Aterrizar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Aterrizar in Spanish

Aterrizar means “to land,” “to touch down,” or colloquially “to arrive suddenly.” You will learn its regular -AR framework, z → c spelling change before e, and aviation uses.

Aterrizar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, aterrizar keeps regular -AR endings but changes z → c before e. The first-person preterite is aterricé, and the present subjunctive uses aterrice....

Aterrizar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle aterrizado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	aterrizar	to land
Gerund	aterrizando	landing
Past participle	aterrizado	landed

Aterrizar meaning and essential uses

Aterrizar is usually intransitive for an aircraft or person reaching land after descent: El avión aterriza a las seis. — “The plane lands at six.”

RAE also records transitive use for causing or piloting an aircraft to land and colloquial uses such as suddenly appearing somewhere or falling to the ground.

Aterrizar irregular conjugation patterns

Most forms use aterriz-. Before an ending beginning with e, final z changes to c: aterricé — “I landed” — and aterrice — “that I land.”

Present subjunctive is aterrice, aterrices, aterrice, aterricemos, aterricéis, aterricen. Other major tense families keep aterriz-.

Aterrizar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Aterrizar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizo	I land
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizas	you land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterriza	he / she lands; you land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizamos	we land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizáis	you land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizan	they land; you land (plural)

• Aterrizo en Madrid esta tarde. — I land in Madrid this afternoon.

Aterrizar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is aterricé, with z → c before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterricé	I landed
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizaste	you landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizó	he / she landed; you landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizamos	we landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizasteis	you landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizaron	they landed; you landed (plural)

• Ayer aterricé a las nueve. — Yesterday I landed at nine.

Aterrizar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizaba	I used to land / was landing
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizabas	you used to land / were landing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizaba	he / she used to land / was landing; you used to land / were landing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizábamos	we used to land / were landing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizabais	you used to land / were landing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizaban	they used to land / were landing; you used to land / were landing (plural)

• Antes aterrizábamos siempre en la pista norte. — We used to land on the north runway.

Aterrizar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus aterrizando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy aterrizando	I am landing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás aterrizando	you are landing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está aterrizando	he / she is landing; you are landing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos aterrizando	we are landing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis aterrizando	you are landing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están aterrizando	they are landing; you are landing (plural)

• El avión está aterrizando ahora. — The plane is landing now.

Aterrizar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + aterrizar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a aterrizar	I am going to land
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a aterrizar	you are going to land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a aterrizar	he / she is going to land; you are going to land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a aterrizar	we are going to land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a aterrizar	you are going to land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a aterrizar	they are going to land; you are going to land (plural)

• Voy a aterrizar en unos minutos. — I am going to land in a few minutes.

Aterrizar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizaré	I will land
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizarás	you will land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizará	he / she will land; you will land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizaremos	we will land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizaréis	you will land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizarán	they will land; you will land (plural)

• Aterrizaremos antes de medianoche. — We will land before midnight.

Aterrizar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizaría	I would land
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizarías	you would land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizaría	he / she would land; you would land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizaríamos	we would land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizaríais	you would land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizarían	they would land; you would land (plural)

• Aterrizaría allí solo con buen tiempo. — I would land there only in good weather.

Aterrizar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he aterrizado	I have landed
Tú — you, singular informal	has aterrizado	you have landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha aterrizado	he / she has landed; you have landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos aterrizado	we have landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis aterrizado	you have landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han aterrizado	they have landed; you have landed (plural)

• He aterrizado sin problemas. — I have landed without problems.

Aterrizar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había aterrizado	I had landed
Tú — you, singular informal	habías aterrizado	you had landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había aterrizado	he / she had landed; you had landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos aterrizado	we had landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais aterrizado	you had landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían aterrizado	they had landed; you had landed (plural)

• Ya habíamos aterrizado cuando empezó la tormenta. — We had already landed when the storm began.

Aterrizar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré aterrizado	I will have landed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás aterrizado	you will have landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá aterrizado	he / she will have landed; you will have landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos aterrizado	we will have landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis aterrizado	you will have landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán aterrizado	they will have landed; you will have landed (plural)

• Para entonces habrán aterrizado todos los vuelos. — By then all the flights will have landed.

Aterrizar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría aterrizado	I would have landed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías aterrizado	you would have landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría aterrizado	he / she would have landed; you would have landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos aterrizado	we would have landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais aterrizado	you would have landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían aterrizado	they would have landed; you would have landed (plural)

• Habría aterrizado antes sin el viento. — I would have landed earlier without the wind.

Aterrizar subjunctive conjugations

Aterrizar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses aterric-: aterrice, aterrices, aterricemos, aterricéis, aterricen.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrice	that I land
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrices	that you land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrice	that he / she land; that you land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterricemos	that we land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterricéis	that you land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterricen	that they land; that you land (plural)

• Espero que aterrices a tiempo. — I hope you land on time.

Aterrizar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizara	that I landed
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizaras	that you landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizara	that he / she landed; that you landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizáramos	that we landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizarais	that you landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizaran	that they landed; that you landed (plural)

• Preferían que aterrizáramos en otra pista. — They preferred that we land on another runway.
• Era mejor que aterrizases antes de la tormenta. — It was better for you to land before the storm.

Aterrizar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms are mainly formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aterrizare	if / when I should land
Tú — you, singular informal	aterrizares	if / when you should land
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aterrizare	if / when he / she should land; if / when you should land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aterrizáremos	if / when we should land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizareis	if / when you should land (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aterrizaren	if / when they should land; if / when you should land (plural)

• Quien aterrizare fuera de la pista autorizada deberá informar de inmediato. — Whoever should land outside the authorized runway must report immediately.

Aterrizar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya aterrizado	that I have landed
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas aterrizado	that you have landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya aterrizado	that he / she has landed; that you have landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos aterrizado	that we have landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis aterrizado	that you have landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan aterrizado	that they have landed; that you have landed (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas aterrizado bien. — I am glad that you landed safely.

Aterrizar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera aterrizado	that I had landed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras aterrizado	that you had landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera aterrizado	that he / she had landed; that you had landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos aterrizado	that we had landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais aterrizado	that you had landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran aterrizado	that they had landed; that you had landed (plural)

• Si hubiera aterrizado antes, habría evitado la tormenta. — If I had landed earlier, I would have avoided the storm.
• Si hubieses aterrizado en otra pista, habríamos tardado más. — If you had landed on another runway, we would have taken longer.

Aterrizar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant aterrizado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere aterrizado	if / when I should have landed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres aterrizado	if / when you should have landed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere aterrizado	if / when he / she should have landed; if / when you should have landed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos aterrizado	if / when we should have landed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis aterrizado	if / when you should have landed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren aterrizado	if / when they should have landed; if / when you should have landed (plural)

• Si hubieren aterrizado vuelos adicionales, deberán registrarlos. — If additional flights should have landed, they must register them.

Aterrizar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Aterrizar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	aterriza	land
Usted — you, singular formal	aterrice	land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	aterricemos	let’s land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aterrizad	land (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	aterricen	land (plural)

• Aterriza con suavidad. — Land smoothly.

Aterrizar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no aterrices	do not land
Usted — you, singular formal	no aterrice	do not land (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no aterricemos	let’s not land
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no aterricéis	do not land (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no aterricen	do not land (plural)

• No aterrices en una pista cerrada. — Do not land on a closed runway.

Common constructions with Aterrizar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• aterrizar en + airport / runway / place. — to land at/on/in a place.
• aterrizar un avión. — to land an aircraft.
• aterrizar de repente en un lugar. — colloquially, to show up suddenly somewhere.

Example sentences with Aterrizar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• El vuelo aterriza a las siete. — The flight lands at seven.
• ¿Dónde vamos a aterrizar? — Where are we going to land?
• La piloto aterrizó el avión con seguridad. — The pilot landed the aircraft safely.
• Espero que aterrices antes de la tormenta. — I hope you land before the storm.
• Ya han aterrizado todos los pasajeros del vuelo chárter. — All the charter-flight passengers have already reached the ground.
• Aterriza solo cuando recibas autorización. — Land only when you receive authorization.

Regional and usage notes for Aterrizar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos aterrizás a las ocho. — You land at eight. (voseo)
• Aterrizá con cuidado. — Land carefully. (affirmative vos command)

For aterrizar, the conjugation is regular except for spelling before e. Use c in aterricé, the present subjunctive, and related negative/formal commands; otherwise keep aterriz-.