regular in the present tense.
The verb abrazar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazo | I hug |
Tú | abrazas | you hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abraza | he/she hugs, you (formal) hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazamos | we hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazaís | you (plural) Spain hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazan | they hug, you (plural) hug |
Examples:
Yo abrazo a mi mamá. | I hug my mom. |
Nosotros abrazamos a los niños. | We hug the children. |
Ellas abrazan a los perros. | They hug the dogs. |
Abrazar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb abrazar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrazar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
Abrazar ends in -zar.
To review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abracé | I hugged |
Tú | abrazaste | you hugged |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazó | he/she hugged, you (formal) hugged |
Nosotros (as) | abrazamos | we hugged |
Vosotros (as) | abrazasteis | you (plural) Spain hugged |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazaron | they hugged, you (plural) hugged |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
Examples:
Yo abracé a mi mamá ayer. | I hugged my mom yesterday. |
Nosotros abrazamos a los niños anoche. | We hugged the children last night. |
Ellas abrazaron a los perros la semana pasada. | They hugged the dogs last week. |
Abrazar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb abrazar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb abrazar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazaba | I used to hug |
Tú | abrazabas | you used to hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazaba | he/she used to hug, you (formal) used to hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazábamos | we used to hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazabais | you (plural) Spain used to hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazaban | they used to hug, you (plural) used to hug |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
Examples:
Yo abrazaba a mi mamá todos los días. | I used to hug my mom every day. |
Nosotros abrazábamos a los niños todos los días. | We used to hug the children every d |
Ellas siempre abrazaban a los perros | They always used to hug the dogs. |
Abrazar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb abrazar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb abrazar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb abrazar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate abrazar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrazar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazaré | I will hug |
Tú | abrazarás | you will hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazará | he/she will hug, you (formal) will hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazaremos | we will hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazaréis | you (plural) Spain will hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazarán | they will hug, you (plural) will hug |
Examples:
Yo abrazaré a mi mamá mañana. | I will hug my mom tomorrow. |
Nosotros abrazaremos a los niños todos los días. | We will hug the children every day. |
Ellas siempre abrazarán a los perros por la tarde. | They will always hug the dogs in |
Abrazar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb abrazar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a abrazar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a abrazar | I will hug |
Tú | vas a abrazar | you will hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a abrazar | he/she will hug, you (formal) will hug |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a abrazar | we will hug |
Vosotros (as) | vais a abrazar | you (plural) Spain will hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a abrazar | they will hug, you (plural) will hug |
Examples:
Yo voy a abrazar a mi mamá mañana. | I will hug my mom tomorrow. |
Nosotros vamos a abrazar a los niños todos los días. | We will hug the children every day. |
Ellas siempre van a abrazar a los perros por la tarde. | They will always hug the dogs in |
Abrazar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb abrazar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrazar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrazar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (abrazando)
The present participle of abrazar is abrazando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb abrazar is: abrazando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy abrazando | I am hugging |
Tú | estás abrazando | you are hugging |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está abrazando | he/she is hugging, you (formal) are hugging |
Nosotros (as) | estamos abrazando | we are hugging |
Vosotros (as) | estáis abrazando | you (plural) Spain are hugging |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están abrazando | they are hugging, you (plural) are hugging |
Examples:
Yo estoy abrazando a mi mamá ahora. | I am hugging my mom right now. |
Nosotros no estamos abrazando a los niños en este momento. | We are not hugging the children right now |
¿Estás abrazando a los perros? | Are you hugging the dogs? |
Abrazar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb abrazar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb abrazar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate abrazar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrazar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb abrazar is abrazar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazaría | I would hug |
Tú | abrazaría | you would hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazaría | he/she would hug, you (formal) would hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazaríamos | we would hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazaríais | you (plural) Spain would hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazarían | they would hug, you (plural) would hug |
Examples:
Yo abrazaría a mi mamá si estuviera aquí. | I would hug my mom if she was |
Nosotros abrazaríamos a los niños si nos dejaran. | We would hug the children if they would let us. |
Ellas siempre abrazarían a los perros si no las mordieran. | They would always hug the dogs if wouldn’t bite them |
Abrazar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb abrazar is regular in the conditional tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrazar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrazar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (abrazado)
The past participle of the verb abrazar is abrazado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he abrazado | I have embraced |
Tú | has abrazado | you have embraced |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha abrazado | he/she have embraced, you (formal) have embraced |
Nosotros (as) | hemos abrazado | we have embraced |
Vosotros (as) | habéis abrazado | you (plural) Spain have embraced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han abrazado | they have embraced, you (plural) have embraced |
Examples:
Yo he abrazado a muchos perritos en mi vida. | I have embraced a lot of puppies in my life. |
Nosotros hemos abrazado la idea de mundanos con mucha emoción. | We have embraced the idea to move with a lot of emotion. |
Abrazar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb abrazar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case abrazar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrazar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrazar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (abrazado)
The past participle of abrazar is abrazado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había abrazado | I had embraced |
Tú | habías abrazado | you had embraced |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había abrazado | he/she had embraced, you (formal) had embraced |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos abrazado | we had embraced |
Vosotros (as) | habíais abrazado | you (plural) Spain had embraced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían abrazado | they had embraced, you (plural) had embraced |
Examples:
Yo había abrazado al perro antes de irme a dormir. | I had embraced the dog before going to sleep. |
Tú habías abrazado al niño irme a dormir. | You had embraced the boy when he went out to play. |
Él había abrazado a todos sus amigos cuando los vio. | He had embraced his friends when he saw them. |
Abrazar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb abrazar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case abrazar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrazar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrazar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (abrazado)
The past participle of abrazar is abrazado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré abrazado | I will have embraced |
Tú | habrás abrazado | you will have embraced |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá abrazado | he/she will have embraced, you (formal) will have embraced |
Nosotros (as) | habremos abrazado | we will have embraced |
Vosotros (as) | habréis abrazado | you (plural) Spain will have embraced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán abrazado | they will have embraced, you (plural) will have embraced |
Examples:
Mañana a esta hora ya habré abrazado a mi mamá. | Tomorrow at this time, I will have embraced my mom. |
Pedro habrá abrazado a sus hijos en un mes. | Pedrol will have embraced his kids in a Month. |
Abrazar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb abrazar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case abrazar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrazar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrazar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (abrazado)
The past participle of abrazar is abrazado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría abrazado | I would have hugged |
Tú | habrías abrazado | you would have hugged |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría abrazado | he/she would have hugged, you (formal) would have hugged |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos abrazado | we would have hugged |
Vosotros (as) | habríais abrazado | you (plural) Spain will would hugged |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían abrazado | they would have hugged, you (plural) would have hugged |
Examples:
Yo te habría abrazado si no estuviese enferma. | I would have hugged you had I not been sick. |
Ellos se habrían abrazado si no estuviesen tan lejos. | They would have hugged if they weren’t so far away. |
Abrazar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb abrazar is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar verbs such as abrazar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that the verb abrazar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The -z in the stem changes to a -c.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrace | I may hug |
Tú | abraces | you may hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrace | he/she may hug, you (formal) may hug |
Nosotros (as) | abracemos | we may hug |
Vosotros (as) | abracéis | you (plural) Spain may hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abracen | they may hug, you (plural) may hug |
Examples:
Quizás abrace a Juana cuando la vea. | Perhaps, I may hug Juana when I see her |
Es posible que ellos se abracen al verse. | It’s possible they may hug when they see each other. |
Abrazar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb abrazar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like abrazar the endings are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Abrazar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Abrazar – abrazaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with abraz
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazara | I might hug |
Tú | abrazaras | you might hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazara | he/she might hug, you (formal) might hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazáramos | we might hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazarais | you (plural) Spain might hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazaran | they might hug, you (plural) might hug |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazase | I might hug |
Tú | abrazases | you might hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazase | he/she might hug, you (formal) might hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazásemos | we might hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazaseis | you (plural) Spain might hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazasen | they might hug, you (plural) might hug |
Examples:
El perrito se murió en la calle sin nadie que lo abrazara. | The puppy died in the street without nobody to hold/hug/embrace him. |
¿Sería incómodo si nos abrazáramos? | Would it be uncomfortable if we hugged each other? |
Abrazar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb abrazar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like abrazar the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrazare | I will hug |
Tú | abrazares | you will hug |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrazare | he/she will hug, you (formal) will hug |
Nosotros (as) | abrazáremos | we will hug |
Vosotros (as) | abrazareis | you (plural) Spain will hug |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrazaren | they will hug, you (plural) will hug |
Example:
El que abrazare a la reina sería muy feliz | That who will hug the queen will be very happy. |
Abrazar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb abrazar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb abrazar is: abrazado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya abrazado | I may have hugged |
Tú | hayas abrazado | you may have hugged |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya abrazado | he/she may have hugged, you (formal) may have hugged |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos abrazado | we may have hugged |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis abrazado | you (plural) Spain may have hugged |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan abrazado | they may have hugged, you (plural) may have hugged |
Example:
Dudo que alguna vez ella te haya abrazado. | I doubt that she may have hugged you at any time. |
Es posible que nunca nos hayamos abrazado. | It’s possible we may have never Hugged. |
Abrazar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
The past participle of the verb abrazar is: abrazado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese abrazado | I might have hugged |
Tú | hubieses abrazado | you might have hugged |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese abrazado | he/she might have hugged, you (formal) might have hugged |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos abrazado | we might have hugged |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis abrazado | you (plural) Spain might have hugged |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen abrazado | they might have hugged, you (plural) might have hugged |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | Hubiera abrazado | I might have hugged |
Tú | hubieras abrazado | you might have hugged |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera abrazado | he/she might have hugged, you (formal) might have hugged |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos abrazado | we might have hugged |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais abrazado | you (plural) Spain might have hugged |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran abrazado | they might have hugged, you (plural) might have hugged |
Example:
Yo te hubiese abrazado si hubiese podido. | I might have hugged you if I could have. |
Desearía que no me hubieras abrazado cuando me asusté. | I wish you might not have hugged me when I got scared. |
Abrazar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Abrazar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb abrazar would be abraza.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (abrazas)
- Take off the “s”. (abraza)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (abraza)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb abrazar are the following but please keep in mind that abrazar is an irregular in the imperative affirmative commands. That is because the combination of letters (ze) is not allowed in Spanish, therefore the –z has to be changed to a -c.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡abraza! | hug! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡abrace! | hug! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡abracemos! | hug! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡abrazad! | hug! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡abracen! | hug! |
Examples:
¡Abraza a tu papá! | Hug your dad. |
¡Abracen a sus mascotas! | Hug your pets. |
Abrazar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Abrazar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Abrazar is an irregular when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. That is because the combination of letters (ze) is not allowed in Spanish, therefore the –z has to be changed to a -c.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡No abraces! | Don’t hug! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡No abraces | Don’t hug! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡No abracemos! | Don’t hug! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡abrazad! | Don’t hug! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No abracen! | Don’t hug! |
Examples
¡No abraces a los animalitos! | Don’t hug the little animals. |
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