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SPANISH VERB

latir

to beat, of a heart

  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: latiendo
  • Past participle: latido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use latir

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

  1. Present

    Me late el corazón muy rápido antes del examen.

    My heart beats really fast before the exam.

  2. Past

    El corazón me latió fuerte cuando lo vi llegar.

    My heart beat hard when I saw him arrive.

  3. Imperfect

    El corazón del bebé latía con fuerza en la ecografía.

    The baby's heart was beating strongly in the scan.

  4. Future

    Tu corazón latirá mejor si caminas cada día.

    Your heart will beat better if you walk every day.

  5. Conditional

    Sin café por la mañana, mi corazón latiría más tranquilo.

    Without morning coffee, my heart would beat more calmly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mientras me lata el corazón, seguiré bailando.

    As long as my heart beats, I'll keep dancing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico se alegró de que el corazón latiera normal.

    The doctor was glad the heart was beating normally.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Late despacio, corazón, que solo es una entrevista!

    Beat slowly, heart, it's only an interview!

Where you hear latir

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Su corazón late fuerte y tranquilo. Your heart is beating strong and steady.
  • En el despegue, el corazón me latía a mil. At takeoff, my heart was pounding.
  • Cuando vea a Sarah de novia, el corazón me va a latir a mil. When I see Sarah as a bride, my heart's going to pound.
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The More I Think About It

Advanced Level 3 · el corazón le late

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Verbs like this one

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