What does precipitar mean?
precipitar means to precipitate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to rush in, to rush into, to jump the gun; to plummet.
Spanish verb guide
Precipitar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn precipitar, meaning to precipitate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: precipitandoparticiple: precipitado
Principal forms of precipitar
- Infinitive
- precipitar
- Gerund
- precipitando
- Past participle
- precipitado
Precipitar 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 | precipito | precipité | precipitaba | precipitaré |
| tú | precipitas | precipitaste | precipitabas | precipitarás |
| él / ella / usted | precipita | precipitó | precipitaba | precipitará |
| nosotros/as | precipitamos | precipitamos | precipitábamos | precipitaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | precipitan | precipitaron | precipitaban | precipitarán |
Pattern notes
- Precipitar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with precipitar
Tom se precipitó a su muerte.Tom plunged to his death.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La multitud se precipitó hacia delante.The crowd surged forward.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom se precipitó en el metro.Tom rushed into the subway.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate precipitar 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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