-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate aplastar in Spanish

to crush, to flatten

aplastar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1472 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El camión aplastó la lata que estaba en la carretera." (The truck crushed the can that was on the road.). 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 aplasto
aplastas
él/ella/Ud. aplasta
nosotros aplastamos
vosotros aplastáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplastan
Example

Yo aplasto todos los días.

I crush, to flatten every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aplasté
aplastaste
él/ella/Ud. aplastó
nosotros aplastamos
vosotros aplastasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplastaron
Example

Ayer yo aplasté.

Yesterday I crush, to flatten.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aplastaba
aplastabas
él/ella/Ud. aplastaba
nosotros aplastábamos
vosotros aplastabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplastaban
Example

Antes yo aplastaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to crush, to flatten often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aplastaré
aplastarás
él/ella/Ud. aplastará
nosotros aplastaremos
vosotros aplastaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplastarán
Example

Mañana yo aplastaré.

Tomorrow I will crush, to flatten.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aplastaría
aplastarías
él/ella/Ud. aplastaría
nosotros aplastaríamos
vosotros aplastaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplastarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo aplastaría.

If I could, I would crush, to flatten.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aplaste
aplastes
él/ella/Ud. aplaste
nosotros aplastemos
vosotros aplastéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplasten
Example

No aplastes las flores del jardín.

Don't crush the flowers in the garden.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
aplasta
él/ella/Ud. aplaste
nosotros aplastemos
vosotros aplastad
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplasten
Example

¡Aplasta!

Crush, to flatten!

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