Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I swim
- tú you swim
- usted, él, ella he/she swims
- nosotros we swim
- vosotros Spain you all swim
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they swim
SPANISH VERB
nadar
to swim
- #211 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: nadando
- Past participle: nadado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I swam
- tú you swam
- usted, él, ella he/she swam
- nosotros we swam
- vosotros Spain you all swam
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they swam
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to swim
- tú you used to swim
- usted, él, ella he/she used to swim
- nosotros we used to swim
- vosotros Spain you all used to swim
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to swim
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will swim
- tú you will swim
- usted, él, ella he/she will swim
- nosotros we will swim
- vosotros Spain you all will swim
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will swim
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would swim
- tú you would swim
- usted, él, ella he/she would swim
- nosotros we would swim
- vosotros Spain you all would swim
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would swim
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I swim
- tú (that) you swim
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she swim
- nosotros (that) we swim
- vosotros Spain (that) you all swim
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they swim
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I swam
- tú (if) you swam
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she swam
- nosotros (if) we swam
- vosotros Spain (if) you all swam
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they swam
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú swim!
- usted swim! (formal)
- nosotros swim! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain swim! (all of you)
- ustedes swim! (all of you)
How to use nadar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Nado media hora todas las mañanas.
I swim half an hour every morning.
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Past
Nadamos con tortugas en Akumal, ¡qué experiencia!
We swam with turtles in Akumal, what an experience!
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Imperfect
De niños nadábamos en el río del pueblo.
As kids we swam in the village river.
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Future
El sábado nadaré en el mar por primera vez.
On Saturday I will swim in the sea for the first time.
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Conditional
Yo nadaría más si la alberca estuviera cerca.
I would swim more if the pool were nearby.
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Present subjunctive
Es mejor que no nades después de comer.
You had better not swim after eating.
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Past subjunctive
Le dije que no nadara tan lejos.
I told him not to swim so far out.
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Imperative
Nada cerca de la orilla, por favor.
Swim near the shore, please.
Where you hear nadar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- Nado en el mar todos los días. I swim in the sea every day.
- Ayer nadé con las tortugas. Yesterday I swam with the turtles.
- Voy a nadar en la tarde. I'm going to swim in the afternoon.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Nado en las pozas. I swim in the pools.
- Nadamos en el agua fría. We swam in the cold water.
- Vamos a nadar en los cenotes. We're going to swim in the cenotes.
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Beginner Level 1 · nadar
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Beginner Level 2 · nadamos · nadó · nadaron
Have You Ever Tried Them?
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Beginner Level 2 · nadado
The First Cenote
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Beginner Level 3 · Estaba nadando.
The Lights Go Out
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Beginner Level 3 · nadas
Don't Touch Them!
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Beginner Level 3 · yo nado · nadó y lo sacó
Back to Oaxaca
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Beginner Level 3 · nadé
The Canyon
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Intermediate Level 1 · no nadaría · nadarías · nadaríamos
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.