What does patear mean?
patear means to kick in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to hit; to stamp, stomp.
Spanish verb guide
Patear Conjugation in Spanish
Learn patear, meaning to kick, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: pateandoparticiple: pateado
Principal forms of patear
- Infinitive
- patear
- Gerund
- pateando
- Past participle
- pateado
Patear 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 | pateo | pateé | pateaba | patearé |
| tú | pateas | pateaste | pateabas | patearás |
| él / ella / usted | patea | pateó | pateaba | pateará |
| nosotros/as | pateamos | pateamos | pateábamos | patearemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | patean | patearon | pateaban | patearán |
Pattern notes
- Patear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with patear
Ella le pateó con saña.She kicked him hard.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom pateó el tacho de basura.Tom kicked the trash can.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom pateó a Mary en el estómago.Tom kicked Mary in the stomach.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate patear 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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