to walk
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Camino al trabajo todos los días.
I walk to work every day.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Caminamos por el malecón al atardecer.
We walked along the seawall at sunset.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo caminaba tres millas cada mañana.
My grandfather used to walk three miles every morning.
Futuro · What will happen
Caminaremos hasta el río.
We'll walk to the river.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo caminaría, hace buen tiempo.
I'd walk, the weather is nice.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han caminado todo el día.
They've walked all day.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había caminado tanto.
She had never walked so much.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las cinco habremos caminado diez kilómetros.
By five we will have walked ten kilometers.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con esos zapatos, habrías caminado mejor.
With those shoes, you would have walked better.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Es importante que camines después de comer.
It's important that you walk after eating.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi doctor quería que caminara más.
My doctor wanted her to walk more.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que caminasen más despacio.
I asked them to walk more slowly.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya caminado hasta aquí.
I doubt he walked all the way here.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos caminado, habríamos llegado antes.
If we had walked, we would have arrived sooner.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Camina más rápido, que perdemos la guagua.
Walk faster, we're going to miss the bus.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No caminen descalzos en la calle.
Don't walk barefoot in the street.