What does rastrear mean?
rastrear means to track, pursue in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to trace, to retrace, to trail, to backtrack, to scour; to trawl.
Spanish verb guide
Rastrear Conjugation in Spanish
Learn rastrear, meaning to track, pursue, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: rastreandoparticiple: rastreado
Principal forms of rastrear
- Infinitive
- rastrear
- Gerund
- rastreando
- Past participle
- rastreado
Rastrear 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 | rastreo | rastreé | rastreaba | rastrearé |
| tú | rastreas | rastreaste | rastreabas | rastrearás |
| él / ella / usted | rastrea | rastreó | rastreaba | rastreará |
| nosotros/as | rastreamos | rastreamos | rastreábamos | rastrearemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | rastrean | rastrearon | rastreaban | rastrearán |
Pattern notes
- Rastrear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
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 FR
Se 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
Practice prompts
- Conjugate rastrear 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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