armar Present Conjugation
armar — to assemble
The present tense of armar is regular: armo, armas, arma, armamos, armáis, arman.
armar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for habitual actions involving assembly, like a hobby of building models or putting together furniture. It also describes a situation happening right now.
Notes on armar in the Present
Armar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre armo los rompecabezas en la mesa.
I always assemble the puzzles on the table.
yo
Ella arma muebles de madera en su tiempo libre.
She assembles wooden furniture in her free time.
él/ella/usted
Mis hijos arman un fuerte con las almohadas.
My kids are building a fort with the pillows.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'armo' for the third person singular.
Correct: arma
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the 'o' ending (yo) with the 'a' ending (él/ella/usted).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: armé
The preterite of armar is regular: armé, armaste, armó, armamos, armasteis, armaron.
Imperfect
yo: armaba
The imperfect of armar uses the standard -aba endings: armaba, armabas, armaba, armábamos, armabais, armaban.
Future
yo: armaré
The future of armar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: armaré, armarás, armará, armaremos, armaréis, armarán.
Conditional
yo: armaría
The conditional of armar is regular: armaría, armarías, armaría, armaríamos, armaríais, armarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arme
The present subjunctive of armar uses -e endings: arme, armes, arme, armemos, arméis, armen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: armara
The imperfect subjunctive of armar follows the -ra pattern: armara, armaras, armara, armáramos, armarais, armaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arma
The affirmative imperative of armar provides direct commands: arma, arme, armemos, armad, armen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no armes
The negative imperative of armar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no armes, no arme, no armemos, no arméis, no armen.