Cerrar can mean closing an object, a shop or an account depending on context.
The idea
In the present, stressed e changes to ie in cierro, cierras, cierra and cierran.
Examples
- Cierro la puerta con cuidado.I close the door carefully.
- ¿Cierras la ventana por la noche?Do you close the window at night?
- La tienda cierra a las ocho.The shop closes at eight.
- Cerramos las cajas antes del viaje.We close the boxes before the trip.
- Ellos cierran el libro al terminar.They close the book when they finish.
- Quiero cerrar la cuenta.I want to close the account.
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The nosotros form is cerramos without the stem change; cerrar is the infinitive.
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Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ la puerta. (cierro / cerro)
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cierro
Cierro is the present form for yo.
Choose the present form for we: Nosotros ___ las cajas. (cerramos / cierramos)
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cerramos
Cerramos has no stem change for nosotros.
Choose the form for the singular shop: La tienda ___ a las ocho. (cierra / cierran)
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cierra
Cierra agrees with the singular subject la tienda.
Practice round
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Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ la puerta. (cierro / cerro)
Choose the present form for we: Nosotros ___ las cajas. (cerramos / cierramos)
Choose the form for the singular shop: La tienda ___ a las ocho. (cierra / cierran)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe what you close at home and when a nearby shop closes.