centrar Present Conjugation
centrar — to center
The present of centrar is regular: centro, centras, centra, centramos, centráis, centran.
centrar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits or to describe where you are focusing your attention right now. It is also common when giving instructions on how to align objects or text.
Notes on centrar in the Present
Centrar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo centro el título en la página.
I center the title on the page.
yo
Ella siempre centra su atención en los detalles.
She always focuses her attention on the details.
él/ella/usted
¿Centramos el cuadro en esta pared?
Shall we center the painting on this wall?
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'centrio' for the yo form.
Correct: centro
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the stem or try to add unnecessary vowels; it follows the simple -o ending.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: centré
The preterite of centrar is regular: centré, centraste, centró, centramos, centrasteis, centraron.
Imperfect
yo: centraba
The imperfect of centrar uses the standard -aba endings: centraba, centrabas, centraba, centrábamos, centrabais, centraban.
Future
yo: centraré
The future of centrar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: centraré, centrarás, centrará, centraremos, centraréis, centrarán.
Conditional
yo: centraría
The conditional of centrar is regular: centraría, centrarías, centraría, centraríamos, centraríais, centrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: centre
The present subjunctive of centrar changes the 'a' to 'e': centre, centres, centre, centremos, centréis, centren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: centrara
The imperfect subjunctive of centrar is centrara, centraras, centrara, centráramos, centrarais, centraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: centra
The affirmative imperative of centrar gives direct commands: centra, centre, centremos, centrad, centren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no centres
The negative imperative of centrar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no centres, no centre, no centremos, no centréis, no centren.