campar — Spanish conjugation

to stroll

Frequency#1613Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yocampoI stroll
campasyou stroll
voscampásyou stroll
él/ella/Ud.campahe/she/it strolls
nosotroscampamoswe stroll
vosotroscampáisyou (pl.) stroll
ellos/ellas/Uds.campanthey stroll

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yocampéI strolled
campasteyou strolled
voscampasteyou strolled
él/ella/Ud.campóhe/she/it strolled
nosotroscampamoswe strolled
vosotroscampasteisyou (pl.) strolled
ellos/ellas/Uds.camparonthey strolled

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yocampaba
campabas
voscampabas
él/ella/Ud.campaba
nosotroscampábamos
vosotroscampabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.campaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yocamparíaI would stroll
camparíasyou would stroll
voscamparíasyou would stroll
él/ella/Ud.camparíahe/she/it would stroll
nosotroscamparíamoswe would stroll
vosotroscamparíaisyou (pl.) would stroll
ellos/ellas/Uds.camparíanthey would stroll

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yocamparéI will stroll
camparásyou will stroll
voscamparásyou will stroll
él/ella/Ud.camparáhe/she/it will stroll
nosotroscamparemoswe will stroll
vosotroscamparéisyou (pl.) will stroll
ellos/ellas/Uds.camparánthey will stroll

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe campadoI have strolled
has campadoyou have strolled
voshas campadoyou have strolled
él/ella/Ud.ha campadohe/she/it has strolled
nosotroshemos campadowe have strolled
vosotroshabéis campadoyou (pl.) have strolled
ellos/ellas/Uds.han campadothey have strolled

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía campadoI had strolled
habías campadoyou had strolled
voshabías campadoyou had strolled
él/ella/Ud.había campadohe/she/it had strolled
nosotroshabíamos campadowe had strolled
vosotroshabíais campadoyou (pl.) had strolled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían campadothey had strolled

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría campado
habrías campado
voshabrías campado
él/ella/Ud.habría campado
nosotroshabríamos campado
vosotroshabríais campado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían campado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré campadoI will have strolled
habrás campadoyou will have strolled
voshabrás campadoyou will have strolled
él/ella/Ud.habrá campadohe/she/it will have strolled
nosotroshabremos campadowe will have strolled
vosotroshabréis campadoyou (pl.) will have strolled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán campadothey will have strolled

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yocampe
campes
voscampes
él/ella/Ud.campe
nosotroscampemos
vosotroscampéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.campen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yocampara
camparas
voscamparas
él/ella/Ud.campara
nosotroscampáramos
vosotroscamparais
ellos/ellas/Uds.camparan

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yocampase
campases
voscampases
él/ella/Ud.campase
nosotroscampásemos
vosotroscampaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.campasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya campado
hayas campado
voshayas campado
él/ella/Ud.haya campado
nosotroshayamos campado
vosotroshayáis campado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan campado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera campado
hubieras campado
voshubieras campado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera campado
nosotroshubiéramos campado
vosotroshubierais campado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran campado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
campa
voscampá
él/ella/Ud.campe
nosotroscampemos
vosotroscampad
ustedescampen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no campes
vosno campes
él/ella/Ud.no campe
nosotrosno campemos
vosotrosno campéis
ustedesno campen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy campando
estás campando
vosestás campando
él/ella/Ud.está campando
nosotrosestamos campando
vosotrosestáis campando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están campando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve campando
estuviste campando
vosestuviste campando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo campando
nosotrosestuvimos campando
vosotrosestuvisteis campando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron campando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba campando
estabas campando
vosestabas campando
él/ella/Ud.estaba campando
nosotrosestábamos campando
vosotrosestabais campando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban campando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría campando
estarías campando
vosestarías campando
él/ella/Ud.estaría campando
nosotrosestaríamos campando
vosotrosestaríais campando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían campando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré campando
estarás campando
vosestarás campando
él/ella/Ud.estará campando
nosotrosestaremos campando
vosotrosestaréis campando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán campando