borrar

to erasepor tiempo-ar regular

participio borradogerundio borrandohe + participio he borradoestoy + gerundio estoy borrando

Presentewhat is going on now

Presente

Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually

yo	borroI erase	nosotros	borramoswe erase
tú	borrasyou erase	vosotros	borráisyou all erase
él/ella/Ud.	borrahe/she erases	ellos/Uds.	borranthey erase

Pretérito perfecto

Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead

yo	he borradoI have erased	nosotros	hemos borradowe have erased
tú	has borradoyou have erased	vosotros	habéis borradoyou all have erased
él/ella/Ud.	ha borradohe/she has erased	ellos/Uds.	han borradothey have erased

Presente de subjuntivo

Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá

yo	borre(that) I erase	nosotros	borremos(that) we erase
tú	borres(that) you erase	vosotros	borréis(that) you all erase
él/ella/Ud.	borre(that) he/she erases	ellos/Uds.	borren(that) they erase

Perfecto de subjuntivo

Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido

yo	haya borrado(that) I have erased	nosotros	hayamos borrado(that) we have erased
tú	hayas borrado(that) you have erased	vosotros	hayáis borrado(that) you all have erased
él/ella/Ud.	haya borrado(that) he/she has erased	ellos/Uds.	hayan borrado(that) they have erased

Pasadowhat went on

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended

yo	borréI erased	nosotros	borramoswe erased
tú	borrasteyou erased	vosotros	borrasteisyou all erased
él/ella/Ud.	borróhe/she erased	ellos/Uds.	borraronthey erased

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions

yo	borrabaI used to erase	nosotros	borrábamoswe used to erase
tú	borrabasyou used to erase	vosotros	borrabaisyou all used to erase
él/ella/Ud.	borrabahe/she used to erase	ellos/Uds.	borrabanthey used to erase

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event

yo	había borradoI had erased	nosotros	habíamos borradowe had erased
tú	habías borradoyou had erased	vosotros	habíais borradoyou all had erased
él/ella/Ud.	había borradohe/she had erased	ellos/Uds.	habían borradothey had erased

Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)

Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera

yo	borrara(that) I erased	nosotros	borráramos(that) we erased
tú	borraras(that) you erased	vosotros	borrarais(that) you all erased
él/ella/Ud.	borrara(that) he/she erased	ellos/Uds.	borraran(that) they erased

Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)

Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing

yo	borrase(that) I erased	nosotros	borrásemos(that) we erased
tú	borrases(that) you erased	vosotros	borraseis(that) you all erased
él/ella/Ud.	borrase(that) he/she erased	ellos/Uds.	borrasen(that) they erased

Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo

Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido

yo	hubiera borrado(that) I had erased	nosotros	hubiéramos borrado(that) we had erased
tú	hubieras borrado(that) you had erased	vosotros	hubierais borrado(that) you all had erased
él/ella/Ud.	hubiera borrado(that) he/she had erased	ellos/Uds.	hubieran borrado(that) they had erased

Pretérito anterior

Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct

yo	hube borradoI had erased	nosotros	hubimos borradowe had erased
tú	hubiste borradoyou had erased	vosotros	hubisteis borradoyou all had erased
él/ella/Ud.	hubo borradohe/she had erased	ellos/Uds.	hubieron borradothey had erased

Futurowhat will or would go on

Futuro simple

Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)

yo	borraréI will erase	nosotros	borraremoswe will erase
tú	borrarásyou will erase	vosotros	borraréisyou all will erase
él/ella/Ud.	borraráhe/she will erase	ellos/Uds.	borraránthey will erase

Condicional simple

Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness

yo	borraríaI would erase	nosotros	borraríamoswe would erase
tú	borraríasyou would erase	vosotros	borraríaisyou all would erase
él/ella/Ud.	borraríahe/she would erase	ellos/Uds.	borraríanthey would erase

Futuro perfecto

Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point

yo	habré borradoI will have erased	nosotros	habremos borradowe will have erased
tú	habrás borradoyou will have erased	vosotros	habréis borradoyou all will have erased
él/ella/Ud.	habrá borradohe/she will have erased	ellos/Uds.	habrán borradothey will have erased

Condicional perfecto

Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken

yo	habría borradoI would have erased	nosotros	habríamos borradowe would have erased
tú	habrías borradoyou would have erased	vosotros	habríais borradoyou all would have erased
él/ella/Ud.	habría borradohe/she would have erased	ellos/Uds.	habrían borradothey would have erased

Futuro de subjuntivo

Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres

yo	borrare(should) I erase	nosotros	borráremos(should) we erase
tú	borrares(should) you erase	vosotros	borrareis(should) you all erase
él/ella/Ud.	borrare(should) he/she erase	ellos/Uds.	borraren(should) they erase

Imperativotelling someone to

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form

yo	—	nosotros	borremoslet's erase
tú	borraerase!	vosotros	borraderase!
él/ella/Ud.	borreerase!	ellos/Uds.	borrenerase!

Imperativo negativo

Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front

yo	—	nosotros	no borremoslet's not erase
tú	no borresdon't erase	vosotros	no borréisdon't erase
él/ella/Ud.	no borredon't erase	ellos/Uds.	no borrendon't erase

Imagen. Un surtido colorido de artículos de papelería esparcidos sobre una superficie blanca: lápices, bolígrafos, clips, chinchetas, gomas de borrar, reglas, un compás, un sacapuntas, notas adhesivas y un cúter. — traducido de A colorful assortment of stationery items scattered on a white surface, including pencils, pens, paperclips, pushpins, erasers, rulers, a compass, a pencil sharpener, sticky notes, and a utility knife. (onikart · wordpress · CC0)

borrar

to erasepor persona-ar regular

participio borradogerundio borrandohe + participio he borradoestoy + gerundio estoy borrando

yo

I — the speaker

Presente	borroI erase
Perfecto	he borradoI have erased
Subj. presente	borre(that) I erase
Subj. perfecto	haya borrado(that) I have erased
Futuro	borraréI will erase
Condicional	borraríaI would erase
Fut. perfecto	habré borradoI will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habría borradoI would have erased
Subj. futuro	borrare(should) I erase

Indefinido	borréI erased
Imperfecto	borrabaI used to erase
Pluscuamp.	había borradoI had erased
Subj. imperf.	borrara(that) I erased
Subj. -se	borrase(that) I erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiera borrado(that) I had erased
Pret. anterior	hube borradoI had erased
Imperativo	—
Imper. negativo	—

nosotros / nosotras

we — the speaker plus others

Presente	borramoswe erase
Perfecto	hemos borradowe have erased
Subj. presente	borremos(that) we erase
Subj. perfecto	hayamos borrado(that) we have erased
Futuro	borraremoswe will erase
Condicional	borraríamoswe would erase
Fut. perfecto	habremos borradowe will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habríamos borradowe would have erased
Subj. futuro	borráremos(should) we erase

Indefinido	borramoswe erased
Imperfecto	borrábamoswe used to erase
Pluscuamp.	habíamos borradowe had erased
Subj. imperf.	borráramos(that) we erased
Subj. -se	borrásemos(that) we erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiéramos borrado(that) we had erased
Pret. anterior	hubimos borradowe had erased
Imperativo	borremoslet's erase
Imper. negativo	no borremoslet's not erase

tú

you (informal) — one person you are familiar with

Presente	borrasyou erase
Perfecto	has borradoyou have erased
Subj. presente	borres(that) you erase
Subj. perfecto	hayas borrado(that) you have erased
Futuro	borrarásyou will erase
Condicional	borraríasyou would erase
Fut. perfecto	habrás borradoyou will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habrías borradoyou would have erased
Subj. futuro	borrares(should) you erase

Indefinido	borrasteyou erased
Imperfecto	borrabasyou used to erase
Pluscuamp.	habías borradoyou had erased
Subj. imperf.	borraras(that) you erased
Subj. -se	borrases(that) you erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubieras borrado(that) you had erased
Pret. anterior	hubiste borradoyou had erased
Imperativo	borraerase!
Imper. negativo	no borresdon't erase

vosotros / vosotras

you all — informal plural, Spain only

Presente	borráisyou all erase
Perfecto	habéis borradoyou all have erased
Subj. presente	borréis(that) you all erase
Subj. perfecto	hayáis borrado(that) you all have erased
Futuro	borraréisyou all will erase
Condicional	borraríaisyou all would erase
Fut. perfecto	habréis borradoyou all will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habríais borradoyou all would have erased
Subj. futuro	borrareis(should) you all erase

Indefinido	borrasteisyou all erased
Imperfecto	borrabaisyou all used to erase
Pluscuamp.	habíais borradoyou all had erased
Subj. imperf.	borrarais(that) you all erased
Subj. -se	borraseis(that) you all erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubierais borrado(that) you all had erased
Pret. anterior	hubisteis borradoyou all had erased
Imperativo	borraderase!
Imper. negativo	no borréisdon't erase

él / ella / usted

he, she, you (formal) — one other person — formal you shares it

Presente	borrahe/she erases
Perfecto	ha borradohe/she has erased
Subj. presente	borre(that) he/she erases
Subj. perfecto	haya borrado(that) he/she has erased
Futuro	borraráhe/she will erase
Condicional	borraríahe/she would erase
Fut. perfecto	habrá borradohe/she will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habría borradohe/she would have erased
Subj. futuro	borrare(should) he/she erase

Indefinido	borróhe/she erased
Imperfecto	borrabahe/she used to erase
Pluscuamp.	había borradohe/she had erased
Subj. imperf.	borrara(that) he/she erased
Subj. -se	borrase(that) he/she erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiera borrado(that) he/she had erased
Pret. anterior	hubo borradohe/she had erased
Imperativo	borreerase!
Imper. negativo	no borredon't erase

ellos / ellas / ustedes

they, you all — several others — plural you shares it

Presente	borranthey erase
Perfecto	han borradothey have erased
Subj. presente	borren(that) they erase
Subj. perfecto	hayan borrado(that) they have erased
Futuro	borraránthey will erase
Condicional	borraríanthey would erase
Fut. perfecto	habrán borradothey will have erased
Cond. perfecto	habrían borradothey would have erased
Subj. futuro	borraren(should) they erase

Indefinido	borraronthey erased
Imperfecto	borrabanthey used to erase
Pluscuamp.	habían borradothey had erased
Subj. imperf.	borraran(that) they erased
Subj. -se	borrasen(that) they erased
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubieran borrado(that) they had erased
Pret. anterior	hubieron borradothey had erased
Imperativo	borrenerase!
Imper. negativo	no borrendon't erase