Bloquear Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb bloquear means to block, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, bloquear changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say bloqueo la puerta con una silla, and in the preterite you say bloqueé la carretera con el coche. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: bloquear
- English: to block
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: bloqueando
- Past participle: bloqueado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + bloqueado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for bloquear, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Bloquear is fully regular: bloqueé, bloqueaba, bloquearé. Note the qu in every form: bloqueo, bloqueas, bloquea.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for bloquear. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloqueo |
| tú | bloqueas |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloquea |
| nosotros/as | bloqueamos |
| vosotros/as | bloqueáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloquean |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloqueé |
| tú | bloqueaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloqueó |
| nosotros/as | bloqueamos |
| vosotros/as | bloqueasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloquearon |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloqueaba |
| tú | bloqueabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloqueaba |
| nosotros/as | bloqueábamos |
| vosotros/as | bloqueabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloqueaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloquearé |
| tú | bloquearás |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloqueará |
| nosotros/as | bloquearemos |
| vosotros/as | bloquearéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloquearán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloquearía |
| tú | bloquearías |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloquearía |
| nosotros/as | bloquearíamos |
| vosotros/as | bloquearíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloquearían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he bloqueado |
| tú | has bloqueado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha bloqueado |
| nosotros/as | hemos bloqueado |
| vosotros/as | habéis bloqueado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han bloqueado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había bloqueado |
| tú | habías bloqueado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había bloqueado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos bloqueado |
| vosotros/as | habíais bloqueado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían bloqueado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré bloqueado |
| tú | habrás bloqueado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá bloqueado |
| nosotros/as | habremos bloqueado |
| vosotros/as | habréis bloqueado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán bloqueado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría bloqueado |
| tú | habrías bloqueado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría bloqueado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos bloqueado |
| vosotros/as | habríais bloqueado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían bloqueado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloquee |
| tú | bloquees |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloquee |
| nosotros/as | bloqueemos |
| vosotros/as | bloqueéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloqueen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | bloqueara |
| tú | bloquearas |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloqueara |
| nosotros/as | bloqueáramos |
| vosotros/as | bloquearais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloquearan |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | bloquea |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloquee |
| nosotros/as | bloqueemos |
| vosotros/as | bloquead |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloqueen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | bloquees |
| él/ella/Ud. | bloquee |
| nosotros/as | bloqueemos |
| vosotros/as | bloqueéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | bloqueen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | bloqueando | with estar for the progressive: estoy bloqueando |
| Past participle | bloqueado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he bloqueado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Bloqueo la puerta con una silla. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, bloqueé el número del desconocido. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, bloqueaba la carretera con el coche. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, bloquearé la cuenta del banco. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Bloquearía la puerta con una silla si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he bloqueado el número del desconocido. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había bloqueado la carretera con el coche antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré bloqueado la cuenta del banco. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría bloqueado la puerta con una silla con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él bloquee el número del desconocido. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él bloqueara la carretera con el coche, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡bloquea la cuenta del banco! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For bloquear, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No bloquees la puerta con una silla. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with bloquear, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Bloqueo la puerta con una silla. — I block the door with a chair.
- Bloquea el número del desconocido. — He/she blocks the stranger's number.
- Ayer, bloqueé la carretera con el coche. — Yesterday, I blocked the road with the car.
- Antes, nosotros bloqueábamos la cuenta del banco. — Before, we used to block the bank account.
- Mañana, tú bloquearás la puerta con una silla. — Tomorrow, you will block the door with a chair.
- Yo bloquearía el número del desconocido si tuviera más tiempo. — I would block the stranger's number if I had more time.
- Él ha bloqueado la carretera con el coche. — He has blocked the road with the car.
- Espero que él bloquee la cuenta del banco. — I hope he blocks the bank account.
- Yo ya había bloqueado la puerta con una silla antes de salir. — I had already blocked the door with a chair before leaving.
- Ellos bloqueaban el número del desconocido cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to block the stranger's number when they were young.
Common mistakes
- 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. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Treating bloquear and obstruir as identical in every context. — Right: Bloquear means to block, while obstruir means to obstruct something. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: bloquear fits sentences such as Bloqueo la puerta con una silla, while obstruir belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy bloqueado el número del desconocido. — Right: Yo he bloqueado el número del desconocido. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he bloqueado, has bloqueado, ha bloqueado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo bloqueé la carretera con el coche todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo bloqueaba la carretera con el coche todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (bloqueaba), not the preterite. The preterite (bloqueé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on bloquear. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la puerta con una silla. (present tense) A. bloqueo B. bloqueas C. bloquea D. bloqueamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el número del desconocido. (preterite) A. bloqueé B. bloqueaste C. bloquearon D. bloqueó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la carretera con el coche. (imperfect) A. bloqueabas B. bloqueaban C. bloqueábamos D. bloqueaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ la cuenta del banco. (future) A. bloquearemos B. bloquearás C. bloquearé D. bloqueará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la puerta con una silla si pudiera. (conditional) A. bloquearía B. bloquearías C. bloquearían D. bloqueo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el número del desconocido. (present subjunctive) A. bloquees B. bloqueemos C. bloqueo D. bloquee
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la carretera con el coche, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. bloqueáramos B. bloqueo C. bloqueara D. bloquearas
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la cuenta del banco. (present perfect) A. han bloqueado B. hemos bloqueado C. he bloqueado D. has bloqueado
Complete the command: ¡___ la puerta con una silla! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. bloquea B. bloquee C. bloqueemos D. bloquead
Which is the gerund of bloquear, used with estar for the progressive? A. bloqueado B. bloqueo C. bloqueé D. bloqueando
Answer key
- bloqueo — The first-person present of bloquear is bloqueo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- bloqueó — The third-person preterite of bloquear is bloqueó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- bloqueábamos — The nosotros imperfect of bloquear is bloqueábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- bloquearás — The second-person future of bloquear is bloquearás.
- bloquearía — The first-person conditional of bloquear is bloquearía, the form for what would happen.
- bloquee — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of bloquear is bloquee.
- bloqueara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of bloquear is bloqueara.
- hemos bloqueado — The nosotros present perfect of bloquear is hemos bloqueado: hemos + bloqueado.
- bloquea — The affirmative tú imperative of bloquear is bloquea.
- bloqueando — The gerund of bloquear is bloqueando: estoy bloqueando. The participle bloqueado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does bloquear mean in English?
Bloquear means to block. It is used in everyday situations such as Bloqueo la puerta con una silla. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is bloquear regular or irregular?
Bloquear is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including bloqueo in the present and bloqueé in the preterite.
What is the difference between bloquear and obstruir?
Bloquear means to block, while obstruir means to obstruct something. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use bloquear when you mean to block, as in Bloqueo la puerta con una silla, and use obstruir for to obstruct something. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I block” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo bloqueé el número del desconocido. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo bloqueaba la carretera con el coche. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he bloqueado el número del desconocido.
How do I practise bloquear?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the bloquear examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Bloquear in the present tense — the full present-tense table for bloquear.
- Bloquear examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for bloquear.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
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- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.