Meaning and behavior
What does navegar mean?
Navegar means to navigate, to sail. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to surf, navigate.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- navegar
- Gerund
- navegando
- Past participle
- navegado
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of navegar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| yo | navego |
| tú | navegas |
| él / ella / usted | navega |
| nosotros / nosotras | navegamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | navegáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | navegan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of navegar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| yo | navegué |
| tú | navegaste |
| él / ella / usted | navegó |
| nosotros / nosotras | navegamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | navegasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | navegaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of navegar, or for background information.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| yo | navegaba |
| tú | navegabas |
| él / ella / usted | navegaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | navegábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | navegabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | navegaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of navegar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| yo | navegaré |
| tú | navegarás |
| él / ella / usted | navegará |
| nosotros / nosotras | navegaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | navegaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | navegarán |
Conjugation guide
Subjunctive forms
Subjunctive forms
Present subjunctive
Use these forms when a current wish, reaction, doubt or another trigger requires the subjunctive.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| yo | navegue |
| tú | navegues |
| él / ella / usted | navegue |
| nosotros / nosotras | naveguemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | naveguéis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | naveguen |
Conjugation guide
Commands
Commands
Affirmative commands
Choose the affirmative command of navegar that matches the person being addressed.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| tú | navega |
| usted | navegue |
| nosotros / nosotras | naveguemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | navegad |
| ustedes | naveguen |
Commands
Negative commands
Use no with the matching command form of navegar.
| Subject | Navegar |
|---|---|
| tú | no navegues |
| usted | no navegue |
| nosotros / nosotras | no naveguemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | no naveguéis |
| ustedes | no naveguen |
Verified context
Examples with navegar
Él navegó por los siete mares.
He sailed the Seven Seas.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl barco navegó por el Océano Pacífico.
The boat sailed across the Pacific Ocean.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRLos piratas navegaron por los siete mares.
The pirates sailed the seven seas.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Navegar FAQ
What does navegar mean?
Navegar means to navigate, to sail.
Is navegar regular or irregular?
Navegar is a irregular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of navegar?
The gerund of navegar is navegando.
What is the past participle of navegar?
The past participle of navegar is navegado.
How is navegar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is navego, navegas, navega, navegamos, navegan.
How is navegar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is navegué, navegaste, navegó, navegamos, navegaron.
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