patear Present Conjugation
patear — to kick
The present of patear is regular: pateo, pateas, patea, pateamos, pateáis, patean.
patear Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe habitual kicking (like a soccer player) or an action happening right now.
Notes on patear in the Present
Patear is a regular -ar verb. It does not have stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo pateo el balón muy fuerte.
I kick the ball very hard.
yo
El niño patea la pared cuando está enojado.
The boy kicks the wall when he is angry.
él/ella/usted
¿Pateas tú en el equipo de fútbol?
Do you kick (play) on the soccer team?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: pateo (meaning past tense)
Correct: pateé
Why: Learners often confuse the present 'pateo' (I kick) with the preterite 'pateó' (he/she kicked).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: pateé
The preterite of patear is regular: pateé, pateaste, pateó, pateamos, pateasteis, patearon.
Imperfect
yo: pateaba
The imperfect of patear is regular: pateaba, pateabas, pateaba, pateábamos, pateabais, pateaban.
Future
yo: patearé
The future of patear is regular: patearé, patearás, pateará, patearemos, patearéis, patearán.
Conditional
yo: patearía
The conditional of patear is regular: patearía, patearías, patearía, patearíamos, patearíais, patearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patee
The present subjunctive of patear is regular: patee, patees, patee, pateemos, pateéis, pateen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pateara
The imperfect subjunctive of patear is regular: pateara, patearas, pateara, pateáramos, patearais, patearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patea
The affirmative imperative of patear uses: patea (tú), patee (usted), patead (vosotros), pateen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patees
The negative imperative of patear is: no patees, no patee, no pateemos, no pateéis, no pateen.