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aterrar

to terrify

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb aterrar means to terrify.

Present tense:

yoaterro
aterras
él/ella/ustedaterra
nosotrosaterramos
vosotrosaterráis
ellos/ellas/ustedesaterran

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterraran
yoaterrara
aterraras
vosotrosaterrarais
nosotrosaterráramos
él/ella/ustedaterrara

Use the imperfect subjunctive like 'aterrara' or 'aterraras' for past hypotheticals or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterren
yoaterre
aterres
vosotrosaterréis
nosotrosaterremos
él/ella/ustedaterre

Use present subjunctive like 'aterre' (yo/él/ella/usted) or 'aterren' (ustedes) after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.

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imperative

negative

no aterres
vosotrosno aterréis
ustedesno aterren
nosotrosno aterremos
ustedno aterre

Negative commands like 'no aterres' (tú) and 'no aterren' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive.

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affirmative

aterra
vosotrosaterrad
ustedesaterren
nosotrosaterremos
ustedaterre

Use imperative forms like 'aterra' (tú) and 'aterren' (ustedes) for direct commands with aterrar.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterrarían
yoaterraría
aterrarías
vosotrosaterraríais
nosotrosaterraríamos
él/ella/ustedaterraría

The conditional 'aterraría' expresses 'would terrify' or polite suggestions.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterraron
yoaterré
aterraste
vosotrosaterrasteis
nosotrosaterramos
él/ella/ustedaterró

The preterite of aterrar is regular: aterré, aterraron, etc., for completed past actions.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterraban
yoaterraba
aterrabas
vosotrosaterrabais
nosotrosaterrábamos
él/ella/ustedaterraba

The imperfect 'aterraba', 'aterrabas' describes ongoing or habitual past actions that terrified.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterran
yoaterro
aterras
vosotrosaterráis
nosotrosaterramos
él/ella/ustedaterra

The present tense 'aterro', 'aterras', 'aterra' describes current actions or habitual terrors.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesaterrarán
yoaterraré
aterrarás
vosotrosaterraréis
nosotrosaterraremos
él/ella/ustedaterrará

The future tense 'aterraré', 'aterrarás' indicates actions that will terrify.

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