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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 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 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 closes
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 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 closed
tú cerrabas You were closing
él/ella cerraba he closed
nosotros/nosotras cerrábamos we closed
vosotros/vosotras cerrabais You closed
ellos/ellas cerraban They were closing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había cerrado I had closed
tú habías cerrado You had closed
él/ella había cerrado He 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 would close
tú cerraras/cerrases you closed
él/ella cerrara/cerrase he 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 would have closed
tú hubieras/hubieses cerrado You would have closed
él/ella hubiera/hubiese cerrado he had closed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos cerrado We would have closed
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis cerrado You would have closed
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen cerrado They would have closed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo cerré I closed
tú cerraste You closed
él/ella cerró he 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
nosotros/nosotras hubimos cerrado we had closed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cerrado You all had closed
ellos/ellas hubieron cerrado they had closed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cerrare I shall close
tú cerrares You will close
él/ella cerrare he 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 will have closed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos cerrado we will have closed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis cerrado You will 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 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 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 would close
nosotros/nosotras cerraríamos We would close
vosotros/vosotras cerraríais You all 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 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 windows when it is cold.
Tú cierras las ventanas cuando hace frío.
4. You (feminine, plural) close the books after studying.
Vosotras cerráis los libros después de estudiar.
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.