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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazoI hug
abrazasyou hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazahe/she hugs, you (formal) hug
Nosotros (as)abrazamoswe hug
Vosotros (as)abrazaísyou (plural) Spain hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazanthey 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: 

  1. 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. 
  2. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabracéI hugged
abrazasteyou hugged
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazóhe/she hugged, you (formal) hugged
Nosotros (as)abrazamoswe hugged
Vosotros (as)abrazasteisyou (plural) Spain hugged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazaronthey hugged, you (plural) hugged

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe 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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazabaI used to hug
abrazabasyou used to hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazabahe/she used to hug, you (formal) used to hug
Nosotros (as)abrazábamoswe used to hug
Vosotros (as)abrazabaisyou (plural) Spain used to hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazabanthey used to hug, you (plural) used to hug

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas 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 perrosThey 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrazar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazaréI will hug
abrazarásyou will hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazaráhe/she will hug, you (formal) will hug
Nosotros (as)abrazaremoswe will hug
Vosotros (as)abrazaréisyou (plural) Spain will hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazaránthey 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:

  1. 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:

Yovoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a abrazarI will hug
vas a abrazaryou will hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va a abrazarhe/she will hug, you (formal) will hug
Nosotros (as)vamos a abrazarwe will hug
Vosotros (as)vais a abrazaryou (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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to abrazar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (abrazar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (abrazando)

The present participle of abrazar is abrazando

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy abrazandoI am hugging
estás abrazandoyou are hugging
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está abrazandohe/she is hugging, you (formal) are hugging
Nosotros (as)estamos abrazandowe are hugging
Vosotros (as)estáis abrazandoyou (plural) Spain are hugging
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están abrazandothey 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrazar.
  2. 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: 

Yoía
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazaríaI would hug
abrazaríayou would hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazaríahe/she would hug, you (formal) would hug
Nosotros (as)abrazaríamoswe would hug
Vosotros (as)abrazaríaisyou (plural) Spain would hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazaríanthey 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:

Yohe
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to abrazar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (abrazar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe abrazadoI have embraced
has abrazadoyou have embraced 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha abrazadohe/she have embraced, you (formal) have embraced
Nosotros (as)hemos abrazadowe have embraced
Vosotros (as)habéis abrazadoyou (plural) Spain have embraced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han abrazadothey 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:

Yohabía
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to abrazar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (abrazar)
  2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía abrazadoI had embraced
habías abrazadoyou had embraced 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había abrazadohe/she had embraced, you (formal) had embraced
Nosotros (as)habíamos abrazadowe had embraced
Vosotros (as)habíais abrazadoyou (plural) Spain had embraced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían abrazadothey 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.
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:

Yohabré
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to abrazar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (abrazar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré abrazadoI will have embraced
habrás abrazadoyou will have embraced 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá abrazadohe/she will have embraced, you (formal) will have embraced
Nosotros (as)habremos abrazadowe will have embraced
Vosotros (as)habréis abrazadoyou (plural) Spain will have embraced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán abrazadothey 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:

Yohabría
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to abrazar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (abrazar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abraz)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría abrazadoI would have hugged
habrías abrazadoyou would have hugged 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría abrazadohe/she would have hugged, you (formal) would have hugged
Nosotros (as)habríamos abrazadowe would have hugged
Vosotros (as)habríais abrazadoyou (plural) Spain will would hugged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían abrazadothey 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:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er verbs: 

Yoa
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabraceI may hug
abracesyou may hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abracehe/she may hug, you (formal) may hug
Nosotros (as)abracemoswe may hug
Vosotros (as)abracéisyou (plural) Spain may hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abracenthey 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:

Yoara
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

Yoase
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:

Yoiera
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:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. Abrazar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Abrazar – abrazaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with abraz
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrazar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazaraI might hug
abrazarasyou might hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazarahe/she might hug, you (formal) might hug
Nosotros (as)abrazáramoswe might hug
Vosotros (as)abrazaraisyou (plural) Spain might hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazaranthey might hug, you (plural) might hug

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazaseI might hug
abrazasesyou might hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazasehe/she might hug, you (formal) might hug
Nosotros (as)abrazásemoswe might hug
Vosotros (as)abrazaseisyou (plural) Spain might hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazasenthey 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:

Yoe
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:

Yoiere
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:

Yoiere
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoabrazareI will hug
abrazaresyou will hug
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) abrazarehe/she will hug, you (formal) will hug
Nosotros (as)abrazáremoswe will hug
Vosotros (as)abrazareisyou (plural) Spain will hug
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)abrazarenthey will hug, you (plural) will hug

Example:

El que abrazare a la reina sería muy felizThat 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:

Yohaya
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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya abrazadoI may have hugged
hayas abrazadoyou may have hugged
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya abrazadohe/she may have hugged, you (formal) may have hugged
Nosotros (as)hayamos abrazadowe may have hugged
Vosotros (as)hayáis abrazadoyou (plural) Spain may have hugged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan abrazadothey 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:

Yohubiera
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:

Yohubiese
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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese abrazado I might have hugged
hubieses abrazadoyou might have hugged
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese abrazadohe/she might have hugged, you (formal) might have hugged
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos abrazadowe might have hugged
Vosotros (as)hubieseis abrazadoyou (plural) Spain might have hugged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen abrazadothey might have hugged, you (plural) might have hugged

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoHubiera abrazadoI might have hugged
hubieras abrazadoyou might have hugged
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera abrazadohe/she might have hugged, you (formal) might have hugged
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos abrazadowe might have hugged
Vosotros (as)hubierais abrazadoyou (plural) Spain might have hugged
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran abrazadothey 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:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. 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:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (abrazas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (abraza)
  3. 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

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡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:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. 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

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡No abraces!Don’t hug!
Usted (Ud.) ¡No abracesDon’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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