Caminar means to walk. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Caminar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Caminar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Caminar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Caminar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Caminar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | camino | caminé | caminaba | caminaré | caminaría |
| tú | caminas | caminaste | caminabas | caminarás | caminarías |
| él / ella / usted | camina | caminó | caminaba | caminará | caminaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminamos | caminamos | caminábamos | caminaremos | caminaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | camináis | caminasteis | caminabais | caminaréis | caminaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminan | caminaron | caminaban | caminarán | caminarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | camino | I walk |
| tú | caminas | you walk |
| él / ella / usted | camina | he/she walks |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminamos | we walk |
| vosotros / vosotras | camináis | you all (vosotros) walk |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminan | they walk |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminé | I walked |
| tú | caminaste | you walked |
| él / ella / usted | caminó | he/she walked |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminamos | we walked |
| vosotros / vosotras | caminasteis | you all (vosotros) walked |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminaron | they walked |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaba | I used to walk |
| tú | caminabas | you used to walk |
| él / ella / usted | caminaba | he/she used to walk |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminábamos | we used to walk |
| vosotros / vosotras | caminabais | you all (vosotros) used to walk |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminaban | they used to walk |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaré | I will walk |
| tú | caminarás | you will walk |
| él / ella / usted | caminará | he/she will walk |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminaremos | we will walk |
| vosotros / vosotras | caminaréis | you all (vosotros) will walk |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminarán | they will walk |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaría | I would walk |
| tú | caminarías | you would walk |
| él / ella / usted | caminaría | he/she would walk |
| nosotros / nosotras | caminaríamos | we would walk |
| vosotros / vosotras | caminaríais | you all (vosotros) would walk |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caminarían | they would walk |
Caminar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron. For example, caminé means “I walked”.
Caminar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (caminé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (caminaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I walked” and “I used to walk”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are caminaré (“I will walk”) and caminaría (“I would walk”). The full charts above include every person.
Caminar means to walk.
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