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SPANISH VERB

taladrar

to drill

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: taladrando
  • Past participle: taladrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use taladrar

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

  1. Present

    Los vecinos de arriba taladran desde las ocho.

    The neighbours upstairs have been drilling since eight.

  2. Past

    Taladré la pared y rompí una tubería.

    I drilled the wall and broke a pipe.

  3. Imperfect

    Mientras los obreros taladraban, no se oía la tele.

    While the workmen were drilling, you couldn't hear the telly.

  4. Future

    El sábado taladraré para colgar las estanterías.

    On Saturday I'll drill to hang the shelves.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no taladraría ahí, por ahí pasa la luz.

    I wouldn't drill there, the electric cable runs through there.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Avisa a los vecinos antes de que taladres.

    Warn the neighbours before you drill.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si taladraran menos temprano, nadie se quejaría.

    If they drilled less early, nobody would complain.

  8. Imperative

    Taladra despacio, que el azulejo se rompe.

    Drill slowly, the tile breaks.

Good to know

  • "Un taladro" is the drill. Neighbours who "taladran" at eight on a Saturday are a Spanish classic.

Where you hear taladrar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Hoy no taladramos. Hoy solo preparamos. Today we're not drilling. Today we're only preparing.
  • Ayer taladraron hasta las tres en punto. Yesterday they drilled until three on the dot.
  • Mañana van a taladrar otra vez, a partir de las ocho. Tomorrow they're going to drill again, from eight.
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Fluency Level 2 · Taladramos a partir de las nueve. · Ya están taladrando. · Eso no es taladrar.

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