to walk, to go about
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Ando muy ocupado esta semana.
I'm very busy this week.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Anduvimos por toda la ciudad.
We walked all over the city.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo andaba a caballo por el campo.
My grandfather used to ride on horseback through the countryside.
Futuro · What will happen
Andarás mucho en ese viaje.
You'll walk a lot on that trip.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo andaría con cuidado por ese barrio.
I'd be careful in that neighborhood.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Hemos andado toda la mañana.
We've walked all morning.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Había andado tres horas bajo el sol.
He had walked three hours in the sun.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrían andado perdidos sin el mapa.
They would have been lost without the map.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que andes bien.
I hope you're doing well.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
No quería que el niño anduviera solo.
I didn't want the boy to go around alone.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que anduviesen por ahí de noche.
I was afraid they were out and about at night.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que no haya andado solo.
I hope he hasn't gone around alone.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos andado más rápido, habríamos llegado.
If we had walked faster, we would have made it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Anda, dime qué pasó.
Come on, tell me what happened.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No andes descalzo.
Don't walk around barefoot.