arrancar Present Conjugation
arrancar — to start
The present tense of arrancar is completely regular: arranco, arrancas, arranca, arrancamos, arrancáis, arrancan.
arrancar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions (like how you start your workday) or things happening right now (like a machine starting up).
Notes on arrancar in the Present
Arrancar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no spelling changes here because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Siempre arranco el día con un café.
I always start the day with a coffee.
yo
El ordenador arranca muy lento hoy.
The computer is starting very slowly today.
él/ella/usted
Ellos arrancan las etiquetas de la ropa nueva.
They pull the tags off the new clothes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arranquas
Correct: arrancas
Why: The 'qu' spelling change is only needed before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'a', the 'c' already makes the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: arranqué
The preterite of arrancar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (arranqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: arrancaba
The imperfect of arrancar is regular: arrancaba, arrancabas, arrancaba, arrancábamos, arrancabais, arrancaban.
Future
yo: arrancaré
The future tense of arrancar is regular: arrancaré, arrancarás, arrancará, arrancaremos, arrancaréis, arrancarán.
Conditional
yo: arrancaría
The conditional of arrancar is regular: arrancaría, arrancarías, arrancaría, arrancaríamos, arrancaríais, arrancarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arranque
The present subjunctive of arrancar undergoes a spelling change: arranque, arranques, arranque, arranquemos, arranquéis, arranquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrancara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrancar is regular (arrancara) and uses the -ra or -se endings.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arranca
The imperative of arrancar gives direct commands: arranca (tú), arranque (usted), arranquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no arranques
The negative imperative of arrancar uses the 'qu' spelling change: no arranques, no arranque, no arranquemos, no arranquéis, no arranquen.