arrestar Present Conjugation
arrestar — to arrest
The present of arrestar is regular: arresto, arrestas, arresta, arrestamos, arrestáis, arrestan.
arrestar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for ongoing police actions, general legal procedures, or habitual occurrences in a legal context.
Notes on arrestar in the Present
Arrestar is a standard -ar verb with no stem changes or irregular forms in the present tense.
Example Sentences
La policía arresta a los sospechosos de inmediato.
The police arrest the suspects immediately.
él/ella/usted
Si robas, ellos te arrestan.
If you steal, they arrest you.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo arresto a personas solo cuando es necesario.
I arrest people only when it is necessary.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arrestas
Correct: arresta
Why: Learners often forget that 'la policía' (the police force) is a singular noun in Spanish and requires the 'él/ella' form.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: arresté
The preterite of arrestar is regular: arresté, arrestaste, arrestó, arrestamos, arrestasteis, arrestaron.
Imperfect
yo: arrestaba
The imperfect of arrestar is regular: arrestaba, arrestabas, arrestaba, arrestábamos, arrestabais, arrestaban.
Future
yo: arrestaré
The future of arrestar is regular: arrestaré, arrestarás, arrestará, arrestaremos, arrestaréis, arrestarán.
Conditional
yo: arrestaría
The conditional of arrestar is regular: arrestaría, arrestarías, arrestaría, arrestaríamos, arrestaríais, arrestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arreste
The present subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arreste, arrestes, arreste, arrestemos, arrestéis, arresten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrestara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arrestara, arrestaras, arrestara, arrestáramos, arrestarais, arrestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arresta
The affirmative imperative of arrestar is: arresta (tú), arreste (usted), arrestad (vosotros), arresten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no arrestes
The negative imperative of arrestar uses the present subjunctive: no arrestes, no arreste, no arrestemos, no arrestéis, no arresten.