arrollar — Spanish conjugation

to run over

Frequency#615Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoarrolloI run over
arrollasyou run over
vosarrollásyou run over
él/ella/Ud.arrollahe/she/it runs over
nosotrosarrollamoswe run over
vosotrosarrolláisyou (pl.) run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollanthey run over

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoarrolléI ran over
arrollasteyou ran over
vosarrollasteyou ran over
él/ella/Ud.arrollóhe/she/it ran over
nosotrosarrollamoswe ran over
vosotrosarrollasteisyou (pl.) ran over
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollaronthey ran over

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoarrollaba
arrollabas
vosarrollabas
él/ella/Ud.arrollaba
nosotrosarrollábamos
vosotrosarrollabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoarrollaríaI would run over
arrollaríasyou would run over
vosarrollaríasyou would run over
él/ella/Ud.arrollaríahe/she/it would run over
nosotrosarrollaríamoswe would run over
vosotrosarrollaríaisyou (pl.) would run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollaríanthey would run over

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoarrollaréI will run over
arrollarásyou will run over
vosarrollarásyou will run over
él/ella/Ud.arrollaráhe/she/it will run over
nosotrosarrollaremoswe will run over
vosotrosarrollaréisyou (pl.) will run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollaránthey will run over

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe arrolladoI have run over
has arrolladoyou have run over
voshas arrolladoyou have run over
él/ella/Ud.ha arrolladohe/she/it has run over
nosotroshemos arrolladowe have run over
vosotroshabéis arrolladoyou (pl.) have run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.han arrolladothey have run over

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía arrolladoI had run over
habías arrolladoyou had run over
voshabías arrolladoyou had run over
él/ella/Ud.había arrolladohe/she/it had run over
nosotroshabíamos arrolladowe had run over
vosotroshabíais arrolladoyou (pl.) had run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían arrolladothey had run over

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría arrollado
habrías arrollado
voshabrías arrollado
él/ella/Ud.habría arrollado
nosotroshabríamos arrollado
vosotroshabríais arrollado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían arrollado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré arrolladoI will have run over
habrás arrolladoyou will have run over
voshabrás arrolladoyou will have run over
él/ella/Ud.habrá arrolladohe/she/it will have run over
nosotroshabremos arrolladowe will have run over
vosotroshabréis arrolladoyou (pl.) will have run over
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán arrolladothey will have run over

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoarrolle
arrolles
vosarrolles
él/ella/Ud.arrolle
nosotrosarrollemos
vosotrosarrolléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoarrollara
arrollaras
vosarrollaras
él/ella/Ud.arrollara
nosotrosarrolláramos
vosotrosarrollarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoarrollase
arrollases
vosarrollases
él/ella/Ud.arrollase
nosotrosarrollásemos
vosotrosarrollaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.arrollasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya arrollado
hayas arrollado
voshayas arrollado
él/ella/Ud.haya arrollado
nosotroshayamos arrollado
vosotroshayáis arrollado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan arrollado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera arrollado
hubieras arrollado
voshubieras arrollado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera arrollado
nosotroshubiéramos arrollado
vosotroshubierais arrollado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran arrollado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
arrolla
vosarrollá
él/ella/Ud.arrolle
nosotrosarrollemos
vosotrosarrollad
ustedesarrollen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no arrolles
vosno arrolles
él/ella/Ud.no arrolle
nosotrosno arrollemos
vosotrosno arrolléis
ustedesno arrollen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy arrollando
estás arrollando
vosestás arrollando
él/ella/Ud.está arrollando
nosotrosestamos arrollando
vosotrosestáis arrollando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están arrollando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve arrollando
estuviste arrollando
vosestuviste arrollando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo arrollando
nosotrosestuvimos arrollando
vosotrosestuvisteis arrollando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron arrollando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba arrollando
estabas arrollando
vosestabas arrollando
él/ella/Ud.estaba arrollando
nosotrosestábamos arrollando
vosotrosestabais arrollando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban arrollando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría arrollando
estarías arrollando
vosestarías arrollando
él/ella/Ud.estaría arrollando
nosotrosestaríamos arrollando
vosotrosestaríais arrollando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían arrollando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré arrollando
estarás arrollando
vosestarás arrollando
él/ella/Ud.estará arrollando
nosotrosestaremos arrollando
vosotrosestaréis arrollando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán arrollando