Conjugation of caminar in Spanish
caminarto walkregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | camino | |
| tú | caminas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | camina | |
| nosotros | caminamos | |
| vosotros | camináis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
caminaocaminoThe present tense yo form is 'camino'; don't remove the -ar ending and create a non-existent form.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminé | |
| tú | caminaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminó | |
| nosotros | caminamos | |
| vosotros | caminasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
caminócaminéPreterite yo ends in -é for regular -ar verbs, not -ó.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaba | |
| tú | caminabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminaba | |
| nosotros | caminábamos | |
| vosotros | caminabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaré | |
| tú | caminarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminará | |
| nosotros | caminaremos | |
| vosotros | caminaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminaría | |
| tú | caminarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminaría | |
| nosotros | caminaríamos | |
| vosotros | caminaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | camine | |
| tú | camines | |
| él/ella/Ud. | camine | |
| nosotros | caminemos | |
| vosotros | caminéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
caminacamineUse the subjunctive stem 'camin-' plus -e: 'camine'.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminara | |
| tú | caminaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminara | |
| nosotros | camináramos | |
| vosotros | caminarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | camina | |
| él/ella/Ud. | camine | |
| nosotros | caminemos | |
| vosotros | caminad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
caminescaminaAffirmative tú commands use the present indicative form for regular -ar verbs: 'camina'.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminando | |
| tú | caminando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminando | |
| nosotros | caminando | |
| vosotros | caminando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caminado | |
| tú | caminado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | caminado | |
| nosotros | caminado | |
| vosotros | caminado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | caminado |
caminar — frequently asked questions
Is caminar a regular verb?
Yes — caminar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does caminar mean?
caminar is a Spanish verb meaning "to walk".