to check
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Chequeo el correo por la mañana.
I check my email in the morning.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El médico me chequeó la presión.
The doctor checked my blood pressure.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi madre chequeaba la tarea todas las noches.
My mother checked our homework every night.
Futuro · What will happen
Chequearemos el aceite antes de salir.
We'll check the oil before leaving.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo chequearía las gomas.
I'd check the tires.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has chequeado el vuelo?
Have you checked the flight?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había chequeado la dirección.
She had already checked the address.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría chequeado el precio.
I would have checked the price.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que chequees la puerta.
I want you to check the door.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que chequeara el motor.
I asked him to check the engine.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que chequeasen el equipaje.
I asked them to check the luggage.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas chequeado la hora.
I hope you've checked the time.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera chequeado el clima, no habría salido.
If I had checked the weather, I wouldn't have gone out.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Chequea los frenos.
Check the brakes.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.