Bloquear Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of bloquear — “to block” 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 bloquear 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. Bloquear means to block, and it covers blocking a door, blocking a road, blocking a phone number and blocking a bank account. It is a regular -ar verb, common in security, traffic and computing language. Bloquear 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: Bloqueo la puerta con una silla.

Present tense conjugation table: bloquear

Every person of bloquear in the present tense. The gerund is bloqueando and the past participle is bloqueado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo bloqueo
tú bloqueas
él/ella/Ud. bloquea
nosotros/as bloqueamos
vosotros/as bloqueáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. bloquean

How the present of bloquear is formed

The present of bloquear is built from the stem bloque- 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 bloqueo
tú -as bloqueas
él/ella/Ud. -a bloquea
nosotros/as -amos bloqueamos
vosotros/as -áis bloqueáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an bloquean

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

When to use the present tense with bloquear

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo bloqueo la puerta con una silla. — I block the door with a chair.

General facts

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

Él/Ella bloquea el número del desconocido. — He blocks the stranger's number.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as bloqueamos la carretera con el coche. — Right now, We block the road with the car.

Near-future plans

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

Mañana, Tú bloqueas la cuenta del banco. — Tomorrow, You block the bank account.

Instructions and timeless statements

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

Él/Ella bloquea la puerta con una silla. — He blocks the door with a chair.

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 bloquear.

  1. Yo bloqueo la puerta con una silla. — I block the door with a chair. / Ayer, Yo bloqueé la puerta con una silla. — Yesterday, I blocked the door with a chair.
  2. Yo bloqueo el número del desconocido. — I block the stranger's number. / Ayer, Yo bloqueé el número del desconocido. — Yesterday, I blocked the stranger's number.
  3. Yo bloqueo la carretera con el coche. — I block the road with the car. / Ayer, Yo bloqueé la carretera con el coche. — Yesterday, I blocked the road with the car.

Example sentences in the present tense

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

  1. Yo bloqueo la puerta con una silla. — I block the door with a chair.
  2. Tú bloqueas el número del desconocido. — You block the stranger's number.
  3. Él/Ella bloquea la carretera con el coche. — He blocks the road with the car.
  4. Nosotros/as bloqueamos la cuenta del banco. — We block the bank account.
  5. Vosotros/as bloqueáis la puerta con una silla. — You block the door with a chair.
  6. Ellos/as bloquean el número del desconocido. — They block the stranger's number.
  7. Yo bloqueo la carretera con el coche. — I block the road with the car.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo bloquea la puerta con una silla. — Right: Yo bloqueo la puerta con una silla. — The person matters: bloquea is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is bloqueo.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo bloqueo el número del desconocido. — Right: Ayer, yo bloqueé el número del desconocido. — With ayer, use the preterite (bloqueé), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using bloquear where obstruir belongs. — Right: Bloquear means to block, while obstruir means to obstruct something. — Check the meaning before you choose: bloquear fits Bloqueo la puerta con una silla.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él bloquea el número del desconocido. — Right: Espero que él bloquee el número del desconocido. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: bloquee, not the present indicative bloquea.

Quiz: the present tense of bloquear

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

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la puerta con una silla. (present tense, yo) A. bloqueo B. bloqueas C. bloquea D. bloqueamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ el número del desconocido. (present tense, tú) A. bloqueo B. bloquea C. bloqueamos D. bloqueas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ la carretera con el coche. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. bloqueas B. bloqueamos C. bloquea D. bloqueo

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ la cuenta del banco. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. bloquea B. bloqueamos C. bloqueo D. bloqueas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ la puerta con una silla. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. bloqueáis B. bloqueo C. bloqueas D. bloquea

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ el número del desconocido. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. bloqueo B. bloqueas C. bloquea D. bloquean

  7. Which is the gerund of bloquear? A. bloqueo B. bloqueé C. bloqueando D. bloqueado

  8. Which is the past participle of bloquear, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. bloqueé B. bloqueado C. bloqueando D. bloqueo

Answer key

  1. bloqueo — The yo present form of bloquear is bloqueo.
  2. bloqueas — The tú present form of bloquear is bloqueas.
  3. bloquea — The él/ella/Ud. present form of bloquear is bloquea.
  4. bloqueamos — The nosotros/as present form of bloquear is bloqueamos.
  5. bloqueáis — The vosotros/as present form of bloquear is bloqueáis.
  6. bloquean — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of bloquear is bloquean.
  7. bloqueando — The gerund of bloquear is bloqueando: estoy bloqueando.
  8. bloqueado — The past participle of bloquear is bloqueado: he bloqueado, has bloqueado, ha bloqueado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of bloquear formed?

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

When do I use the present tense of bloquear?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Bloqueo la puerta con una silla.

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

The present (bloqueo) and the preterite (bloqueé) 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 bloquear?

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

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