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SPANISH VERB

dibujar

to draw

  • #398 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dibujando
  • Past participle: dibujado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dibujar

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

  1. Present

    Mi sobrino dibuja animales en todas sus libretas.

    My nephew draws animals in all his notebooks.

  2. Past

    Ayer dibujé un mapa para que no te pierdas.

    Yesterday I drew a map so you don't get lost.

  3. Imperfect

    En clase dibujaba en vez de tomar apuntes.

    In class I used to draw instead of taking notes.

  4. Future

    El arquitecto dibujará los planos de la casa nueva.

    The architect will draw the plans for the new house.

  5. Conditional

    Yo dibujaría el logo con colores más alegres.

    I'd draw the logo with brighter colours.

  6. Present subjunctive

    La maestra quiere que los niños dibujen a su familia.

    The teacher wants the kids to draw their family.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me dibujara el camino al hotel.

    I asked him to draw me the way to the hotel.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dibuja algo bonito para la abuela!

    Draw something nice for grandma!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.