caminar Present Conjugation
caminar — to walk
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
caminar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for your current habits (e.g., 'I walk every morning') or to describe what you are doing right now.
Notes on caminar in the Present
Caminar is a perfectly regular -ar verb.
Example Sentences
Camino al trabajo todos los días.
I walk to work every day.
yo
¿Caminas a menudo por aquí?
Do you walk around here often?
tú
Mi perro camina muy rápido.
My dog walks very fast.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'camina' when talking about yourself.
Correct: camino
Why: The -o ending is specific to the 'yo' form in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Conditional
yo: caminaría
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: camine
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caminara
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: camina
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no camines
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.