Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I walk
- tú you walk
- usted, él, ella he/she walks
- nosotros we walk
- vosotros Spain you all walk
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they walk
SPANISH VERB
caminar
to walk
- #212 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: caminando
- Past participle: caminado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I walked
- tú you walked
- usted, él, ella he/she walked
- nosotros we walked
- vosotros Spain you all walked
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they walked
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to walk
- tú you used to walk
- usted, él, ella he/she used to walk
- nosotros we used to walk
- vosotros Spain you all used to walk
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to walk
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will walk
- tú you will walk
- usted, él, ella he/she will walk
- nosotros we will walk
- vosotros Spain you all will walk
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will walk
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would walk
- tú you would walk
- usted, él, ella he/she would walk
- nosotros we would walk
- vosotros Spain you all would walk
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would walk
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I walk
- tú (that) you walk
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she walk
- nosotros (that) we walk
- vosotros Spain (that) you all walk
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they walk
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I walked
- tú (if) you walked
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she walked
- nosotros (if) we walked
- vosotros Spain (if) you all walked
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they walked
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú walk!
- usted walk! (formal)
- nosotros walk! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain walk! (all of you)
- ustedes walk! (all of you)
How to use caminar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Camino al trabajo porque queda a diez minutos.
I walk to work because it's ten minutes away.
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Past
Caminamos toda la tarde por el centro histórico.
We walked all afternoon around the historic center.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela caminaba con bastón los últimos años.
My grandmother walked with a cane in her last years.
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Future
Caminaré hasta la playa, no está lejos.
I'll walk to the beach, it's not far.
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Conditional
Yo caminaría, pero traigo zapatos nuevos.
I'd walk, but I'm wearing new shoes.
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Present subjunctive
El doctor quiere que camines media hora diaria.
The doctor wants you to walk half an hour a day.
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Past subjunctive
Si camináramos más, gastaríamos menos en gasolina.
If we walked more, we'd spend less on gas.
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Imperative
Camina derecho dos cuadras y ahí está el banco.
Walk straight two blocks and the bank is right there.
Where you hear caminar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Camino al mercado. I walk to the market.
- Caminé dos cuadras. I walked two blocks.
- Voy a caminar con una amiga. I’m going to walk with a friend.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Camino al trabajo todos los días. I walk to work every day.
- Caminamos por el pueblo ayer. We walked through the village yesterday.
- Voy a caminar despacio. I'm going to walk slowly.
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You Have to Lie Diagonally
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Beginner Level 3 · caminar
It's My Treat
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24
Beginner Level 3 · caminamos
If I Were You
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14
Intermediate Level 1 · caminaría
A Promise Is a Promise
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7
Advanced Level 1 · ya camina
The More I Think About It
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Advanced Level 3 · cuanto más camine · tú caminas una hora al día
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.