Conjugation of ballar in Catalan
ballarto danceregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballo | |
| tu | balles | |
| ell/ella/vostè | balla | |
| nosaltres | ballem | |
| vosaltres | balleu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
ballaballesThe 2nd person singular present is balles, not balla.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballí | |
| tu | ballares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballà | |
| nosaltres | ballàrem | |
| vosaltres | ballàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballava | |
| tu | ballaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballava | |
| nosaltres | ballàvem | |
| vosaltres | ballàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballaré | |
| tu | ballaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballarà | |
| nosaltres | ballarem | |
| vosaltres | ballareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballaria | |
| tu | ballaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballaria | |
| nosaltres | ballaríem | |
| vosaltres | ballaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | balli | |
| tu | ballis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | balli | |
| nosaltres | ballem | |
| vosaltres | balleu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- nosaltres
ballemosballemCatalan uses ballem in the present subjunctive, not a Spanish-like ending.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballés | |
| tu | ballessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballés | |
| nosaltres | balléssim | |
| vosaltres | balléssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | balla | |
| ell/ella/vostè | balli | |
| nosaltres | ballem | |
| vosaltres | balleu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
ballesballaThe affirmative singular imperative is balla, not the present indicative balles.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballant | |
| tu | ballant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballant | |
| nosaltres | ballant | |
| vosaltres | ballant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | ballat | |
| tu | ballat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | ballat | |
| nosaltres | ballat | |
| vosaltres | ballat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | ballat |
ballar — frequently asked questions
Is ballar a regular verb?
Yes — ballar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does ballar mean?
ballar is a Catalan verb meaning "to dance".