poblarverb
Poblar means to populate, to inhabit or to settle in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as pueblan, poblaron and poblaban.
- to populate
- to inhabit
- to settle
La gente puede poblar esta ciudad.
People can populate this city.
Los hombres poblaron la isla hace muchos años.
The men populated the island many years ago.
Estas aves suelen poblar los bosques del norte.
These birds usually inhabit the forests of the north.
Desde allí poblaron América dando pie a una cultura conocida como Clovis.
From there they populated America, giving rise to a culture known as Clovis.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| pueblan | they | Present |
| poblaron | they | Preterite |
| poblaban | they | Imperfect |
| poblando | Gerund | |
| pobló | he, she, it | Preterite |
| poblaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| poblamos | we | Present or preterite |
| poblarán | they | Future |
| poblaran | they | Past subjunctive |
| poblará | he, she, it | Future |
| poblara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |