Nadar

to swim

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

nadar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

nadando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

nadado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nado I swim	I swim
tú	nadas you swim	you swim
él/ella/usted	nada he/she/you swims	he/she/you swims
nosotros	nadamos we swim	we swim
vosotros	nadáis you all swim	you all swim
ellos/ustedes	nadan they/you all swim	they/you all swim

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nadaba I used to swim	I used to swim
tú	nadabas you used to swim	you used to swim
él/ella/usted	nadaba he/she/you used to swim	he/she/you used to swim
nosotros	nadábamos we used to swim	we used to swim
vosotros	nadabais you all used to swim	you all used to swim
ellos/ustedes	nadaban they/you all used to swim	they/you all used to swim

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nadé I swum	I swum
tú	nadaste you swum	you swum
él/ella/usted	nadó he/she/you swum	he/she/you swum
nosotros	nadamos we swum	we swum
vosotros	nadasteis you all swum	you all swum
ellos/ustedes	nadaron they/you all swum	they/you all swum

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nadaré I will swim	I will swim
tú	nadarás you will swim	you will swim
él/ella/usted	nadará he/she/you will swim	he/she/you will swim
nosotros	nadaremos we will swim	we will swim
vosotros	nadaréis you all will swim	you all will swim
ellos/ustedes	nadarán they/you all will swim	they/you all will swim

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nadaría I would swim	I would swim
tú	nadarías you would swim	you would swim
él/ella/usted	nadaría he/she/you would swim	he/she/you would swim
nosotros	nadaríamos we would swim	we would swim
vosotros	nadaríais you all would swim	you all would swim
ellos/ustedes	nadarían they/you all would swim	they/you all would swim

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nade that I swim	that I swim
tú	nades that you swim	that you swim
él/ella/usted	nade that he/she/you swim	that he/she/you swim
nosotros	nademos that we swim	that we swim
vosotros	nadéis that you all swim	that you all swim
ellos/ustedes	naden that they/you all swim	that they/you all swim

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	nadara or nadase that I swum	that I swum
tú	nadaras or nadases that you swum	that you swum
él/ella/usted	nadara or nadase that he/she/you swum	that he/she/you swum
nosotros	nadáramos or nadásemos that we swum	that we swum
vosotros	nadarais or nadaseis that you all swum	that you all swum
ellos/ustedes	nadaran or nadasen that they/you all swum	that they/you all swum

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	nada	swim! (you)
usted	nade	swim! (you formal)
nosotros	nademos	let's swim!
vosotros	nadad	swim! (you all)
ustedes	naden	swim! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no nades	don't swim! (you)
usted	no nade	don't swim! (you formal)
nosotros	no nademos	let's not swim!
vosotros	no nadéis	don't swim! (you all)
ustedes	no naden	don't swim! (you all)

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