Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] El nudo ahorca el paso del aire en la cuerda. → The knot chokes the passage of air in the rope.
[Present Perfect] La justicia ha ahorcado al traidor en la plaza. → Justice has hanged the traitor in the square.
[Imperfect Indicative] Antiguamente, se ahorcaba a los piratas en el puerto. → Formerly, pirates used to be hanged in the port.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habían ahorcado al culpable cuando llegó el perdón. → They had already hanged the culprit when the pardon arrived.
[Preterite] El verdugo ahorcó al prisionero al amanecer. → The executioner hanged the prisoner at dawn.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo ahorcado al reo, la multitud se dispersó. → As soon as he had hanged the prisoner, the crowd dispersed.
[Future] Esa corbata tan apretada te ahorcará. → That tight tie will choke you.
[Future Perfect] Para mañana habrán ahorcado simbólicamente al muñeco. → By tomorrow they will have symbolically hanged the effigy.
[Conditional] Yo no ahorcaría a nadie, ni siquiera a un enemigo. → I would not hang anyone, not even an enemy.
[Conditional Perfect] Habrían ahorcado al rebelde si no hubiera escapado. → They would have hanged the rebel if he hadn't escaped.