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SPANISH VERB

resbalar

to be slippery, to slip

  • #345 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: resbalando
  • Past participle: resbalado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use resbalar

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

  1. Present

    Cuidado, el piso resbala cuando está mojado.

    Careful, the floor is slippery when it's wet.

  2. Past

    Me resbalé en la banqueta y me caí.

    I slipped on the sidewalk and fell.

  3. Imperfect

    Las piedras del río resbalaban mucho.

    The river rocks were very slippery.

  4. Future

    Con esos zapatos resbalarás en el hielo.

    With those shoes you'll slip on the ice.

  5. Conditional

    Sin tapete, el baño resbalaría demasiado.

    Without a mat, the bathroom would be too slippery.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Sécate los pies para que no resbales.

    Dry your feet so you don't slip.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Puse un tapete para que nadie resbalara.

    I put down a mat so nobody would slip.

  8. Imperative

    No resbales en la escalera, agárrate del barandal.

    Don't slip on the stairs, hold onto the railing.

Good to know

  • "Resbalarse" is to slip and fall: me resbalé en la regadera.

Where you hear resbalar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Estas piedras resbalan cuando llueve. These stones are slippery when it rains.
  • Resbalé, pero no me caí. I slipped, but I didn't fall.
  • El suelo va a resbalar si se moja. The floor is going to be slippery if it gets wet.
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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · Las piedras resbalan.

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