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capturar

to capture

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

The Spanish verb capturar means to capture.

Present tense:

yocapturo
capturas
él/ella/ustedcaptura
nosotroscapturamos
vosotroscapturáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturan

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🔄 Conjugations

indicative

preterite

él/ella/ustedcapturó
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturaron
vosotroscapturasteis
nosotroscapturamos
yocapturé
capturaste

The preterite of capturar is regular: capturé, capturaste, capturó, capturamos, capturasteis, capturaron, used for completed past actions.

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future

él/ella/ustedcapturará
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturarán
vosotroscapturaréis
nosotroscapturaremos
yocapturaré
capturarás

The future of capturar is regular: capturaré, capturarás, capturará, capturaremos, capturaréis, capturarán, used for actions that will happen.

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present

él/ella/ustedcaptura
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturan
vosotroscapturáis
nosotroscapturamos
yocapturo
capturas

The present of capturar is regular: capturo, capturas, captura, capturamos, capturáis, capturan, used for current or habitual actions.

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conditional

él/ella/ustedcapturaría
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturarían
vosotroscapturaríais
nosotroscapturaríamos
yocapturaría
capturarías

The conditional of capturar is regular: capturaría, capturarías, capturaría, capturaríamos, capturaríais, capturarían, used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.

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imperfect

él/ella/ustedcapturaba
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturaban
vosotroscapturabais
nosotroscapturábamos
yocapturaba
capturabas

The imperfect of capturar is regular: capturaba, capturabas, capturaba, capturábamos, capturabais, capturaban, used for ongoing or habitual past actions.

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subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedcapture
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturen
vosotroscapturéis
nosotroscapturemos
yocapture
captures

Use 'capture' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'captures' (tú), 'capturemos' (nosotros), 'capturéis' (vosotros), 'capturen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

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imperfect

él/ella/ustedcapturara
ellos/ellas/ustedescapturaran
vosotroscapturarais
nosotroscapturáramos
yocapturara
capturaras

Use 'capturara' or 'capturase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'capturaras'/'capturases' (tú), 'capturáramos'/'capturásemos' (nosotros), 'capturarais'/'capturaseis' (vosotros), 'capturaran'/'capturasen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for past hypotheticals or wishes.

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imperative

negative

ustedno capture
ustedesno capturen
vosotrosno capturéis
nosotrosno capturemos
no captures

Use 'no captures' (tú), 'no capture' (usted), 'no capturemos' (nosotros), 'no capturéis' (vosotros), 'no capturen' (ustedes) for negative commands.

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affirmative

ustedcapture
ustedescapturen
vosotroscapturad
nosotroscapturemos
captura

Use 'captura' (tú), 'capture' (usted), 'capturemos' (nosotros), 'capturad' (vosotros), 'capturen' (ustedes) for direct commands.

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