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Nadar (to swim) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of nadar (to swim) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Nadar (to swim) - 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 40: Deportes y ejercicio (Sports and exercise)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Nadar (to swim) Nadando (Swimming) Nadado (Swum)

Nadar (to swim): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo nado I swim
tú nadas You swim
él/ella nada he swims
nosotros/nosotras nadamos We swim
vosotros/vosotras nadáis you swim
ellos/ellas nadan They swim

Pretérito perfecto 

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

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo nade I swim
tú nades you swim
él/ella nade he swims
nosotros/nosotras nademos we swim
vosotros/vosotras nadéis you swim
ellos/ellas naden they swim

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya nadado I have swum
tú hayas nadado you have swum
él/ella haya nadado he has swum
nosotros/nosotras hayamos nadado we have swum
vosotros/vosotras hayáis nadado you have swum
ellos/ellas hayan nadado they have swum

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo nadaba I was swimming
tú nadabas You were swimming
él/ella nadaba he swam
nosotros/nosotras nadábamos We were swimming
vosotros/vosotras nadabais You/you swam
ellos/ellas nadaban they swam

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había nadado I had swum
tú habías nadado You had swum
él/ella había nadado he had swum
nosotros/nosotras habíamos nadado We had swum
vosotros/vosotras habíais nadado you had swum
ellos/ellas habían nadado They had swum

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo nadara/nadase I would swim
tú nadaras/nadases You would swim
él/ella nadara/nadase he would swim
nosotros/nosotras nadáramos/nadásmos we swam
vosotros/vosotras nadarais/nadaseis you swam
ellos/ellas nadaran/nadasen They swam

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese nadado I would have swum
tú hubieras/hubieses nadado You would have swum
él/ella hubiera/hubiese nadado he would have swum
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado we would have swum
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis nadado You would have swum
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen nadado They had swum

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo nadé I swam
tú nadaste You swam
él/ella nadó he swam
nosotros/nosotras nadamos We swam
vosotros/vosotras nadasteis You swam
ellos/ellas nadaron they swam

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube nadado I had swum
tú hubiste nadado you had swum
él/ella hubo nadado He had swum
nosotros/nosotras hubimos nadado we had swum
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis nadado You had swum
ellos/ellas hubieron nadado They had swum

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo nadare I will swim
tú nadares you would swim
él/ella nadare He will swim
nosotros/nosotras nadáremos we will swim
vosotros/vosotras nadareis You will swim
ellos/ellas nadaren they will swim

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere nadado I will have swum
tú hubieres nadado You will have swum
él/ella hubiere nadado he will have swum
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos nadado we will have swum
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis nadado You will have swum
ellos/ellas hubieren nadado They will have swum

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo nadaré I will swim
tú nadarás You will swim
él/ella nadará He will swim
nosotros/nosotras nadaremos We will swim
vosotros/vosotras nadaréis You will swim
ellos/ellas nadarán They will swim

Futuro perfecto 

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

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Nada! He swims
Nade! Let's swim
Nademos! You swim
Nadad!/Naden! You swim
Naden! They swim

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No nade! You do not swim
No nades! He must not swim.
No nade! You do not swim
No nademos! You all do not swim
No nadéis! They do not swim.

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo nadaría I would swim
tú nadarías You would swim
él/ella nadaría He would swim
nosotros/nosotras nadaríamos We would swim
vosotros/vosotras nadaríais you would swim
ellos/ellas nadarían They would swim

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría nadado I would have swum
tú habrías nadado You would have swum
él/ella habría nadado He would have swum
nosotros/nosotras habríamos nadado We would have swum
vosotros/vosotras habríais nadado you would have swum
ellos/ellas habrían nadado They would have swum

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He will swim in the swimming competition.
Él nadará en la competencia de natación.
2. I swim every day.
Yo nado todos los días.
3. I will swim in the sea tomorrow.
Yo nadaré en el mar mañana.
4. You swim every Monday.
Tú nadas cada lunes.
5. We swim on weekends.
Nosotros nadamos los fines de semana.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You swam in the pool on weekends.
Tú nadabas en la piscina los fines de semana.
2. You have swum in the pool.
Tú has nadado en la piscina.
3. He swam quickly in the competition.
Él nadó rápidamente en la competencia.
4. You have swum fast.
Vosotros habéis nadado rápido./vosotras habéis nadado rápido.
5. They were swimming in the lake when it was hot.
Ellos nadaban en el lago cuando hacía calor.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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nadara/nadase, nadéis, nade, nades, nadarais/nadaseis

1.
Espero que tú ... en la competencia.
(I hope that you swim in the competition.)
2.
Quería que yo ... más rápido.
(They wanted me to swim faster.)
3.
Es necesario que vosotros/vosotras ... en la piscina profunda.
(It is necessary that you swim in the deep pool.)
4.
Es importante que yo ... bien.
(It is important that I swim well.)
5.
Deseaba que vosotros ... juntos.
(I wished that you would swim together.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If we had swum early, we wouldn’t have to hurry now.
Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado temprano, no tendríamos que apurarnos ahora.
2. They had swum in the morning before breakfast.
Ellos hubieron nadado en la mañana antes del desayuno.
3. You had swum in the lake before it got dark.
Tú hubiste nadado en el lago antes de que se oscureciera.
4. If they had swum together, they would have had a lot of fun.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen nadado juntos, se habrían divertido mucho.
5. We had swum in the river before it rained.
Nosotros hubimos nadado en el río antes de que lloviese.