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SPANISH VERB

gatear

to crawl

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: gateando
  • Past participle: gateado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use gatear

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

  1. Present

    Mi sobrina ya gatea por toda la casa.

    My niece already crawls all over the house.

  2. Past

    Pablo gateó a los seis meses, muy pronto.

    Pablo crawled at six months, very early.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando gateaba, se metía debajo de todas las mesas.

    When he was crawling, he got under every table.

  4. Future

    El bebé gateará antes de Navidad, ya verás.

    The baby will crawl before Christmas, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Con este suelo tan frío, yo no gatearía descalzo.

    On a floor this cold, I wouldn't crawl barefoot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pon una manta para que la niña gatee cómoda.

    Put a blanket down so the girl can crawl comfortably.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Quitamos los cables para que el niño gateara seguro.

    We removed the cables so the boy could crawl safely.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Gatea hasta mamá, cariño, tú puedes!

    Crawl to mummy, sweetie, you can do it!

Where you hear gatear

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Isabel gatea por el suelo. Isabel crawls on the floor.
  • El bebé gateó hasta la puerta. The baby crawled to the door.
  • El niño gateará pronto. The boy will crawl soon.
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Advanced Level 3 · ya gatea

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Verbs like this one

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