Gritar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

gritar means "to shout" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Gritar means "to shout" or "to scream" — at a football match, in anger, in joy, in fear, or to be heard across a noisy room. It is also used for shouting a slogan (gritar consignas) and for the way a colour or a shirt "shouts" (figuratively, to clash or stand out). It is a fully regular -ar verb, and its present tense is loud, everyday language: children shout in the playground, fans shout at the match, parents shout when they lose patience. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by meaning, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of gritar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the gritar present tense page.

gritar in everyday use: examples with translations

Shouting in joy

  1. Ellos gritan de alegría en el estadio. — "They shout with joy in the stadium."
  2. Yo grito cuando marco un gol. — "I shout when I score a goal."
  3. Ayer yo grité de alegría en el partido. — "Yesterday I shouted with joy at the match."
  4. De niño, yo gritaba mucho en el patio. — "As a child, I used to shout a lot in the playground."

Shouting in anger or fear

  1. Tú gritas demasiado cuando te enfadas. — "You shout too much when you get angry."
  2. Yo grito pidiendo ayuda. — "I shout asking for help."
  3. Tú gritarás si no te escuchan. — "You will shout if they don't listen to you."
  4. Yo he gritado mucho hoy. — "I have shouted a lot today."

Shouting to be heard

  1. Nosotros gritamos para que nos oigan. — "We shout so they can hear us."
  2. La gente grita consignas en la plaza. — "People shout slogans in the square."
  3. Yo gritaría más fuerte si pudiera. — "I would shout louder if I could."
  4. Vosotros gritáis en el patio. — "You shout in the playground."

gritar in conversation

Two short dialogues that use gritar the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

At the football stadium.

  • Aficionado: Ellos gritan de alegría en el estadio. — "They shout with joy in the stadium."
  • Amigo: Yo grito cuando marco un gol. — "I shout when I score a goal."
  • Aficionado: Nosotros gritamos en los partidos. — "We shout at matches."
  • Amigo: Ayer yo grité de alegría en el partido. — "Yesterday I shouted with joy at the match."

A mother calls the children from the kitchen.

  • Madre: Mi madre grita desde la cocina. — "My mother shouts from the kitchen."
  • Hijo: ¿Tú gritas demasiado cuando te enfadas? — "Do you shout too much when you get angry?"
  • Madre: Los niños gritan de alegría. — "The children shout with joy."
  • Hijo: El bebé grita toda la noche. — "The baby screams all night."

Common mistakes with gritar

The errors learners actually make with gritar, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Tú grita muy fuerte (using the él form for tú).

✓ Correct: Tú gritas muy fuerte.

Tú takes gritas, with the -s ending. Grita is the él/ella form.

✗ *Yo grito a de alegría.

✓ Correct: Yo grito cuando marco un gol.

Gritar de alegría takes de, not a: gritar de alegría, gritar de miedo, gritar de dolor.

✗ *Vosotros gritáis en el patio (written without the accent: gritais).

✓ Correct: Vosotros gritáis en el patio.

Gritáis needs the written accent on the á.

✗ *Nosotros gritamos por que nos oigan (writing para que as por que).

✓ Correct: Nosotros gritamos para que nos oigan.

Para que (so that) is one expression. Por que is a different construction and does not fit here.

Quiz: gritar in use

Ten questions on gritar — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ de alegría en el estadio. — "They shout with joy in the stadium."

  • a) gritaron
  • b) gritan
  • c) grito
  • d) gritas

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer yo ______ de alegría en el partido. — "Yesterday I shouted with joy at the match."

  • a) gritaste
  • b) grité
  • c) grito
  • d) gritó

3. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ pidiendo ayuda. — "I shout asking for help."

  • a) grita
  • b) grité
  • c) grito
  • d) gritas

4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ para que nos oigan. — "We shout so they can hear us."

  • a) gritas
  • b) gritamos
  • c) gritamos
  • d) grito

5. Which is the correct present tense form of gritar for yo?

  • a) grito
  • b) gritamos
  • c) grita
  • d) gritas

6. Which is the correct present tense form of gritar for tú?

  • a) gritas
  • b) gritamos
  • c) grita
  • d) grito

7. Which is the correct present tense form of gritar for ellos/ellas/Uds.?

  • a) grito
  • b) grita
  • c) gritan
  • d) gritas

8. Which sentence uses gritar correctly?

  • a) Nosotros gritábamos en los partidos.
  • b) Nosotros grita en los partidos.
  • c) Nosotros gritamos en los partidos.

9. What is the past participle of gritar?

  • a) grito
  • b) gritado
  • c) gritando
  • d) gritó

10. What does gritar mean in English?

  • a) to shout
  • b) to whisper
  • c) to have
  • d) to go

Answer key

  1. b) gritan — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the present: gritan.

  2. b) grité — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: grité.

  3. c) grito — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: grito.

  4. b) gritamos — The sentence needs the nosotros/as form in the present: gritamos.

  5. a) grito — The present tense form for yo is grito.

  6. a) gritas — The present tense form for tú is gritas.

  7. c) gritan — The present tense form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is gritan.

  8. c) Nosotros gritamos en los partidos. — Nosotros gritamos en los partidos. is correct. The other sentences use the wrong person, the wrong tense, or the wrong pattern for this verb.

  9. b) gritado — The past participle is gritado. You need it for every perfect tense with haber: he gritado, has gritado, ha gritado.

  10. a) to shout — gritar means "to shout".

Frequently asked questions

How do I use gritar in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as gritar de alegría and gritar en el estadio. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between gritar and susurrar?

gritar means "to shout", while susurrar means "to whisper". They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use gritar when you mean "to shout" and susurrar when you mean "to whisper".

Which tense do I need most with gritar?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use gritar most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is gritar formal or informal?

gritar is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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