What does dudar mean?
dudar means to doubt in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Dudar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn dudar, meaning to doubt, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: dudandoparticiple: dudado
Principal forms of dudar
- Infinitive
- dudar
- Gerund
- dudando
- Past participle
- dudado
Dudar 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 | dudo | dudé | dudaba | dudaré |
| tú | dudas | dudaste | dudabas | dudarás |
| él / ella / usted | duda | dudó | dudaba | dudará |
| nosotros/as | dudamos | dudamos | dudábamos | dudaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | dudan | dudaron | dudaban | dudarán |
Pattern notes
- Dudar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with dudar
¿Por qué dudas de mí?Why do you doubt me?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Por alguna razón, lo dudo.Somehow I doubt it.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
A veces dudo de tu inteligencia.Sometimes I doubt your intelligence.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate dudar 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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