What does balancear mean?
balancear means to balance in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to swing, to rock, to sway; to roll (plane or ship).
Spanish verb guide
Balancear Conjugation in Spanish
Learn balancear, meaning to balance, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: balanceandoparticiple: balanceado
Principal forms of balancear
- Infinitive
- balancear
- Gerund
- balanceando
- Past participle
- balanceado
Balancear conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | balanceo | balanceé | balanceaba | balancearé |
| tú | balanceas | balanceaste | balanceabas | balancearás |
| él / ella / usted | balancea | balanceó | balanceaba | balanceará |
| nosotros/as | balanceamos | balanceamos | balanceábamos | balancearemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | balancean | balancearon | balanceaban | balancearán |
Pattern notes
- Balancear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with balancear
El acróbata se balanceaba sobre la cuerda floja.The acrobat balanced on the tightrope.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La "presión demográfica" los balancea.The "population pressure" evens them out.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate balancear for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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