Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I surf
- tú you surf
- usted, él, ella he/she surfs
- nosotros we surf
- vosotros Spain you all surf
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they surf
SPANISH VERB
surfear
to surf
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: surfeando
- Past participle: surfeado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I surfed
- tú you surfed
- usted, él, ella he/she surfed
- nosotros we surfed
- vosotros Spain you all surfed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they surfed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to surf
- tú you used to surf
- usted, él, ella he/she used to surf
- nosotros we used to surf
- vosotros Spain you all used to surf
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to surf
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will surf
- tú you will surf
- usted, él, ella he/she will surf
- nosotros we will surf
- vosotros Spain you all will surf
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will surf
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would surf
- tú you would surf
- usted, él, ella he/she would surf
- nosotros we would surf
- vosotros Spain you all would surf
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would surf
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I surf
- tú (that) you surf
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she surf
- nosotros (that) we surf
- vosotros Spain (that) you all surf
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they surf
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I surfed
- tú (if) you surfed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she surfed
- nosotros (if) we surfed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all surfed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they surfed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú surf!
- usted surf! (formal)
- nosotros surf! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain surf! (all of you)
- ustedes surf! (all of you)
How to use surfear
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi hermano surfea en Puerto Escondido cada verano.
My brother surfs in Puerto Escondido every summer.
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Past
Ayer surfeamos olas enormes, ¡increíble!
Yesterday we surfed huge waves, incredible!
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Imperfect
De joven, mi papá surfeaba en Sayulita.
When he was young, my dad surfed in Sayulita.
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Future
Mañana surfearemos temprano, antes del viento.
Tomorrow we will surf early, before the wind.
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Conditional
Yo surfearía todos los días si viviera aquí.
I would surf every day if I lived here.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que surfees solo, es peligroso.
I don't want you surfing alone, it's dangerous.
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Past subjunctive
Si surfeara mejor, iría a esa playa.
If I surfed better, I would go to that beach.
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Imperative
Surfea con cuidado, hay muchas piedras.
Surf carefully, there are a lot of rocks.
Where you hear surfear
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- Surfeo todas las mañanas. I surf every morning.
- Ayer surfeé por primera vez. Yesterday I surfed for the first time.
- Mañana vamos a surfear a las siete. Tomorrow we're going to surf at seven.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Cuando hay olas, surfeo. When there are waves, I surf.
- Surfeé con Mateo en agosto del año pasado. I surfed with Mateo in August last year.
- Mañana voy a surfear otra vez. Tomorrow I'm going to surf again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.