Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like nadar, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs), stem-changing (morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence), spelling-changing (has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules), or reflexive (reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence).
Nadar (nah-dahr) (to swim) is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugation is pretty straightforward. Here it is in the present tense:
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo nado | I swim |
| tú nadas | You (informal) swim |
| él/ella/ello/uno nada | He/she/one swims |
| usted nada | You (formal) swim |
| nosotros nadamos | We swim |
| vosotros nadáis | You all (informal) swim |
| ellos/ellas nadan | They swim |
| ustedes nadan | You all (formal) swim |
The following examples show you nadar in action:
¿Nadas todos los días? (Do you swim every day?)
No. Nado los martes y sábados. (No. I swim on Tuesdays and Saturdays.)
Need to know how to conjugate nadar in another tense? The following tables show you the preterit, imperfect, and future forms.
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo nadé | I swam |
| tú nadaste | You (informal) swam |
| él/ella/ello/uno nadó | He/she/one swam |
| usted nadó | You (formal) swam |
| nosotros nadamos | We swam |
| vosotros nadasteis | You all (informal) swam |
| ellos/ellas nadaron | They swam |
| ustedes nadaron | You all (formal) swam |
You use the preterit tense like this:
Ellos nadaron muy rápido. (They swam very fast.)
Nosotros nadamos más rápido. (We swam faster.)
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo nadaba | I used to swim |
| tú nadabas | You (informal) used to swim |
| él/ella/ello/uno nadaba | He/she/one used to swim |
| usted nadaba | You (formal) used to swim |
| nosotros nadábamos | We used to swim |
| vosotros nadabais | You all (informal) used to swim |
| ellos/ellas nadaban | They used to swim |
| ustedes nadaban | You all (formal) used to swim |
Here are some examples of the imperfect tense:
¿Nadabas tú con tu hermano? (Did you use to swim with your brother?)
Sí. Nadaba con mi hermano y mi papá. (Yes. I used to swim with my brother and my dad.)
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo nadaré | I will swim |
| tú nadarás | You (informal) will swim |
| él/ella/ello/uno nadará | He/she/one will swim |
| usted nadará | You (formal) will swim |
| nosotros nadaremos | We will swim |
| vosotros nadaréis | You all (informal) will swim |
| ellos/ellas nadarán | They will swim |
| ustedes nadarán | You all (formal) will swim |
The following samples put the future tense to work:
¿Nadarás toda tu vida? (Will you swim all your life?)
Sí. Nadaré siempre porque me gusta mucho. (Yes. I will always swim because I like it a lot.)
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