-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate atropellar in Spanish

to run over, to trample

atropellar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1534 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Un coche atropelló al peatón que cruzaba la calle." (A car ran over the pedestrian who was crossing the street.). 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 atropello
atropellas
él/ella/Ud. atropella
nosotros atropellamos
vosotros atropelláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellan
Example

Yo atropello todos los días.

I run over, to trample every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo atropellé
atropellaste
él/ella/Ud. atropelló
nosotros atropellamos
vosotros atropellasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellaron
Example

Ayer yo atropellé.

Yesterday I run over, to trample.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo atropellaba
atropellabas
él/ella/Ud. atropellaba
nosotros atropellábamos
vosotros atropellabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellaban
Example

Antes yo atropellaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to run over, to trample often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo atropellaré
atropellarás
él/ella/Ud. atropellará
nosotros atropellaremos
vosotros atropellaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellarán
Example

Mañana yo atropellaré.

Tomorrow I will run over, to trample.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo atropellaría
atropellarías
él/ella/Ud. atropellaría
nosotros atropellaríamos
vosotros atropellaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo atropellaría.

If I could, I would run over, to trample.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo atropelle
atropelles
él/ella/Ud. atropelle
nosotros atropellemos
vosotros atropelléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellen
Example

Espero que tú atropelles.

I hope that you run over, to trample.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
atropella
él/ella/Ud. atropelle
nosotros atropellemos
vosotros atropellad
ellos/ellas/Uds. atropellen
Example

¡Atropella!

Run over, to trample!

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