nevar Present Conjugation
nevar — to snow
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
nevar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe current weather conditions or general climates where it snows regularly.
Notes on nevar in the Present
This verb is a 'boot verb,' meaning the stem change (e to ie) occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Mira, ¡nieva!
Look, it's snowing!
él/ella/usted
Aquí nunca nieva en verano.
It never snows here in the summer.
él/ella/usted
A veces nievan copos muy pequeños.
Sometimes very small flakes snow (fall).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'neva' instead of 'nieva'.
Correct: nieva
Why: The stem 'nev-' must change to 'niev-' in the stressed present tense forms.
Mistake: Using 'nievamos' for the nosotros form.
Correct: nevamos
Why: The nosotros form is outside the 'boot' and does not take the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: nevé
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
Imperfect
yo: nevaba
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Conditional
yo: nevaría
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nevara
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nieva
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.