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Bailar (to dance) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of bailar (to dance) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Bailar (to dance) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 44: Viernes por la noche (Friday night out)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Bailar (to dance) Bailando (Dancing) Bailado (danced)

Bailar (to dance): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo bailo I dance
tú bailas You dance
él/ella baila he/she dances
nosotros/nosotras bailamos We dance
vosotros/vosotras bailáis you dance
ellos/ellas bailan They dance

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he bailado I have danced
tú has bailado you have danced
él/ella ha bailado he has danced
nosotros/nosotras hemos bailado we have danced
vosotros/vosotras habéis bailado You have danced
ellos/ellas han bailado They have danced

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo baile I dance
tú bailes you dance
él/ella baile he dances
nosotros/nosotras bailemos we dance
vosotros/vosotras bailéis you dance
ellos/ellas bailen they dance

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya bailado I have danced
tú hayas bailado you have danced
él/ella haya bailado he/she has danced
nosotros/nosotras hayamos bailado we have danced
vosotros/vosotras hayáis bailado you (plural) have danced
ellos/ellas hayan bailado They have danced

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo bailaba I danced
tú bailabas You were dancing
él/ella bailaba he danced
nosotros/nosotras bailábamos we danced
vosotros/vosotras bailabais You/you danced
ellos/ellas bailaban they were dancing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había bailado I had danced
tú habías bailado You had danced
él/ella había bailado he/she had danced
nosotros/nosotras habíamos bailado we had danced
vosotros/vosotras habíais bailado you had danced
ellos/ellas habían bailado They had danced

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo bailara/bailase I would dance
tú bailaras/bailases you would dance
él/ella bailara/bailase he would dance
nosotros/nosotras bailáramos/bailásemos we danced
vosotros/vosotras bailarais/bailaseis you danced
ellos/ellas bailaran/bailasen they danced

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese bailado I would have danced
tú hubieras/hubieses bailado you would have danced
él/ella hubiera/hubiese bailado he would have danced
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos bailado we would have danced
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis bailado you would have danced
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen bailado they would have danced

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo bailé I danced
tú bailaste You danced
él/ella bailó he/she danced
nosotros/nosotras bailamos We danced
vosotros/vosotras bailasteis You danced
ellos/ellas bailaron They danced

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube bailado I had danced
tú hubiste bailado you had danced
él/ella hubo bailado he had danced
nosotros/nosotras hubimos bailado we had danced
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis bailado You had danced
ellos/ellas hubieron bailado they had danced

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo bailare I will dance
tú bailares you will dance
él/ella bailare he will dance
nosotros/nosotras bailáremos we will dance
vosotros/vosotras bailareis you will dance
ellos/ellas bailaren they will dance

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere bailado I will have danced
tú hubieres bailado you will have danced
él/ella hubiere bailado he will have danced
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos bailado we will have danced
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis bailado you will have danced
ellos/ellas hubieren bailado they will have danced

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo bailaré I will dance
tú bailarás You will dance
él/ella bailará he/she will dance
nosotros/nosotras bailaremos we will dance
vosotros/vosotras bailaréis You will dance
ellos/ellas bailarán They will dance

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré bailado I will have danced
tú habrás bailado You will have danced
él/ella habrá bailado He will have danced
nosotros/nosotras habremos bailado we will have danced
vosotros/vosotras habréis bailado you will have danced
ellos/ellas habrán bailado They will have danced
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
— You dance
¡Baila! Dance!
¡Baile! Let's dance!
¡Bailemos! You dance
¡Bailad! You all dance!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No bailes! You do not dance!
¡No baile! Do not dance!
¡No bailemos! Let's not dance!
¡No bailéis! You (plural) do not dance.
¡No bailen! Don't dance!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo bailaría I would dance
tú bailarías You would dance
él/ella bailaría he would dance
nosotros/nosotras bailaríamos we would dance
vosotros/vosotras bailaríais you would dance
ellos/ellas bailarían they would dance

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría bailado I would have danced
tú habrías bailado you would have danced
él/ella habría bailado he would have danced
nosotros/nosotras habríamos bailado We would have danced
vosotros/vosotras habríais bailado you would have danced
ellos/ellas habrían bailado They would have danced

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Tomorrow, I will dance at the rock concert.
Mañana, bailaré en el concierto de rock.
2. I dance at the concert.
Yo bailo en el concierto.
3. He dances with the actress.
Él baila con la actriz.
4. You will dance salsa to the music of the violin.
Bailarás salsa con la música del violín.
5. He will dance tango in the flamenco musical.
Él bailará tango en el musical de flamenco.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You danced in the school.
Vosotros bailasteis en la escuela.
2. They danced in the centre.
Ellos bailaron en el centro.
3. You have danced pop in the cinema.
Habéis bailado pop en el cine.
4. They danced near the cinema on Fridays.
Bailaban cerca del cine los viernes.
5. I have danced salsa in the theatre.
He bailado salsa en el teatro.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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bailáramos/bailásemos, bailaran/bailasen, bailes, baile

1.
Espero que yo ... en la fiesta en la plaza.
(I hope that I dance at the party in the square.)
2.
Si ellos/ellas ... en la escuela, todos se alegrarían.
(If they were to dance at the school, everyone would be pleased.)
3.
Es probable que él ... en el centro.
(It is likely that he will dance in the centre.)
4.
Si nosotros/nosotras ... en el parque, sería emocionante.
(If we were to dance in the park, it would be exciting.)
5.
Quiero que tú ... cerca de la tienda.
(I want you to dance near the shop.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If I had danced in the square, it would have been very fun.
Si yo hubiera/hubiese bailado en la plaza, habría sido muy divertido.
2. It is incredible that they have danced in the centre.
Es increíble que hayan bailado en el centro.
3. You had danced near the shop.
Tú hubiste bailado cerca de la tienda.
4. If you had danced in the park, it would have been a good way to exercise.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis bailado en el parque, habría sido una buena manera de hacer ejercicio.
5. If you had danced at the stop, everyone would have seen you.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses bailado en la parada, todos te habrían visto.