patinar Present Conjugation
patinar — to skate
The present tense of patinar is: patino, patinas, patina, patinamos, patináis, patinan.
patinar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now ('I am skating'), habitual actions ('I skate every week'), or general truths ('Skating is fun').
Notes on patinar in the Present
Patinar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo patino muy rápido.
I skate very fast.
yo
¿Tú patinas en línea o con ruedas?
Do you skate inline or with wheels?
tú
Mi hermano patina todos los domingos.
My brother skates every Sunday.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros patinamos en el polideportivo.
We skate at the sports center.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'estar patinando' for habitual actions.
Correct: For habits like 'I skate every day', use the simple present 'patino'. Use 'estoy patinando' only for actions happening right now.
Why: The present progressive ('estar' + gerund) emphasizes an action in progress, not a routine.
Mistake: Confusing 'patina' (él/ella/usted) with 'patinan' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Correct: Remember the '-n' ending for the plural form: 'patinan'.
Why: This is a common error for regular -ar verbs; the plural form adds '-n'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: patiné
The preterite of patinar is regular: patiné, patinaste, patinó, patinamos, patinasteis, patinaron.
Imperfect
yo: patinaba
The imperfect tense of patinar is: patinaba, patinabas, patinaba, patinábamos, patinabais, patinaban.
Future
yo: patinaré
The future tense of patinar is: patinaré, patinarás, patinará, patinaremos, patinaréis, patinarán.
Conditional
yo: patinaría
The conditional tense of patinar is: patinaría, patinarías, patinaría, patinaríamos, patinaríais, patinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patine
The present subjunctive of patinar is: patine (yo/él/ella/usted), patines (tú), patinemos (nosotros), patinéis (vosotros), patinen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: patinara
The imperfect subjunctive of patinar has two forms: patinara/patinaras/patinara/patináramos/patinarais/patinaran and patinase/patinases/patinase/patinásemos/patinaseis/patinasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patina
The imperative of patinar is: patina (tú), patine (usted), patinemos (nosotros), patinad (vosotros), patinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patines
The negative imperative of patinar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no patines (tú), no patine (usted), no patinemos (nosotros), no patinéis (vosotros), no patinen (ustedes).