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SPANISH VERB

andar

to ride (a bike)

  • #154 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: andando
  • Past participle: andado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I ride
  2. tú you ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rides
  4. nosotros we ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they ride

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I rode
  2. tú you rode
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rode
  4. nosotros we rode
  5. vosotros Spain you all rode
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rode

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to ride
  2. tú you used to ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to ride
  4. nosotros we used to ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to ride

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will ride
  2. tú you will ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will ride
  4. nosotros we will ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all will ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will ride

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would ride
  2. tú you would ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would ride
  4. nosotros we would ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all would ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would ride

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I ride
  2. tú (that) you ride
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she ride
  4. nosotros (that) we ride
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they ride

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I rode
  2. tú (if) you rode
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she rode
  4. nosotros (if) we rode
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all rode
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they rode

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú ride!
  2. usted ride! (formal)
  3. nosotros ride! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain ride! (all of you)
  5. ustedes ride! (all of you)

How to use andar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Los domingos ando en bici por el parque.

    On Sundays I ride my bike around the park.

  2. Past

    Anduvimos en bici hasta la playa.

    We rode our bikes to the beach.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño andaba en bici todas las tardes.

    As a kid I rode my bike every afternoon.

  4. Future

    Mañana andaremos en bici por la ciclovía nueva.

    Tomorrow we'll ride our bikes on the new bike path.

  5. Conditional

    Yo andaría más en bici si hubiera menos tráfico.

    I'd ride my bike more if there were less traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que andes en bici sin casco.

    I don't want you riding a bike without a helmet.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si anduvieras en bici, llegarías más rápido.

    If you rode a bike, you'd get there faster.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Anda con cuidado, hay muchos coches!

    Ride carefully, there are a lot of cars!

Good to know

  • "Andar en bici" is to ride a bike; "¿cómo andas?" is a friendly "how are you doing?".

Where you hear andar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Ando en bici todos los días. I ride my bike every day.
  • Anduve en bici por todo el centro. I rode a bike all over the centre.
  • Voy a andar en bici con Andrés. I'm going to ride a bike with Andres.
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Where Is It?

Beginner Level 2 · andar en bici

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