Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nado | |
| tú | nadas | |
| él / ella / usted | nada | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nadamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nadan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nadé | |
| tú | nadaste | |
| él / ella / usted | nadó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nadamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nadaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nadaba | |
| tú | nadabas | |
| él / ella / usted | nadaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nadábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nadaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nadaré | |
| tú | nadarás | |
| él / ella / usted | nadará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nadaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nadarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nadaría | |
| tú | nadarías | |
| él / ella / usted | nadaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nadaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nadarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nade | |
| tú | nades | |
| él / ella / usted | nade | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nademos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nadéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | naden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to swim (move through water)
- to be swimming in
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations