Gatear

to crawl

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

gatear

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

gateando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

gateado

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gateo I crawl	I crawl
tú	gateas you crawl	you crawl
él/ella/usted	gatea he/she/you crawls	he/she/you crawls
nosotros	gateamos we crawl	we crawl
vosotros	gateáis you all crawl	you all crawl
ellos/ustedes	gatean they/you all crawl	they/you all crawl

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gateaba I used to crawl	I used to crawl
tú	gateabas you used to crawl	you used to crawl
él/ella/usted	gateaba he/she/you used to crawl	he/she/you used to crawl
nosotros	gateábamos we used to crawl	we used to crawl
vosotros	gateabais you all used to crawl	you all used to crawl
ellos/ustedes	gateaban they/you all used to crawl	they/you all used to crawl

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gateé I crawled	I crawled
tú	gateaste you crawled	you crawled
él/ella/usted	gateó he/she/you crawled	he/she/you crawled
nosotros	gateamos we crawled	we crawled
vosotros	gateasteis you all crawled	you all crawled
ellos/ustedes	gatearon they/you all crawled	they/you all crawled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gatearé I will crawl	I will crawl
tú	gatearás you will crawl	you will crawl
él/ella/usted	gateará he/she/you will crawl	he/she/you will crawl
nosotros	gatearemos we will crawl	we will crawl
vosotros	gatearéis you all will crawl	you all will crawl
ellos/ustedes	gatearán they/you all will crawl	they/you all will crawl

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gatearía I would crawl	I would crawl
tú	gatearías you would crawl	you would crawl
él/ella/usted	gatearía he/she/you would crawl	he/she/you would crawl
nosotros	gatearíamos we would crawl	we would crawl
vosotros	gatearíais you all would crawl	you all would crawl
ellos/ustedes	gatearían they/you all would crawl	they/you all would crawl

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gatee that I crawl	that I crawl
tú	gatees that you crawl	that you crawl
él/ella/usted	gatee that he/she/you crawl	that he/she/you crawl
nosotros	gateemos that we crawl	that we crawl
vosotros	gateéis that you all crawl	that you all crawl
ellos/ustedes	gateen that they/you all crawl	that they/you all crawl

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gateara or gatease that I crawled	that I crawled
tú	gatearas or gateases that you crawled	that you crawled
él/ella/usted	gateara or gatease that he/she/you crawled	that he/she/you crawled
nosotros	gateáramos or gateásemos that we crawled	that we crawled
vosotros	gatearais or gateaseis that you all crawled	that you all crawled
ellos/ustedes	gatearan or gateasen that they/you all crawled	that they/you all crawled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he gateado I have crawled	I have crawled
tú	has gateado you have crawled	you have crawled
él/ella/usted	ha gateado he/she/you have crawled	he/she/you have crawled
nosotros	hemos gateado we have crawled	we have crawled
vosotros	habéis gateado you all have crawled	you all have crawled
ellos/ustedes	han gateado they/you all have crawled	they/you all have crawled

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había gateado I had crawled	I had crawled
tú	habías gateado you had crawled	you had crawled
él/ella/usted	había gateado he/she/you had crawled	he/she/you had crawled
nosotros	habíamos gateado we had crawled	we had crawled
vosotros	habíais gateado you all had crawled	you all had crawled
ellos/ustedes	habían gateado they/you all had crawled	they/you all had crawled

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube gateado I had crawled	I had crawled
tú	hubiste gateado you had crawled	you had crawled
él/ella/usted	hubo gateado he/she/you had crawled	he/she/you had crawled
nosotros	hubimos gateado we had crawled	we had crawled
vosotros	hubisteis gateado you all had crawled	you all had crawled
ellos/ustedes	hubieron gateado they/you all had crawled	they/you all had crawled

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré gateado I will have crawled	I will have crawled
tú	habrás gateado you will have crawled	you will have crawled
él/ella/usted	habrá gateado he/she/you will have crawled	he/she/you will have crawled
nosotros	habremos gateado we will have crawled	we will have crawled
vosotros	habréis gateado you all will have crawled	you all will have crawled
ellos/ustedes	habrán gateado they/you all will have crawled	they/you all will have crawled

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría gateado I would have crawled	I would have crawled
tú	habrías gateado you would have crawled	you would have crawled
él/ella/usted	habría gateado he/she/you would have crawled	he/she/you would have crawled
nosotros	habríamos gateado we would have crawled	we would have crawled
vosotros	habríais gateado you all would have crawled	you all would have crawled
ellos/ustedes	habrían gateado they/you all would have crawled	they/you all would have crawled

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya gateado that I have crawled	that I have crawled
tú	hayas gateado that you have crawled	that you have crawled
él/ella/usted	haya gateado that he/she/you have crawled	that he/she/you have crawled
nosotros	hayamos gateado that we have crawled	that we have crawled
vosotros	hayáis gateado that you all have crawled	that you all have crawled
ellos/ustedes	hayan gateado that they/you all have crawled	that they/you all have crawled

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera gateado that I had crawled	that I had crawled
tú	hubieras gateado that you had crawled	that you had crawled
él/ella/usted	hubiera gateado that he/she/you had crawled	that he/she/you had crawled
nosotros	hubiéramos gateado that we had crawled	that we had crawled
vosotros	hubierais gateado that you all had crawled	that you all had crawled
ellos/ustedes	hubieran gateado that they/you all had crawled	that they/you all had crawled

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	gatea	crawl! (you)
usted	gatee	crawl! (you formal)
nosotros	gateemos	let's crawl!
vosotros	gatead	crawl! (you all)
ustedes	gateen	crawl! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no gatees	don't crawl! (you)
usted	no gatee	don't crawl! (you formal)
nosotros	no gateemos	let's not crawl!
vosotros	no gateéis	don't crawl! (you all)
ustedes	no gateen	don't crawl! (you all)

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