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SPANISH VERB

pasear

to walk, to take for a walk

  • #379 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: paseando
  • Past participle: paseado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pasear

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

  1. Present

    Paseo al perro por el parque cada mañana.

    I walk the dog in the park every morning.

  2. Past

    Ayer paseamos por Triana hasta la medianoche.

    Yesterday we strolled around Triana until midnight.

  3. Imperfect

    Mis abuelos paseaban por el río todas las tardes.

    My grandparents walked along the river every afternoon.

  4. Future

    Después de comer pasearemos un rato por el centro.

    After lunch we'll walk around the centre for a bit.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Pasearías conmigo esta noche por la playa?

    Would you walk with me along the beach tonight?

  6. Present subjunctive

    El médico quiere que pasee media hora al día.

    The doctor wants me to walk half an hour a day.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me recomendó que paseara después de cenar.

    He recommended that I take a walk after dinner.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pasea al perro tú, que yo lo hice ayer!

    You walk the dog, I did it yesterday!

Good to know

  • "Dar un paseo" is to go for a walk; "pasear al perro" is to walk the dog.

Where you hear pasear

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Por las tardes paseo por el río. In the afternoons I walk along the river.
  • Anoche paseé a la niña dos horas. Last night I walked the baby up and down for two hours.
  • Mañana vamos a pasear por Triana. Tomorrow we're going to go for a walk around Triana.
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In Honour of a Nun

Advanced Level 2 · la paseas

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