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Conjugate aterrizar in Spanish

to land (aircraft)

aterrizar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1689 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El avión aterrizó sin problemas en el aeropuerto de Madrid." (The plane landed without problems at the Madrid airport.). 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 aterrizo
aterrizas
él/ella/Ud. aterriza
nosotros aterrizamos
vosotros aterrizáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterrizan
Example

Yo aterrizo todos los días.

I land (aircraft) every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aterricé
aterrizaste
él/ella/Ud. aterrizó
nosotros aterrizamos
vosotros aterrizasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterrizaron
Example

Ayer yo aterricé.

Yesterday I land (aircraft).

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aterrizaba
aterrizabas
él/ella/Ud. aterrizaba
nosotros aterrizábamos
vosotros aterrizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterrizaban
Example

Antes yo aterrizaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to land (aircraft) often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aterrizaré
aterrizarás
él/ella/Ud. aterrizará
nosotros aterrizaremos
vosotros aterrizaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterrizarán
Example

Aterrizaremos en aproximadamente veinte minutos.

We will land in approximately twenty minutes.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aterrizaría
aterrizarías
él/ella/Ud. aterrizaría
nosotros aterrizaríamos
vosotros aterrizaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterrizarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo aterrizaría.

If I could, I would land (aircraft).

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo aterrice
aterrices
él/ella/Ud. aterrice
nosotros aterricemos
vosotros aterricéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterricen
Example

Espero que tú aterrices.

I hope that you land (aircraft).

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
aterriza
él/ella/Ud. aterrice
nosotros aterricemos
vosotros aterrizad
ellos/ellas/Uds. aterricen
Example

¡Aterriza!

Land (aircraft)!

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