Meaning and behavior
What does rastrear mean?
Rastrear means to track, pursue. VerbyGo classifies it as a regular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to trace, to retrace, to trail, to backtrack, to scour; to trawl.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- rastrear
- Gerund
- rastreando
- Past participle
- rastreado
Regular -AR pattern
How this verb behaves
Rastrear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of rastrear for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Rastrear |
|---|---|
| yo | rastreo |
| tú | rastreas |
| él / ella / usted | rastrea |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrean |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of rastrear is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Rastrear |
|---|---|
| yo | rastreé |
| tú | rastreaste |
| él / ella / usted | rastreó |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrearon |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of rastrear, or for background information.
| Subject | Rastrear |
|---|---|
| yo | rastreaba |
| tú | rastreabas |
| él / ella / usted | rastreaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastreábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastreabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastreaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of rastrear for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Rastrear |
|---|---|
| yo | rastrearé |
| tú | rastrearás |
| él / ella / usted | rastreará |
| nosotros / nosotras | rastrearemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | rastrearéis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rastrearán |
Verified context
Examples with rastrear
Él rastreó a su gato perdido todo el día.
He hunted for his missing cat all day.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRSe rastreó la falla en parte hasta un guion faltante en el programa de comunicación.
The fault was traced partly to a missing hyphen in communications software.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Rastrear FAQ
What does rastrear mean?
Rastrear means to track, pursue.
Is rastrear regular or irregular?
Rastrear is a regular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of rastrear?
The gerund of rastrear is rastreando.
What is the past participle of rastrear?
The past participle of rastrear is rastreado.
How is rastrear conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is rastreo, rastreas, rastrea, rastreamos, rastrean.
How is rastrear conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is rastreé, rastreaste, rastreó, rastreamos, rastrearon.
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