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SPANISH VERB

tapear

to go for tapas

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tapeando
  • Past participle: tapeado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tapear

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

  1. Present

    Los viernes tapeamos por el barrio de Triana.

    On Fridays we go for tapas around Triana.

  2. Past

    Anoche tapeé con mis compañeros de trabajo.

    Last night I went for tapas with my workmates.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando vivía en Sevilla, tapeaba casi todos los días.

    When I lived in Seville, I went for tapas almost every day.

  4. Future

    ¿Tapearemos antes o después del partido?

    Shall we go for tapas before or after the match?

  5. Conditional

    Yo tapearía en esa calle de bares pequeños.

    I'd go for tapas on that street of little bars.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Me apetece que tapeemos juntos este fin de semana.

    I feel like going for tapas together this weekend.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos recomendaron que tapeáramos cerca de la catedral.

    They recommended we go for tapas near the cathedral.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tapead sin mí, que llego tarde!

    Go for tapas without me, I'm running late!

Where you hear tapear

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Los sábados, todo el mundo tapea. On Saturdays, everyone goes for tapas.
  • Tapeamos por todo el barrio. We went for tapas all round the neighbourhood.
  • Esta noche vamos a tapear por Triana. Tonight we're going for tapas round Triana.
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