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SPANISH VERB

flipar

to be amazed

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: flipando
  • Past participle: flipado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use flipar

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

  1. Present

    Flipo con lo rápido que has aprendido español.

    I'm amazed at how fast you've learned Spanish.

  2. Past

    Mis padres fliparon con las vistas desde la Giralda.

    My parents were blown away by the views from the Giralda.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña flipaba con los caballos de la feria.

    As a girl I was amazed by the horses at the fair.

  4. Future

    Vas a ver, fliparás con la comida de mi abuela.

    You'll see, you'll be amazed by my grandma's cooking.

  5. Conditional

    Cualquiera fliparía con un piso así en el centro.

    Anyone would be amazed by a flat like that downtown.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que flipéis cuando veáis la Semana Santa.

    I want you all to be amazed when you see Holy Week.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No esperaba que flipara tanto con un simple gazpacho.

    I didn't expect him to be so amazed by a simple gazpacho.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Flipa, Nuria, me han dado el trabajo!

    Get ready to be amazed, Nuria, I got the job!

Good to know

  • "Flipar con algo" is to be blown away by it; "¡flipas!" also means "you're kidding!".

Where you hear flipar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • ¡Flipo con tu español! I'm amazed by your Spanish!
  • Flipé con el flamenco de Encarna. I was amazed by Encarna's flamenco.
  • Vais a flipar con Japón. You're going to be amazed by Japan.
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Advanced Level 1 · ¡Flipo!

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