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Bracear conjugation

bracear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning paddle. In the present tense: yo braceo, tú braceas, él/ella bracea, nosotros braceamos, vosotros braceáis, ellos bracean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #2176-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
bracear
Gerundio
braceando
Meaning
paddle
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Bracear across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivobracearDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiobraceandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar braceando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yobraceo
Yo braceo hacia la orilla.I paddle toward the shore.
braceas
Normalmente, tú braceas en la piscina honda.You usually paddle in the deep pool.
élbracea
Hoy, la nadadora del carril tres bracea entre las boyas rojas.Today, the swimmer in lane three paddles between the red buoys.
nosotrosbraceamos
A veces, nosotros braceamos hasta la balsa.At times, we paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbraceáis
Ahora, vosotros braceáis contra la corriente suave.Right now, you all paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbracean
Casi siempre, los niños del campamento bracean junto al muelle de madera.Most of the time, the children at the camp paddle by the wooden dock.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe braceado
Este año, yo he braceado hacia la orilla.This year, I have paddled toward the shore.
has braceado
Últimamente, tú has braceado en la piscina honda.Lately, you have paddled in the deep pool.
élha braceado
En estos meses, la nadadora del carril tres ha braceado entre las boyas rojas.In these months, the swimmer in lane three has paddled between the red buoys.
nosotroshemos braceado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos braceado hasta la balsa.So far, we have paddled as far as the raft.
vosotroshabéis braceado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis braceado contra la corriente suave.This term, you all have paddled against the gentle current.
elloshan braceado
En este tiempo, los niños del campamento han braceado junto al muelle de madera.During this time, the children at the camp have paddled by the wooden dock.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yobraceé
Ayer, yo braceé hacia la orilla.Yesterday, I paddled toward the shore.
braceaste
Hace un rato, tú braceaste en la piscina honda.A little while ago, you paddled in the deep pool.
élbraceó
Esta mañana, la nadadora del carril tres braceó entre las boyas rojas.This morning, the swimmer in lane three paddled between the red buoys.
nosotrosbraceamos
Anoche, nosotros braceamos hasta la balsa.Last night, we paddled as far as the raft.
vosotrosbraceasteis
El sábado, vosotros braceasteis contra la corriente suave.On Saturday, you all paddled against the gentle current.
ellosbracearon
Hace poco, los niños del campamento bracearon junto al muelle de madera.Not long ago, the children at the camp paddled by the wooden dock.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yobraceaba
Antes, yo braceaba hacia la orilla.Before, I used to paddle toward the shore.
braceabas
Por entonces, tú braceabas en la piscina honda.Back then, you used to paddle in the deep pool.
élbraceaba
En esa época, la nadadora del carril tres braceaba entre las boyas rojas.At that time, the swimmer in lane three used to paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosbraceábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros braceábamos hasta la balsa.When that was normal, we used to paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbraceabais
Hace años, vosotros braceabais contra la corriente suave.Years ago, you all used to paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbraceaban
En aquellos días, los niños del campamento braceaban junto al muelle de madera.In those days, the children at the camp used to paddle by the wooden dock.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía braceado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había braceado hacia la orilla.When you arrived, I had already paddled toward the shore.
habías braceado
Para entonces, tú ya habías braceado en la piscina honda.By then, you had already paddled in the deep pool.
élhabía braceado
Al volver, la nadadora del carril tres ya había braceado entre las boyas rojas.When we came back, the swimmer in lane three had already paddled between the red buoys.
nosotroshabíamos braceado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos braceado hasta la balsa.Before talking it through, we had already paddled as far as the raft.
vosotroshabíais braceado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais braceado contra la corriente suave.When you looked again, you all had already paddled against the gentle current.
elloshabían braceado
Para ese momento, los niños del campamento ya habían braceado junto al muelle de madera.By that moment, the children at the camp had already paddled by the wooden dock.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube braceado
Apenas yo hube braceado hacia la orilla, todo cambió.As soon as I had paddled toward the shore, everything changed.
hubiste braceado
En cuanto tú hubiste braceado en la piscina honda, se notó.The moment you had paddled in the deep pool, it showed.
élhubo braceado
No bien la nadadora del carril tres hubo braceado entre las boyas rojas, hubo ruido.As soon as the swimmer in lane three had paddled between the red buoys, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos braceado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos braceado hasta la balsa, seguimos adelante.Once we had paddled as far as the raft, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis braceado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis braceado contra la corriente suave, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had paddled against the gentle current, you checked the result.
elloshubieron braceado
En cuanto los niños del campamento hubieron braceado junto al muelle de madera, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children at the camp had paddled by the wooden dock, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yobracearé
Mañana, yo bracearé hacia la orilla.Tomorrow, I will paddle toward the shore.
bracearás
Dentro de poco, tú bracearás en la piscina honda.Soon, you will paddle in the deep pool.
élbraceará
Esta tarde, la nadadora del carril tres braceará entre las boyas rojas.This afternoon, the swimmer in lane three will paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosbracearemos
La semana que viene, nosotros bracearemos hasta la balsa.Next week, we will paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbracearéis
Pronto, vosotros bracearéis contra la corriente suave.Before long, you all will paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbracearán
Más adelante, los niños del campamento bracearán junto al muelle de madera.Later on, the children at the camp will paddle by the wooden dock.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré braceado
Para entonces, yo ya habré braceado hacia la orilla.By then, I will already have paddled toward the shore.
habrás braceado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás braceado en la piscina honda.Before closing time, you will already have paddled in the deep pool.
élhabrá braceado
Al final del día, la nadadora del carril tres ya habrá braceado entre las boyas rojas.By the end of the day, the swimmer in lane three will already have paddled between the red buoys.
nosotroshabremos braceado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos braceado hasta la balsa.By tomorrow, we will already have paddled as far as the raft.
vosotroshabréis braceado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis braceado contra la corriente suave.Before leaving, you all will already have paddled against the gentle current.
elloshabrán braceado
Para esa hora, los niños del campamento ya habrán braceado junto al muelle de madera.By that hour, the children at the camp will already have paddled by the wooden dock.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yobracearía
En un caso así, yo bracearía hacia la orilla.In a case like that, I would paddle toward the shore.
bracearías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú bracearías en la piscina honda.With a little more time, you would paddle in the deep pool.
élbracearía
En esa situación, la nadadora del carril tres bracearía entre las boyas rojas.In that situation, the swimmer in lane three would paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosbracearíamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros bracearíamos hasta la balsa.With that outlook, we would paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbracearíais
Llegado el caso, vosotros bracearíais contra la corriente suave.If it came to that, you all would paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbracearían
En un día así, los niños del campamento bracearían junto al muelle de madera.On a day like that, the children at the camp would paddle by the wooden dock.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría braceado
En otro momento, yo habría braceado hacia la orilla.At another moment, I would have paddled toward the shore.
habrías braceado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías braceado en la piscina honda.With a little more margin, you would have paddled in the deep pool.
élhabría braceado
A esas alturas, la nadadora del carril tres habría braceado entre las boyas rojas.By then, the swimmer in lane three would have paddled between the red buoys.
nosotroshabríamos braceado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos braceado hasta la balsa.With that turn, we would have paddled as far as the raft.
vosotroshabríais braceado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais braceado contra la corriente suave.At that point, you all would have paddled against the gentle current.
elloshabrían braceado
En ese punto, los niños del campamento habrían braceado junto al muelle de madera.From there, the children at the camp would have paddled by the wooden dock.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yobracee
Es mejor que yo bracee hacia la orilla.It is better that I paddle toward the shore.
bracees
Hace falta que tú bracees en la piscina honda.It is necessary that you paddle in the deep pool.
élbracee
Conviene que la nadadora del carril tres bracee entre las boyas rojas.It is wise that the swimmer in lane three paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosbraceemos
Importa que nosotros braceemos hasta la balsa.It matters that we paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbraceéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros braceéis contra la corriente suave.It may help if you all paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbraceen
Es posible que los niños del campamento braceen junto al muelle de madera.It is possible that the children at the camp paddle by the wooden dock.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya braceado
Ojalá yo haya braceado hacia la orilla.Hopefully I have paddled toward the shore.
hayas braceado
Puede que tú ya hayas braceado en la piscina honda.Maybe you already have paddled in the deep pool.
élhaya braceado
Tal vez la nadadora del carril tres haya braceado entre las boyas rojas.Perhaps the swimmer in lane three has paddled between the red buoys.
nosotroshayamos braceado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos braceado hasta la balsa.Maybe we already have paddled as far as the raft.
vosotroshayáis braceado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis braceado contra la corriente suave.It is likely that you all have paddled against the gentle current.
elloshayan braceado
Puede ser que los niños del campamento ya hayan braceado junto al muelle de madera.It may be that the children at the camp already have paddled by the wooden dock.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yobraceara
Si yo braceara hacia la orilla, se notaría enseguida.If I paddled toward the shore, it would show right away.
bracearas
Si tú bracearas en la piscina honda, costaría ocultarlo.If you paddled in the deep pool, it would be hard to hide.
élbraceara
Si la nadadora del carril tres braceara entre las boyas rojas, daría mucho que hablar.If the swimmer in lane three paddled between the red buoys, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosbraceáramos
Si nosotros braceáramos hasta la balsa, todo iría por otro lado.If we paddled as far as the raft, everything would go another way.
vosotrosbracearais
Si vosotros bracearais contra la corriente suave, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all paddled against the gentle current, the mood would change.
ellosbracearan
Si los niños del campamento bracearan junto al muelle de madera, la escena sería otra.If the children at the camp paddled by the wooden dock, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera braceado
Si yo hubiera braceado hacia la orilla, aún se recordaría.If I had paddled toward the shore, it would still be remembered.
hubieras braceado
Si tú hubieras braceado en la piscina honda, eso habría dejado marca.If you had paddled in the deep pool, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera braceado
Si la nadadora del carril tres hubiera braceado entre las boyas rojas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the swimmer in lane three had paddled between the red buoys, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos braceado
Si nosotros hubiéramos braceado hasta la balsa, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had paddled as far as the raft, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais braceado
Si vosotros hubierais braceado contra la corriente suave, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had paddled against the gentle current, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran braceado
Si los niños del campamento hubieran braceado junto al muelle de madera, nada habría quedado igual.If the children at the camp had paddled by the wooden dock, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yobraceare
Si yo braceare hacia la orilla, se notará enseguida.If I paddle toward the shore, it will show right away.
braceares
Si tú braceares en la piscina honda, costará ignorarlo.If you paddle in the deep pool, it will be hard to ignore.
élbraceare
Si la nadadora del carril tres braceare entre las boyas rojas, dará mucho que hablar.If the swimmer in lane three paddles between the red buoys, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosbraceáremos
Si nosotros braceáremos hasta la balsa, todo irá por otro camino.If we paddle as far as the raft, everything will go another way.
vosotrosbraceareis
Si vosotros braceareis contra la corriente suave, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all paddle against the gentle current, the mood will change fast.
ellosbracearen
Si los niños del campamento bracearen junto al muelle de madera, la escena será distinta.If the children at the camp paddle by the wooden dock, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere braceado
Cuando yo hubiere braceado hacia la orilla, ya se notará.When I have paddled toward the shore, it will already show.
hubieres braceado
En cuanto tú hubieres braceado en la piscina honda, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have paddled in the deep pool, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere braceado
Cuando la nadadora del carril tres hubiere braceado entre las boyas rojas, se verá de inmediato.When the swimmer in lane three has paddled between the red buoys, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos braceado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos braceado hasta la balsa, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have paddled as far as the raft, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis braceado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis braceado contra la corriente suave, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have paddled against the gentle current, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren braceado
En cuanto los niños del campamento hubieren braceado junto al muelle de madera, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children at the camp have paddled by the wooden dock, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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bracea
bracea en la piscina honda.Paddle in the deep pool.
élbracee
Que la nadadora del carril tres bracee entre las boyas rojas.Let the swimmer in lane three paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosbraceemos
braceemos hasta la balsa.Paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosbracead
bracead contra la corriente suave.Paddle against the gentle current.
ellosbraceen
Que los niños del campamento braceen junto al muelle de madera.Let the children at the camp paddle by the wooden dock.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no bracees
No no bracees en la piscina honda.Do not paddle in the deep pool.
élno bracee
Que la nadadora del carril tres no no bracee entre las boyas rojas.Let the swimmer in lane three not paddle between the red buoys.
nosotrosno braceemos
No no braceemos hasta la balsa.Let us not paddle as far as the raft.
vosotrosno braceéis
No no braceéis contra la corriente suave.Do not paddle against the gentle current.
ellosno braceen
Que los niños del campamento no no braceen junto al muelle de madera.Let the children at the camp not paddle by the wooden dock.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ hacia la orilla.

I paddle toward the shore.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'bracear' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'bracear' means to paddle. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is bracear an irregular verb in Spanish?
Bracear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate bracear in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of bracear: yo braceo, tú braceas, él/ella/usted bracea, nosotros braceamos, vosotros braceáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bracean.
How do you conjugate bracear in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of bracear: yo braceé, tú braceaste, él/ella/usted braceó, nosotros braceamos, vosotros braceasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bracearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of bracear?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of bracear: yo braceaba, tú braceabas, él/ella/usted braceaba, nosotros braceábamos, vosotros braceabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes braceaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of bracear?
The past participle of bracear is 'braceado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he braceado' (I have paddleed), 'has braceado', 'ha braceado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of bracear?
The gerundio of bracear is 'braceando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy braceando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.