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SPANISH VERB

charlar

to chat

  • #289 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: charlando
  • Past participle: charlado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use charlar

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

  1. Present

    Los vecinos charlan en la plaza hasta tarde.

    The neighbours chat in the square until late.

  2. Past

    Charlamos un rato con el camarero sobre fútbol.

    We chatted for a while with the waiter about football.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela charlaba con todo el mundo en el mercado.

    My grandmother chatted with everyone at the market.

  4. Future

    Charlaremos con calma cuando vuelvas de Japón.

    We'll have a proper chat when you're back from Japan.

  5. Conditional

    Charlaría contigo toda la noche, pero mañana madrugo.

    I'd chat with you all night, but I'm up early tomorrow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que charlemos fuera, aquí hay mucho ruido.

    I'd rather we chat outside, it's very noisy here.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La profesora no quería que charláramos en clase.

    The teacher didn't want us chatting in class.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Charla un rato con tu abuela, que está sola!

    Chat with your grandmother for a while, she's on her own!

Good to know

  • "Echar una charla" is to have a chat; "una charla" is also a talk, as in a lecture.

Where you hear charlar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Curro charla más que trabaja. Curro chats more than he works.
  • Ayer charlé una hora con la frutera. Yesterday I chatted with the fruit seller for an hour.
  • Mañana vamos a charlar en el patio. Tomorrow we're going to chat in the patio.
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Advanced Level 2 · charlas

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