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SPANISH VERB

tejer

to weave

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: tejiendo
  • Past participle: tejido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tejer

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

  1. Present

    En Teotitlán tejen tapetes de lana con tintes naturales.

    In Teotitlán they weave wool rugs with natural dyes.

  2. Past

    Mi abuela tejió este rebozo hace cincuenta años.

    My grandma wove this shawl fifty years ago.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando yo era niña, mi mamá tejía mientras veía las novelas.

    When I was a girl, my mom knitted while she watched soap operas.

  4. Future

    ¿Tejerás una cobijita para la bebé de Lupita?

    Will you knit a little blanket for Lupita's baby?

  5. Conditional

    Yo tejería más seguido si tuviera tiempo.

    I'd weave more often if I had the time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que me tejas una bufanda roja para diciembre.

    I want you to knit me a red scarf for December.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi suegra me pidió que tejiera algo para la boda.

    My mother-in-law asked me to weave something for the wedding.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Teje despacio, el hilo se rompe si lo jalas!

    Weave slowly, the thread breaks if you pull it!

Good to know

  • Oaxaca's rugs and rebozos are "tejidos"; "tejer" is also to knit: tejer una bufanda.

Where you hear tejer

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Tejo todos los días. I weave every day.
  • Tejí este tapete en tres meses. I wove this rug in three months.
  • El sábado voy a tejer con la abuela de Julián. On Saturday I'm going to weave with Julian's grandmother.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Todavía tejo todos los días, en el telar de mi abuelo. I still weave every day, on my grandfather's loom.
  • Le tejí un pañuelo rojo a Encarna. I wove Encarna a red scarf.
  • Mañana voy a tejer con lana nueva. Tomorrow I'm going to weave with new wool.
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