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Cerrar (to close) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cerrar (to close) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cerrar (to close) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 32: Muebles (Furniture)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cerrar (to close) Cerrando (Closing) Cerrado (Closed)

Cerrar (to close): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cierro I close
(tú) cierras You close
(él/ella) cierra he/she closes
(nosotros/nosotras) cerramos we close
(vosotros/vosotras) cerráis You close
(ellos/ellas) cierran they close

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he cerrado I have closed
(tú) has cerrado You have closed
(él/ella) ha cerrado he/she has closed
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos cerrado we have closed
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis cerrado You have closed
(ellos/ellas) han cerrado they have closed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cierre I close
(tú) cierres you close
(él/ella) cierre he/she close
(nosotros/nosotras) cerremos we close
(vosotros/vosotras) cerréis you close
(ellos/ellas) cierren they close

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya cerrado I have closed
(tú) hayas cerrado you have closed
(él/ella) haya cerrado he/she has closed
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos cerrado we have closed
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis cerrado you have closed
(ellos/ellas) hayan cerrado they have closed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cerraba I was closing
(tú) cerrabas You were closing
(él/ella) cerraba he/she was closing
(nosotros/nosotras) cerrábamos we closed
(vosotros/vosotras) cerrabais You closed
(ellos/ellas) cerraban they closed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había cerrado I had closed
(tú) habías cerrado You had closed
(él/ella) había cerrado He/she had closed
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos cerrado we had closed
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais cerrado you had closed
(ellos/ellas) habían cerrado They had closed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cerrara/cerrase I closed
(tú) cerraras/cerrases You closed
(él/ella) cerrara/cerrase he/she closed
(nosotros/nosotras) cerráramos/cerrásemos we closed
(vosotros/vosotras) cerrarais/cerraseis You would close
(ellos/ellas) cerraran/cerrasen they closed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese cerrado I had closed
(tú) hubieras/hubieses cerrado You had closed
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese cerrado he/she had closed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos cerrado we had closed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis cerrado You would have closed
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen cerrado they had closed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) cerré I closed
(tú) cerraste You closed
(él/ella) cerró he/she closed
(nosotros/nosotras) cerramos we closed
(vosotros/vosotras) cerrasteis You closed
(ellos/ellas) cerraron They closed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube cerrado I had closed
(tú) hubiste cerrado You had closed
(él/ella) hubo cerrado he had closed/she had closed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cerrado we had closed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cerrado You closed
(ellos/ellas) hubieron cerrado they had closed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cerrare I will close
(tú) cerrares You will close
(él/ella) cerrare he/she will close
(nosotros/nosotras) cerraremos we will close
(vosotros/vosotras) cerrareis you will close
(ellos/ellas) cerraren they will close

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cerrado I will have closed
(tú) hubieres cerrado You will have closed
(él/ella) hubiere cerrado he/she will have closed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos cerrado we will have closed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis cerrado You would have closed
(ellos/ellas) hubieren cerrado they will have closed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cerraré I will close
(tú) cerrarás You will close
(él/ella) cerrará he/she will close
(nosotros/nosotras) cerraremos we will close
(vosotros/vosotras) cerraréis You will close
(ellos/ellas) cerrarán they will close

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré cerrado I will have closed
(tú) habrás cerrado You will have closed
(él/ella) habrá cerrado he/she will have closed
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos cerrado we will have closed
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis cerrado You will have closed
(ellos/ellas) habrán cerrado they will have closed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No applicable form No applicable form
¡Cierra! He closes
¡Cierre! Let's close
¡Cerremos! You all close
¡Cerrad! They close

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No cierre! You do not close
No cierres! He does not close
No cierre! You do not close
No cerremos! You do not close
No cerréis! You all do not close

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cerraría I would close
(tú) cerrarías You would close
(él/ella) cerraría he/she would close
(nosotros/nosotras) cerraríamos we would close
(vosotros/vosotras) cerraríais You would close
(ellos/ellas) cerrarían they would close

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría cerrado I would have closed
(tú) habrías cerrado You would have closed
(él/ella) habría cerrado he/she would have closed
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos cerrado we would have closed
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais cerrado You would have closed
(ellos/ellas) habrían cerrado they would have closed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He will close the store at nine o'clock at night.
Él cerrará la tienda a las nueve de la noche.
2. We will close the deal tomorrow.
Nosotros cerraremos el trato mañana.
3. You close the garage door.
Tú cierras la puerta del garaje.
4. You (plural) close the dining room door.
Vosotros cerráis la puerta del comedor.
5. They will close the deal at the end of the month.
Ellos cerrarán el acuerdo a fin de mes.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all were closing the deal without problems.
Vosotros cerrabais el trato sin problemas.
2. They used to close the restaurant very late.
Ellos cerraban el restaurante muy tarde.
3. He closed the shop.
Él cerró la tienda.
4. You closed the windows.
Tú cerraste las ventanas.
5. You used to close the window every night.
Tú cerrabas la ventana cada noche.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cerrarais/cerraseis, cerrara/cerrase, cerraran/cerrasen, cierres, cerraras/cerrases

1.
Si yo ... la puerta, no entraría el frío.
(If I were to close the door, the cold wouldn't get in.)
2.
Ojalá tú ... la ventana antes de salir.
(I wish you would close the window before leaving.)
3.
Si vosotros ... los ojos, podríais imaginarlo.
(If you were to close your eyes, you could imagine it.)
4.
Si ellos ... el restaurante, no tendríamos donde comer.
(If they were to close the restaurant, we would have nowhere to eat.)
5.
Es importante que tú ... la ventana.
(It is important that you close the window.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Until then, we had closed all pending deals.
Hasta entonces, nosotros hubimos cerrado todos los tratos pendientes.
2. I fear that they have closed the restaurant.
Temo que hayan cerrado el restaurante.
3. He would have closed the deal if he had had time.
Él habría cerrado el trato si hubiera tenido tiempo.
4. You all would have closed the windows before the storm.
Vosotros habríais cerrado las ventanas antes de la tormenta.
5. By that moment, you all had closed the contract.
Para ese momento, vosotras hubisteis cerrado el contrato.