to swim
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Nado en el mar todas las mañanas.
I swim in the sea every morning.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Nadamos hasta la roca.
We swam to the rock.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños nadaban en el río.
The kids used to swim in the river.
Futuro · What will happen
Nadarás mejor con práctica.
You'll swim better with practice.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no nadaría aquí, hay corriente.
I wouldn't swim here, there's a current.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has nadado alguna vez en Varadero?
Have you ever swum in Varadero?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había nadado en el mar.
She had never swum in the sea.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para el verano habremos nadado en todas estas playas.
By summer we will have swum at all these beaches.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Ellos habrían nadado, pero el agua estaba fría.
They would have swum, but the water was cold.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que nades solo.
I don't want you to swim alone.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temía que el niño nadara muy lejos.
She was afraid the boy would swim too far.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les dije que no nadasen tan lejos.
I told them not to swim so far.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya nadado cerca de la orilla.
I hope she swam close to the shore.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera nadado más, estaría en mejor forma.
If I had swum more, I would be in better shape.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Nada hacia la orilla.
Swim toward the shore.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No naden después de comer.
Don't swim after eating.