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bombear

to pump

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb bombear means to pump.

Present tense:

yobombeo
bombeas
él/ella/ustedbombea
nosotrosbombeamos
vosotrosbombeáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesbombean

Complete Conjugation Tables

Reference all tenses and moods

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombearan
yobombeara
bombearas
vosotrosbombearais
nosotrosbombeáramos
él/ella/ustedbombeara

The imperfect subjunctive 'bombeara' or 'bombeara' expresses hypothetical past actions or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombeen
yobombee
bombees
vosotrosbombeéis
nosotrosbombeemos
él/ella/ustedbombee

Use 'bombeemos' (nosotros) and 'bombeemos' (ustedes) after wishes, doubts, or emotions.

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imperative

negative

no bombees
vosotrosno bombeéis
ustedesno bombeen
nosotrosno bombeemos
ustedno bombee

Use 'no bombees' (tú) and 'no bombeen' (ustedes) for negative commands.

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affirmative

bombea
vosotrosbombead
ustedesbombeen
nosotrosbombeemos
ustedbombee

Use 'bombea' (tú) and 'bombeen' (ustedes) for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombearían
yobombearía
bombearías
vosotrosbombearíais
nosotrosbombearíamos
él/ella/ustedbombearía

The conditional 'bombearía' expresses hypothetical actions ('would pump').

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombearon
yobombeé
bombeaste
vosotrosbombeasteis
nosotrosbombeamos
él/ella/ustedbombeó

The preterite of bombear is regular: bombeé, bombeaste, bombeó, bombeamos, bombeasteis, bombearon.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombeaban
yobombeaba
bombeabas
vosotrosbombeabais
nosotrosbombeábamos
él/ella/ustedbombeaba

The imperfect 'bombeaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombean
yobombeo
bombeas
vosotrosbombeáis
nosotrosbombeamos
él/ella/ustedbombea

The present tense 'bombeo' describes habitual actions or things happening now.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesbombearán
yobombearé
bombearás
vosotrosbombearéis
nosotrosbombearemos
él/ella/ustedbombeará

The future tense 'bombearé' indicates actions that will happen.

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