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SPANISH VERB

temblar

to shake, to tremble

  • #361 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: temblando
  • Past participle: temblado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use temblar

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

  1. Present

    Me tiemblan las manos antes de hablar en público.

    My hands shake before I speak in public.

  2. Past

    La casa tembló entera cuando pasó el camión.

    The whole house shook when the lorry went past.

  3. Imperfect

    El pobre perro temblaba de miedo por los truenos.

    The poor dog was trembling with fear from the thunder.

  4. Future

    Si sales así, temblarás de frío en cinco minutos.

    If you go out like that, you'll be shivering in five minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Cualquiera temblaría ante un examen tan difícil.

    Anyone would tremble before such a hard exam.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que te tiemble la voz, tú tranquila.

    Don't let your voice shake, stay calm.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Fue raro que la tierra temblara aquí en Sevilla.

    It was strange that the earth shook here in Seville.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tiembla, hermanito, que ahora te toca a ti!

    Tremble, little brother, now it's your turn!

Where you hear temblar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Me tiemblan las manos cuando estoy nerviosa. My hands shake when I'm nervous.
  • Me temblaron las piernas en la puerta de la iglesia. My legs shook at the church door.
  • Te va a temblar la voz, pero da igual. Your voice is going to shake, but it doesn't matter.
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The Last Birth

Advanced Level 3 · me tiemblan las manos otra vez

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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · me tiemblan las piernas · tiemblas

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.