Conjugation of nevar in Spanish
nevarto snowirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nievo | |
| tú | nieva | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nieva | |
| nosotros | nevamos | |
| vosotros | neváis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nievan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
nevonievoUse the stem-changing form 'nieve' in the present subjunctive and 'nieva' for 3rd person present; 'nevo' is a tempting but incorrect analogical form. - tú
nevasnievaThe 2nd person singular present is 'nievas', with the diphthong change e→ie. - él/ella/Ud.
nevanievaThis form is correct in the present indicative; a common mistake is overapplying the subjunctive form 'nieve'. - ellos/ellas/Uds.
nevannievanThe correct present indicative form is 'nievan', with e→ie.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevé | |
| tú | nevaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nevó | |
| nosotros | nevamos | |
| vosotros | nevasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nevaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevaba | |
| tú | nevabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nevaba | |
| nosotros | nevábamos | |
| vosotros | nevabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nevaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevaré | |
| tú | nevarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nevará | |
| nosotros | nevaremos | |
| vosotros | nevaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nevarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevaría | |
| tú | nevarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nevaría | |
| nosotros | nevaríamos | |
| vosotros | nevaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nevarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nieve | |
| tú | nieves | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nieve | |
| nosotros | nevemos | |
| vosotros | nevéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nieven |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
nevanieveUse 'nieve' in the present subjunctive, not the present indicative form. - nosotros
nevamosnevemosThe present subjunctive 1st person plural is 'nevemos', not 'nevamos'.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevara | |
| tú | nevaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nevara | |
| nosotros | neváramos | |
| vosotros | nevarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nevaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
nevaramosneváramosUse the accent-marked form 'neváramos' in the nosotros subjunctive imperfect; the stress changes the spelling.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | nieva | |
| él/ella/Ud. | nieve | |
| nosotros | nevemos | |
| vosotros | nevad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | nieven |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
nevesnievaThe affirmative tú command is 'nieva'. - nosotros
nevamosnevemosThe affirmative nosotros command is 'nevemos'.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nevado |
nevar — frequently asked questions
Is nevar a regular verb?
No — nevar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does nevar mean?
nevar is a Spanish verb meaning "to snow".