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Trepar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn trepar, meaning to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet), through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: trepandoparticiple: trepado

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What does trepar mean?

trepar means to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to climb over; to climb, to climb up, to scale.

Principal forms of trepar

Infinitive: trepar
Gerund: trepando
Past participle: trepado

Trepar 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	trepo	trepé	trepaba	treparé
tú	trepas	trepaste	trepabas	treparás
él / ella / usted	trepa	trepó	trepaba	trepará
nosotros/as	trepamos	trepamos	trepábamos	treparemos
ellos/as / ustedes	trepan	treparon	trepaban	treparán

Pattern notes

Trepar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with trepar

El gato trepó al árbol.The cat climbed up the tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

El mono se trepó al árbol.The monkey climbed up the tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

La ardilla trepó el árbol.The squirrel climbed the tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate trepar 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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