Tantear

to feel out

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tantear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tanteando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tanteado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tanteo I feel out	I feel out
tú	tanteas you feel out	you feel out
él/ella/usted	tantea he/she/you feel outs	he/she/you feel outs
nosotros	tanteamos we feel out	we feel out
vosotros	tanteáis you all feel out	you all feel out
ellos/ustedes	tantean they/you all feel out	they/you all feel out

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tanteaba I used to feel out	I used to feel out
tú	tanteabas you used to feel out	you used to feel out
él/ella/usted	tanteaba he/she/you used to feel out	he/she/you used to feel out
nosotros	tanteábamos we used to feel out	we used to feel out
vosotros	tanteabais you all used to feel out	you all used to feel out
ellos/ustedes	tanteaban they/you all used to feel out	they/you all used to feel out

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tanteé I feel outed	I feel outed
tú	tanteaste you feel outed	you feel outed
él/ella/usted	tanteó he/she/you feel outed	he/she/you feel outed
nosotros	tanteamos we feel outed	we feel outed
vosotros	tanteasteis you all feel outed	you all feel outed
ellos/ustedes	tantearon they/you all feel outed	they/you all feel outed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tantearé I will feel out	I will feel out
tú	tantearás you will feel out	you will feel out
él/ella/usted	tanteará he/she/you will feel out	he/she/you will feel out
nosotros	tantearemos we will feel out	we will feel out
vosotros	tantearéis you all will feel out	you all will feel out
ellos/ustedes	tantearán they/you all will feel out	they/you all will feel out

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tantearía I would feel out	I would feel out
tú	tantearías you would feel out	you would feel out
él/ella/usted	tantearía he/she/you would feel out	he/she/you would feel out
nosotros	tantearíamos we would feel out	we would feel out
vosotros	tantearíais you all would feel out	you all would feel out
ellos/ustedes	tantearían they/you all would feel out	they/you all would feel out

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tantee that I feel out	that I feel out
tú	tantees that you feel out	that you feel out
él/ella/usted	tantee that he/she/you feel out	that he/she/you feel out
nosotros	tanteemos that we feel out	that we feel out
vosotros	tanteéis that you all feel out	that you all feel out
ellos/ustedes	tanteen that they/you all feel out	that they/you all feel out

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tanteara or tantease that I feel outed	that I feel outed
tú	tantearas or tanteases that you feel outed	that you feel outed
él/ella/usted	tanteara or tantease that he/she/you feel outed	that he/she/you feel outed
nosotros	tanteáramos or tanteásemos that we feel outed	that we feel outed
vosotros	tantearais or tanteaseis that you all feel outed	that you all feel outed
ellos/ustedes	tantearan or tanteasen that they/you all feel outed	that they/you all feel outed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tantea	feel out! (you)
usted	tantee	feel out! (you formal)
nosotros	tanteemos	let's feel out!
vosotros	tantead	feel out! (you all)
ustedes	tanteen	feel out! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tantees	don't feel out! (you)
usted	no tantee	don't feel out! (you formal)
nosotros	no tanteemos	let's not feel out!
vosotros	no tanteéis	don't feel out! (you all)
ustedes	no tanteen	don't feel out! (you all)

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