Agrupar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of agrupar — “to group” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for agrupar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Agrupar means to group, and it is used for putting things or people into groups: you group students by level, books by topic, chairs in a circle, data into categories. It is a regular -ar verb, common in school, work and research. Agrupar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Agrupo a los alumnos por niveles.

Present tense conjugation table: agrupar

Every person of agrupar in the present tense. The gerund is agrupando and the past participle is agrupado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo agrupo
tú agrupas
él/ella/Ud. agrupa
nosotros/as agrupamos
vosotros/as agrupáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. agrupan

How the present of agrupar is formed

The present of agrupar is built from the stem agrup- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o agrupo
tú -as agrupas
él/ella/Ud. -a agrupa
nosotros/as -amos agrupamos
vosotros/as -áis agrupáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an agrupan

For agrupar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem agrup- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with agrupar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo agrupo a los alumnos por niveles. — I group the students by level.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella agrupa los libros por temas. — He groups the books by topic.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as agrupamos las sillas en círculo. — Right now, We group the chairs in a circle.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú agrupas los datos en categorías. — Tomorrow, You group the data into categories.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella agrupa a los alumnos por niveles. — He groups the students by level.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with agrupar.

  1. Yo agrupo a los alumnos por niveles. — I group the students by level. / Ayer, Yo agrupé a los alumnos por niveles. — Yesterday, I grouped the students by level.
  2. Yo agrupo los libros por temas. — I group the books by topic. / Ayer, Yo agrupé los libros por temas. — Yesterday, I grouped the books by topic.
  3. Yo agrupo las sillas en círculo. — I group the chairs in a circle. / Ayer, Yo agrupé las sillas en círculo. — Yesterday, I grouped the chairs in a circle.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with agrupar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

  1. Yo agrupo a los alumnos por niveles. — I group the students by level.
  2. Tú agrupas los libros por temas. — You group the books by topic.
  3. Él/Ella agrupa las sillas en círculo. — He groups the chairs in a circle.
  4. Nosotros/as agrupamos los datos en categorías. — We group the data into categories.
  5. Vosotros/as agrupáis a los alumnos por niveles. — You group the students by level.
  6. Ellos/as agrupan los libros por temas. — They group the books by topic.
  7. Yo agrupo las sillas en círculo. — I group the chairs in a circle.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo agrupa a los alumnos por niveles. — Right: Yo agrupo a los alumnos por niveles. — The person matters: agrupa is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is agrupo.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo agrupo los libros por temas. — Right: Ayer, yo agrupé los libros por temas. — With ayer, use the preterite (agrupé), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using agrupar where reunir belongs. — Right: Agrupar means to group, while reunir means to gather people or things together. — Check the meaning before you choose: agrupar fits Agrupo a los alumnos por niveles.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él agrupa los libros por temas. — Right: Espero que él agrupe los libros por temas. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: agrupe, not the present indicative agrupa.

Quiz: the present tense of agrupar

Eight questions on the present tense of agrupar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a los alumnos por niveles. (present tense, yo) A. agrupo B. agrupas C. agrupa D. agrupamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ los libros por temas. (present tense, tú) A. agrupo B. agrupa C. agrupamos D. agrupas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ las sillas en círculo. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. agrupas B. agrupamos C. agrupa D. agrupo

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ los datos en categorías. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. agrupa B. agrupamos C. agrupo D. agrupas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ a los alumnos por niveles. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. agrupáis B. agrupo C. agrupas D. agrupa

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ los libros por temas. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. agrupo B. agrupas C. agrupa D. agrupan

  7. Which is the gerund of agrupar? A. agrupo B. agrupé C. agrupando D. agrupado

  8. Which is the past participle of agrupar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. agrupé B. agrupado C. agrupando D. agrupo

Answer key

  1. agrupo — The yo present form of agrupar is agrupo.
  2. agrupas — The tú present form of agrupar is agrupas.
  3. agrupa — The él/ella/Ud. present form of agrupar is agrupa.
  4. agrupamos — The nosotros/as present form of agrupar is agrupamos.
  5. agrupáis — The vosotros/as present form of agrupar is agrupáis.
  6. agrupan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of agrupar is agrupan.
  7. agrupando — The gerund of agrupar is agrupando: estoy agrupando.
  8. agrupado — The past participle of agrupar is agrupado: he agrupado, has agrupado, ha agrupado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of agrupar formed?

Take the infinitive agrupar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem agrup-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of agrupar is fully regular: the stem agrup- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of agrupar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Agrupo a los alumnos por niveles.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of agrupar?

The present (agrupo) and the preterite (agrupé) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of agrupar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of agrupar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the agrupar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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