Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I cover yourself
- tú you cover yourself
- usted, él, ella he/she covers yourself
- nosotros we cover yourself
- vosotros Spain you all cover yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they cover yourself
SPANISH VERB
taparse
to cover yourself
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: tapándose
- Past participle: tapado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I covered yourself
- tú you covered yourself
- usted, él, ella he/she covered yourself
- nosotros we covered yourself
- vosotros Spain you all covered yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they covered yourself
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to cover yourself
- tú you used to cover yourself
- usted, él, ella he/she used to cover yourself
- nosotros we used to cover yourself
- vosotros Spain you all used to cover yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cover yourself
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will cover yourself
- tú you will cover yourself
- usted, él, ella he/she will cover yourself
- nosotros we will cover yourself
- vosotros Spain you all will cover yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cover yourself
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would cover yourself
- tú you would cover yourself
- usted, él, ella he/she would cover yourself
- nosotros we would cover yourself
- vosotros Spain you all would cover yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cover yourself
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I cover yourself
- tú (that) you cover yourself
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she cover yourself
- nosotros (that) we cover yourself
- vosotros Spain (that) you all cover yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cover yourself
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I covered yourself
- tú (if) you covered yourself
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she covered yourself
- nosotros (if) we covered yourself
- vosotros Spain (if) you all covered yourself
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they covered yourself
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú cover yourself!
- usted cover yourself! (formal)
- nosotros cover yourself! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain cover yourself! (all of you)
- ustedes cover yourself! (all of you)
How to use taparse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me tapo los oídos cuando pasan los cohetes.
I cover my ears when the rockets go off.
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Past
Se tapó la cara de vergüenza al ver la foto.
She covered her face in embarrassment when she saw the photo.
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Imperfect
El niño se tapaba con la manta hasta la nariz.
The boy covered himself with the blanket up to his nose.
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Future
Si hace frío, me taparé con el edredón grande.
If it's cold, I'll cover myself with the big duvet.
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Conditional
Yo me taparía la cabeza, el sol pega fuerte.
I'd cover my head, the sun is beating down.
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Present subjunctive
Dile al niño que se tape bien esta noche.
Tell the boy to tuck himself in well tonight.
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Past subjunctive
La abuela insistió en que nos tapáramos la garganta.
Grandma insisted we cover our throats.
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Imperative
¡Tápate, que te vas a resfriar!
Cover up, you're going to catch a cold!
Where you hear taparse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- En el avión, me tapo con una manta. On the plane, I cover myself with a blanket.
- En el despegue me tapé los ojos. At takeoff I covered my eyes.
- En la parte romántica me voy a tapar los oídos. In the romantic part I'm going to cover my ears.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.