ellos cerraron

they closed

→ cerrar
cerr to close, to shut + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #20,597
they closed Simple past (pretérito): third-person plural.
SP: Cerraron la tienda a las ocho.
EN: They closed the store at eight.
Conjugation of cerrar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First cerré cerramos
Second cerraste —
Third cerró cerraron

Skura y Lidya cerraron todas las ventanas.

Skura and Lidya closed all the windows.

Cerraron aquella escuela.

They closed that school.

Cerraron.

They closed.

Vaya, se me olvidó comprar el pan otra vez y ya cerraron la panadería a esta hora.

Oh no, I forgot to buy bread again and the bakery is already closed at this hour.

Es la primera vez desde que cerraron la escuela.

It's the first time since the school closed.

Cerraron la tienda.

They closed the store.

Es por eso que cerraron la universidad.

That's why they closed the university.

— Incendies (2010)

Se cerraron las puertas.

The doors closed.

Cerraron nuestra fábrica.

They closed our factory.

Lo cerraron, ¿verdad?

They closed it down, right?

— The Internship (2026)

Los bancos cerraron sus puertas.

The banks closed their doors.

Cerraron el servicio de ferry porque ya no era económico.

They closed the ferry service because it was no longer economical.

Había una farmacia en esta esquina, pero la cerraron el año pasado.

There used to be a pharmacy on this corner, but it closed last year.

Cuando mis ojos se cerraron, fui saqueado.

When my eyes closed, I was plundered.

— Masaan (2015)

Cerraron las puertas y las ventanas.

They closed the doors and windows.

En cuanto se supo que había ratas en la cocina, cerraron el restaurante.

As soon as they found out there were rats in the kitchen, they closed the restaurant.

— Ratatouille (2007)