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SPANISH VERB

regatear

to bargain

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: regateando
  • Past participle: regateado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use regatear

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

  1. Present

    En el tianguis todo el mundo regatea los precios.

    At the street market everyone bargains over prices.

  2. Past

    Regateé el precio del sarape y me lo dejaron barato.

    I bargained the price of the sarape and got it cheap.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela regateaba hasta en la farmacia.

    My grandma would haggle even at the pharmacy.

  4. Future

    Mañana regatearé un buen precio por esas artesanías.

    Tomorrow I'll bargain a good price for those crafts.

  5. Conditional

    Yo regatearía un poco, está muy caro.

    I'd haggle a little, it's very expensive.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es normal que la gente regatee en el mercado.

    It's normal for people to bargain at the market.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si regateara mejor, pagaría la mitad por todo.

    If I bargained better, I'd pay half for everything.

  8. Imperative

    Regatea sin pena, aquí es parte de la compra.

    Haggle without embarrassment, here it's part of shopping.

Where you hear regatear

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Regateas como mexicana. You bargain like a Mexican.
  • Regateé el precio del espejo. I bargained over the price of the mirror.
  • Voy a regatear un poco. I'm going to bargain a little.
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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · regateas

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Verbs like this one

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