esquiar Present Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
esquiar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about your current skiing habits, general facts about skiing, or to say that you are skiing right now.
Notes on esquiar in the Present
Esquiar is an -ar verb that requires a written accent on the 'í' in all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'. This ensures the 'i' is stressed correctly.
Example Sentences
Yo esquío todos los inviernos en los Alpes.
I ski every winter in the Alps.
yo
¿Esquías con frecuencia?
Do you ski often?
tú
Mi hermano esquía muy bien.
My brother skis very well.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'esquio' instead of 'esquío'.
Correct: esquío
Why: Without the accent, the word would be pronounced as a single syllable 'skyo' rather than 'es-KEE-o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.