apresurarverb
Apresurar means to hurry or to hasten in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as apresuró, apresura and apresuraron.
- to hurry
- to hasten
¿Por qué no te puedes apresurar?
Why can't you hurry?
Nos apresuramos para coger el bus.
We hurried to catch the bus.
Yo apresuré el paso para poder seguirla.
I quickened my steps to catch up with her.
Tomás se apresuró subiendo las escaleras.
Tomás hurried up the stairs.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| apresuró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| apresura | he, she, it | Present |
| apresuraron | they | Preterite |
| apresuran | they | Present |
| apresuré | I | Preterite |
| apresuro | I | Present |
| apresuraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| apresuramos | we | Present or preterite |
| apresuraban | they | Imperfect |
| apresurando | Gerund | |
| apresurará | he, she, it | Future |