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bailar

to dance

verb Word 621 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate bailar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo bailo I dance / I am dancing
tú bailas you dance / you are dancing
él/ella baila he/she dances / he/she is dancing / you dance (formal) / you are dancing (formal)
nosotros bailamos we dance / we are dancing
ellos/ellas bailan they dance / they are dancing / you all dance / you all are dancing

Preterite

yo bailé I danced
tú bailaste you danced
él/ella bailó he/she danced / you danced (formal)
nosotros bailamos we danced
ellos/ellas bailaron they danced / you all danced

Imperfect

yo bailaba I was dancing / I used to dance
tú bailabas you were dancing / you used to dance
él/ella bailaba he/she was dancing / he/she used to dance / you were dancing (formal) / you used to dance (formal)
nosotros bailábamos we were dancing / we used to dance
ellos/ellas bailaban they were dancing / they used to dance / you all were dancing / you all used to dance

Future

yo bailaré I will dance
tú bailarás you will dance
él/ella bailará he/she will dance / you will dance (formal)
nosotros bailaremos we will dance
ellos/ellas bailarán they will dance / you all will dance

In a sentence

¿Quieres bailar conmigo?

Do you want to dance with me?

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