What does tejer mean?
tejer means to knit in English. It is a regular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to weave; to spin (e.g. a web, a tale).
Spanish verb guide
Tejer Conjugation in Spanish
Learn tejer, meaning to knit, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-ergerund: tejiendoparticiple: tejido
Principal forms of tejer
- Infinitive
- tejer
- Gerund
- tejiendo
- Past participle
- tejido
Tejer 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 | tejo | tejí | tejía | tejeré |
| tú | tejes | tejiste | tejías | tejerás |
| él / ella / usted | teje | tejió | tejía | tejerá |
| nosotros/as | tejemos | tejimos | tejíamos | tejeremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | tejen | tejieron | tejían | tejerán |
Pattern notes
- Tejer follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with tejer
Los gusanos de seda tejen capullos.Silkworms spin cocoons.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella tejió un jersey para su padre.She knitted her father a sweater.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella le tejió un suéter por su compleaños.She knit him a sweater for his birthday.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate tejer 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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