gritar Present Conjugation
gritar — to shout
The present tense of gritar is fully regular: grito, gritas, grita, gritamos, gritáis, gritan.
gritar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about someone shouting right now, a person who habitually yells, or to describe how someone speaks in general truths.
Notes on gritar in the Present
Gritar is a standard -ar verb with no stem changes or irregularities in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Siempre grito cuando veo una araña.
I always shout when I see a spider.
yo
¿Por qué gritas tanto?
Why are you shouting so much?
tú
Ellos gritan de alegría en el estadio.
They shout with joy in the stadium.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'grito' for the he/she form.
Correct: Él/ella grita.
Why: Learners often mix up the 'o' (yo) and 'a' (él/ella) endings in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: grité
The preterite of gritar follows the regular -ar pattern: grité, gritaste, gritó, gritamos, gritasteis, gritaron.
Imperfect
yo: gritaba
The imperfect of gritar is regular: gritaba, gritabas, gritaba, gritábamos, gritabais, gritaban.
Future
yo: gritaré
The future of gritar is regular: gritaré, gritarás, gritará, gritaremos, gritaréis, gritarán.
Conditional
yo: gritaría
The conditional of gritar is regular: gritaría, gritarías, gritaría, gritaríamos, gritaríais, gritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: grite
The present subjunctive of gritar is regular: grite, grites, grite, gritemos, gritéis, griten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gritara
The imperfect subjunctive of gritar is regular: gritara, gritaras, gritara, gritáramos, gritarais, gritaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: grita
The affirmative commands for gritar are: grita (tú), grite (usted), gritad (vosotros), griten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no grites
The negative commands for gritar use the present subjunctive: no grites, no grite, no gritemos, no gritéis, no griten.