caminar Preterite Conjugation
caminar — to walk
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
caminar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed walks. It’s for when you finished the journey or walked a specific distance at a specific time.
Notes on caminar in the Preterite
Caminar is fully regular. The 'nosotros' form (caminamos) is the same as in the present tense; use context clues to tell them apart.
Example Sentences
Ayer caminé cinco kilómetros.
Yesterday I walked five kilometers.
yo
¿Caminaste hasta el centro anoche?
Did you walk to downtown last night?
tú
Caminamos por el parque durante una hora.
We walked through the park for an hour.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using camino instead of caminó for the third person.
Correct: caminó
Why: Without the accent, 'camino' means 'I walk' (present). The accent on the 'ó' marks it as past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
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.