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SPANISH VERB

visitar

to visit

  • #241 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: visitando
  • Past participle: visitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use visitar

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

  1. Present

    Visito a mis abuelos cada domingo.

    I visit my grandparents every Sunday.

  2. Past

    El año pasado visitamos Guanajuato en octubre.

    Last year we visited Guanajuato in October.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños visitábamos a mi tía en Veracruz.

    As kids we used to visit my aunt in Veracruz.

  4. Future

    En diciembre visitaremos a la familia en Puebla.

    In December we'll visit the family in Puebla.

  5. Conditional

    Yo visitaría primero el museo de antropología.

    I'd visit the anthropology museum first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que nos visites pronto.

    I hope you visit us soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me visitaras en verano, iríamos a la playa.

    If you visited me in summer, we'd go to the beach.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Visite el mercado de artesanías, le va a gustar!

    Visit the crafts market, you'll like it!

Where you hear visitar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Visito a mis amigos. I visit my friends.
  • Visité a mi familia. I visited my family.
  • Voy a visitar a mi hermana. I'm going to visit my sister.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Muchos turistas visitan Mérida en diciembre. Lots of tourists visit Merida in December.
  • Visitamos Valladolid con Camila. We visited Valladolid with Camila.
  • Mañana voy a visitar a mi tía. Tomorrow I'm going to visit my aunt.
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I've Decided

Beginner Level 2 · visitarnos

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Camila's Story

Beginner Level 3 · visitarme

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When I Go Back

Beginner Level 3 · visitarme

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What Would We Do?

Intermediate Level 1 · visitaría

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Whatever You Decide

Intermediate Level 1 · que la visitara

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It's Your Decision

Intermediate Level 1 · visitar

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A Call to Boston

Intermediate Level 1 · Para visitarte.

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I Miss Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · a visitarnos

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Built Inside the Mosque

Advanced Level 1 · visitaros

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