What does flotar mean?
flotar means to float in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Flotar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn flotar, meaning to float, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: flotandoparticiple: flotado
Principal forms of flotar
- Infinitive
- flotar
- Gerund
- flotando
- Past participle
- flotado
Flotar 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 | floto | floté | flotaba | flotaré |
| tú | flotas | flotaste | flotabas | flotarás |
| él / ella / usted | flota | flotó | flotaba | flotará |
| nosotros/as | flotamos | flotamos | flotábamos | flotaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | flotan | flotaron | flotaban | flotarán |
Pattern notes
- Flotar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with flotar
¿Por qué el hielo flota?Why does ice float?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Una nube flotó por el cielo.A cloud floated across the sky.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom flotó río abajo en una balsa.Tom floated down the river on a raft.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate flotar 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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