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SPANISH VERB

remar

to paddle

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: remando
  • Past participle: remado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use remar

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

  1. Present

    Remamos despacio por los canales de Xochimilco.

    We paddle slowly through the canals of Xochimilco.

  2. Past

    Remé dos horas y me dolieron los brazos.

    I paddled for two hours and my arms hurt.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tío remaba en el lago cada domingo.

    My uncle used to row on the lake every Sunday.

  4. Future

    Mañana remaremos hasta la isla de enfrente.

    Tomorrow we'll paddle to the island across the way.

  5. Conditional

    Yo remaría contigo, pero no sé nadar.

    I'd paddle with you, but I can't swim.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que remes del lado derecho.

    It's better that you paddle on the right side.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si remáramos juntos, llegaríamos más rápido.

    If we paddled together, we'd get there faster.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Rema más fuerte, que viene la corriente!

    Paddle harder, the current is coming!

Where you hear remar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Rema más del lado derecho. Paddle more on the right side.
  • Remé dos horas. I paddled for two hours.
  • Mañana vamos a remar otra vez. Tomorrow we're going to paddle again.
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Beginner Level 3 · Rema. · remé · estaba remando

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