extinguirverb
Extinguir means to extinguish in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as extingue, extinguido and extinguió.
- to extinguish
El fuego casi se ha extinguido.
The fire has almost gone out.
El incendio casi se ha extinguido.
The fire has almost gone out.
Trabajaron juntos para extinguir el fuego.
Together they worked to extinguish the fire.
Los bomberos extinguieron rápidamente el fuego.
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| extingue | he, she, it | Present |
| extinguido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| extinguió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| extinguieron | they | Preterite |
| extinguen | they | Present |
| extinga | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| extinguiendo | Gerund | |
| extinguirá | he, she, it | Future |
| extingan | they | Present subjunctive |
| extinguirán | they | Future |
| extinguiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |