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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/she 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/she 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/she 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 swam
(vosotros/vosotras) nadabais 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/she 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 swam
(tú) nadaras/nadases You swam
(él/ella) nadara/nadase he swam
(nosotros/nosotras) nadáramos/nadásmos we swam
(vosotros/vosotras) nadarais/nadaseis you would swim
(ellos/ellas) nadaran/nadasen they swam

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese nadado I had swum
(tú) hubieras/hubieses nadado you had swum
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese nadado he had swum
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado we had swum
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis nadado you had 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/she 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 will 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/she would 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/she 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/she 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/she 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.