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SPANISH VERB

viajar

to travel

  • #208 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: viajando
  • Past participle: viajado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use viajar

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

  1. Present

    Viajo a Oaxaca dos veces al año.

    I travel to Oaxaca twice a year.

  2. Past

    El verano pasado viajamos en camión hasta Mérida.

    Last summer we traveled by bus to Mérida.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando era joven, mi tía viajaba mucho por Europa.

    When she was young, my aunt traveled a lot around Europe.

  4. Future

    ¿Viajarás con tu familia en Semana Santa?

    Will you travel with your family at Easter?

  5. Conditional

    Viajaría a Japón si tuviera más vacaciones.

    I would travel to Japan if I had more vacation.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que viajes de día, es más seguro.

    I'd rather you travel by day, it's safer.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si viajáramos en tren, veríamos el paisaje.

    If we traveled by train, we'd see the scenery.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Viaja ligero y disfruta cada ciudad!

    Travel light and enjoy every city!

Where you hear viajar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Viajo sola. I travel alone.
  • Viajamos dos semanas en carro. We travelled for two weeks by car.
  • Voy a viajar a Chiapas. I'm going to travel to Chiapas.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Viajo en camión cuando puedo. I travel by bus when I can.
  • Viajé con una amiga. I travelled with a friend.
  • Voy a viajar de noche. I'm going to travel at night.
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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · viajar · viajaré

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What Brings You Here?

Beginner Level 3 · viajamos

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It's My Treat

Beginner Level 3 · viajaremos

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A Call from Oaxaca

Beginner Level 3 · viajaremos

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Camila's Story

Beginner Level 3 · viajas

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When I Go Back

Beginner Level 3 · viajaré

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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · viajaría

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It's Your Decision

Intermediate Level 1 · viajando

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Finally

Intermediate Level 2 · había viajado

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