| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cerraba | cerraría | cerraré | cierre | cierro | cerré |
| tú | cerrabas | cerrarías | cerrarás | cierres | cierras | cerraste |
| él / ella | cerraba | cerraría | cerrará | cierre | cierra | cerró |
| nosotros | cerrábamos | cerraríamos | cerraremos | cerremos |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: cerrabais, conditional: cerraríais, future: cerraréis, subjunctive: cerréis, present: cerráis, preterite: cerrasteis
The 'vosotros' form is used in Spain for informal address. Note that for 'cerrar', the stem does not change in the present indicative (cerráis) or present subjunctive (cerréis), unlike the other stem-changing forms.
Can you close the door when you leave, please?
The business closed last year due to a lack of customers.
We always used to close the windows before a storm.
The event will close with a fireworks show.
Tell him to shut his mouth, I don't want to hear any more excuses.
to close a deal
to finish with a flourish / to go out with a bang
with one's eyes closed (to do something blindly or with complete trust)
to shut one's mouth, to be quiet
to not sleep a wink
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| cerramos |
| cerramos |
| ustedes | cerraban | cerrarían | cerrarán | cierren | cierran | cerraron |
If we don't close the deal today, we will lose the opportunity.
I would like us to close this chapter and move on.