Conjugate abarcar in Spanish

to encompass, to cover

abarcar is a regular -ar verb ranked #686 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El proyecto abarca varios campos de investigación." (The project encompasses several fields of research.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarco
abarcas
él/ella/Ud. abarca
nosotros abarcamos
vosotros abarcáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarcan
Example

El proyecto abarca varios campos de investigación.

The project encompasses several fields of research.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarqué
abarcaste
él/ella/Ud. abarcó
nosotros abarcamos
vosotros abarcasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarcaron
Example

Ayer yo abarqué.

Yesterday I encompass, to cover.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarcaba
abarcabas
él/ella/Ud. abarcaba
nosotros abarcábamos
vosotros abarcabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarcaban
Example

Antes yo abarcaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to encompass, to cover often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarcaré
abarcarás
él/ella/Ud. abarcará
nosotros abarcaremos
vosotros abarcaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarcarán
Example

Mañana yo abarcaré.

Tomorrow I will encompass, to cover.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarcaría
abarcarías
él/ella/Ud. abarcaría
nosotros abarcaríamos
vosotros abarcaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarcarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo abarcaría.

If I could, I would encompass, to cover.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo abarque
abarques
él/ella/Ud. abarque
nosotros abarquemos
vosotros abarquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarquen
Example

Espero que tú abarques.

I hope that you encompass, to cover.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
abarca
él/ella/Ud. abarque
nosotros abarquemos
vosotros abarcad
ellos/ellas/Uds. abarquen
Example

El proyecto abarca varios campos de investigación.

The project encompasses several fields of research.

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