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SPANISH VERB

tropezar

to trip

  • #346 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tropezando
  • Past participle: tropezado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tropezar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Por qué siempre tropiezo con la misma piedra?

    Why do I always trip over the same stone?

  2. Past

    Tropecé en la escalera y se me cayó el café.

    I tripped on the stairs and dropped my coffee.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeña tropezaba con todo, era muy torpe.

    As a little girl I tripped over everything, I was very clumsy.

  4. Future

    Si no enciendes la luz, tropezarás con los juguetes.

    If you don't turn on the light, you'll trip over the toys.

  5. Conditional

    Con esos tacones yo tropezaría a cada paso.

    In those heels I'd trip at every step.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Recoge los cables para que nadie tropiece.

    Pick up the cables so nobody trips.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dio miedo que el abuelo tropezara en la acera.

    I was afraid grandpa would trip on the sidewalk.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No tropieces con la maleta, está detrás de ti!

    Don't trip over the suitcase, it's behind you!

Good to know

  • "Tropezar con" is to trip over something, or to bump into someone: tropecé con un amigo en el mercado.

Verbs like this one

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