
navegar Present Conjugation
navegar — to sail
The present tense of navegar is regular: navego, navegas, navega, navegamos, navegáis, navegan.
navegar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, general facts about sailing or web browsing, or things happening right now.
Notes on navegar in the Present
Navegar is completely regular in the present indicative. The spelling changes found in other tenses do not apply here.
Example Sentences
Navego por internet todas las mañanas.
I surf the internet every morning.
yo
Él navega muy bien cuando hace viento.
He sails very well when it's windy.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros navegamos por el Caribe cada verano.
We sail through the Caribbean every summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'navego' only for water.
Correct: Use it for the web too!
Why: In modern Spanish, navegar is the standard verb for 'browsing' or 'surfing' the internet.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: navegué
Navegar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (navegué) to keep the hard 'g' sound; others are regular.
Imperfect
yo: navegaba
The imperfect of navegar is regular: navegaba, navegabas, navegaba, navegábamos, navegabais, navegaban.
Future
yo: navegaré
The future of navegar is regular: navegaré, navegarás, navegará, navegaremos, navegaréis, navegarán.
Conditional
yo: navegaría
The conditional of navegar is regular: navegaría, navegarías, navegaría, navegaríamos, navegaríais, navegarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: navegue
The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: navegue, navegues, navegue, naveguemos, naveguéis, naveguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: navegara
The imperfect subjunctive of navegar is regular: navegara, navegaras, navegara, navegáramos, navegarais, navegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: navega
The imperative uses 'navega' for tú and 'navegue(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no navegues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no navegues, no navegue, no naveguemos, no naveguéis, no naveguen.