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SPANISH VERB

escanear

to scan

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: escaneando
  • Past participle: escaneado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use escanear

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

  1. Present

    En este café escaneas el código y pides desde el celular.

    At this café you scan the code and order from your phone.

  2. Past

    Escaneé mi pasaporte y lo mandé por correo.

    I scanned my passport and emailed it.

  3. Imperfect

    En mi trabajo anterior escaneábamos facturas todo el día.

    At my old job we scanned invoices all day.

  4. Future

    ¿Escanearás los documentos o los llevas en papel?

    Will you scan the documents or take them on paper?

  5. Conditional

    Yo escanearía las fotos viejas antes de que se pierdan.

    I'd scan the old photos before they get lost.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que escanees tu identificación por los dos lados.

    I need you to scan your ID on both sides.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que escaneara el acta de nacimiento.

    They asked me to scan the birth certificate.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Escanea el código y pide, el mesero no viene!

    Scan the code and order, the waiter isn't coming!

Good to know

  • The QR code is "el código QR", said "cu-erre": escanea el código.

Where you hear escanear

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Yo escaneo todo en la escuela. I scan everything at school.
  • Escaneé tu título esta mañana. I scanned your degree this morning.
  • Mañana voy a escanear la carta. Tomorrow I'm going to scan the letter.
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The Interview

Intermediate Level 2 · lo escaneo

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Verbs like this one

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