What does 'carear' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'carear' means to confront. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is carear an irregular verb in Spanish?

Carear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate carear in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of carear: yo careo, tú careas, él/ella/usted carea, nosotros careamos, vosotros careáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes carean.

How do you conjugate carear in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of carear: yo careé, tú careaste, él/ella/usted careó, nosotros careamos, vosotros careasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes carearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of carear?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of carear: yo careaba, tú careabas, él/ella/usted careaba, nosotros careábamos, vosotros careabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes careaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of carear?

The past participle of carear is 'careado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he careado' (I have confronted), 'has careado', 'ha careado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of carear?

The gerundio of carear is 'careando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy careando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Carear conjugation

carear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning confront. In the present tense: yo careo, tú careas, él/ella carea, nosotros careamos, vosotros careáis, ellos carean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: carear
Gerundio: careando
Meaning: confront
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Carear across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	carear	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	careando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar careando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	careo	Yo careo a los dos testigos.I confront the two witnesses.
tú	careas	Normalmente, tú careas al ladrón con el dueño.You usually confront the thief and the owner.
él	carea	Hoy, la jueza del caso carea a la pareja frente al fiscal.Today, the judge on the case confronts the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	careamos	A veces, nosotros careamos a los vecinos en la comisaría.At times, we confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	careáis	Ahora, vosotros careáis a los hermanos por fin.Right now, you all confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	carean	Casi siempre, los policías del turno carean a los acusados en la sala.Most of the time, the police officers on the shift confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he careado	Este año, yo he careado a los dos testigos.This year, I have confronted the two witnesses.
tú	has careado	Últimamente, tú has careado al ladrón con el dueño.Lately, you have confronted the thief and the owner.
él	ha careado	En estos meses, la jueza del caso ha careado a la pareja frente al fiscal.In these months, the judge on the case has confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	hemos careado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría.So far, we have confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	habéis careado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis careado a los hermanos por fin.This term, you all have confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	han careado	En este tiempo, los policías del turno han careado a los acusados en la sala.During this time, the police officers on the shift have confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	careé	Ayer, yo careé a los dos testigos.Yesterday, I confronted the two witnesses.
tú	careaste	Hace un rato, tú careaste al ladrón con el dueño.A little while ago, you confronted the thief and the owner.
él	careó	Esta mañana, la jueza del caso careó a la pareja frente al fiscal.This morning, the judge on the case confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	careamos	Anoche, nosotros careamos a los vecinos en la comisaría.Last night, we confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	careasteis	El sábado, vosotros careasteis a los hermanos por fin.On Saturday, you all confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	carearon	Hace poco, los policías del turno carearon a los acusados en la sala.Not long ago, the police officers on the shift confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	careaba	Antes, yo careaba a los dos testigos.Before, I used to confront the two witnesses.
tú	careabas	Por entonces, tú careabas al ladrón con el dueño.Back then, you used to confront the thief and the owner.
él	careaba	En esa época, la jueza del caso careaba a la pareja frente al fiscal.At that time, the judge on the case used to confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	careábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros careábamos a los vecinos en la comisaría.When that was normal, we used to confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	careabais	Hace años, vosotros careabais a los hermanos por fin.Years ago, you all used to confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	careaban	En aquellos días, los policías del turno careaban a los acusados en la sala.In those days, the police officers on the shift used to confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había careado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había careado a los dos testigos.When you arrived, I had already confronted the two witnesses.
tú	habías careado	Para entonces, tú ya habías careado al ladrón con el dueño.By then, you had already confronted the thief and the owner.
él	había careado	Al volver, la jueza del caso ya había careado a la pareja frente al fiscal.When we came back, the judge on the case had already confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	habíamos careado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría.Before talking it through, we had already confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	habíais careado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais careado a los hermanos por fin.When you looked again, you all had already confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	habían careado	Para ese momento, los policías del turno ya habían careado a los acusados en la sala.By that moment, the police officers on the shift had already confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube careado	Apenas yo hube careado a los dos testigos, todo cambió.As soon as I had confronted the two witnesses, everything changed.
tú	hubiste careado	En cuanto tú hubiste careado al ladrón con el dueño, se notó.The moment you had confronted the thief and the owner, it showed.
él	hubo careado	No bien la jueza del caso hubo careado a la pareja frente al fiscal, hubo ruido.As soon as the judge on the case had confronted the couple before the prosecutor, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos careado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría, seguimos adelante.Once we had confronted the neighbors at the station, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis careado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis careado a los hermanos por fin, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had confronted the two brothers at last, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron careado	En cuanto los policías del turno hubieron careado a los acusados en la sala, el ambiente cambió.The moment the police officers on the shift had confronted the defendants in the courtroom, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	carearé	Mañana, yo carearé a los dos testigos.Tomorrow, I will confront the two witnesses.
tú	carearás	Dentro de poco, tú carearás al ladrón con el dueño.Soon, you will confront the thief and the owner.
él	careará	Esta tarde, la jueza del caso careará a la pareja frente al fiscal.This afternoon, the judge on the case will confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	carearemos	La semana que viene, nosotros carearemos a los vecinos en la comisaría.Next week, we will confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	carearéis	Pronto, vosotros carearéis a los hermanos por fin.Before long, you all will confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	carearán	Más adelante, los policías del turno carearán a los acusados en la sala.Later on, the police officers on the shift will confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré careado	Para entonces, yo ya habré careado a los dos testigos.By then, I will already have confronted the two witnesses.
tú	habrás careado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás careado al ladrón con el dueño.Before closing time, you will already have confronted the thief and the owner.
él	habrá careado	Al final del día, la jueza del caso ya habrá careado a la pareja frente al fiscal.By the end of the day, the judge on the case will already have confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	habremos careado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría.By tomorrow, we will already have confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	habréis careado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis careado a los hermanos por fin.Before leaving, you all will already have confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	habrán careado	Para esa hora, los policías del turno ya habrán careado a los acusados en la sala.By that hour, the police officers on the shift will already have confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	carearía	En un caso así, yo carearía a los dos testigos.In a case like that, I would confront the two witnesses.
tú	carearías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú carearías al ladrón con el dueño.With a little more time, you would confront the thief and the owner.
él	carearía	En esa situación, la jueza del caso carearía a la pareja frente al fiscal.In that situation, the judge on the case would confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	carearíamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros carearíamos a los vecinos en la comisaría.With that outlook, we would confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	carearíais	Llegado el caso, vosotros carearíais a los hermanos por fin.If it came to that, you all would confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	carearían	En un día así, los policías del turno carearían a los acusados en la sala.On a day like that, the police officers on the shift would confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría careado	En otro momento, yo habría careado a los dos testigos.At another moment, I would have confronted the two witnesses.
tú	habrías careado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías careado al ladrón con el dueño.With a little more margin, you would have confronted the thief and the owner.
él	habría careado	A esas alturas, la jueza del caso habría careado a la pareja frente al fiscal.By then, the judge on the case would have confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	habríamos careado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría.With that turn, we would have confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	habríais careado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais careado a los hermanos por fin.At that point, you all would have confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	habrían careado	En ese punto, los policías del turno habrían careado a los acusados en la sala.From there, the police officers on the shift would have confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	caree	Es mejor que yo caree a los dos testigos.It is better that I confront the two witnesses.
tú	carees	Hace falta que tú carees al ladrón con el dueño.It is necessary that you confront the thief and the owner.
él	caree	Conviene que la jueza del caso caree a la pareja frente al fiscal.It is wise that the judge on the case confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	careemos	Importa que nosotros careemos a los vecinos en la comisaría.It matters that we confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	careéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros careéis a los hermanos por fin.It may help if you all confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	careen	Es posible que los policías del turno careen a los acusados en la sala.It is possible that the police officers on the shift confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya careado	Ojalá yo haya careado a los dos testigos.Hopefully I have confronted the two witnesses.
tú	hayas careado	Puede que tú ya hayas careado al ladrón con el dueño.Maybe you already have confronted the thief and the owner.
él	haya careado	Tal vez la jueza del caso haya careado a la pareja frente al fiscal.Perhaps the judge on the case has confronted the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	hayamos careado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría.Maybe we already have confronted the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	hayáis careado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis careado a los hermanos por fin.It is likely that you all have confronted the two brothers at last.
ellos	hayan careado	Puede ser que los policías del turno ya hayan careado a los acusados en la sala.It may be that the police officers on the shift already have confronted the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	careara	Si yo careara a los dos testigos, se notaría enseguida.If I confronted the two witnesses, it would show right away.
tú	carearas	Si tú carearas al ladrón con el dueño, costaría ocultarlo.If you confronted the thief and the owner, it would be hard to hide.
él	careara	Si la jueza del caso careara a la pareja frente al fiscal, daría mucho que hablar.If the judge on the case confronted the couple before the prosecutor, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	careáramos	Si nosotros careáramos a los vecinos en la comisaría, todo iría por otro lado.If we confronted the neighbors at the station, everything would go another way.
vosotros	carearais	Si vosotros carearais a los hermanos por fin, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all confronted the two brothers at last, the mood would change.
ellos	carearan	Si los policías del turno carearan a los acusados en la sala, la escena sería otra.If the police officers on the shift confronted the defendants in the courtroom, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera careado	Si yo hubiera careado a los dos testigos, aún se recordaría.If I had confronted the two witnesses, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras careado	Si tú hubieras careado al ladrón con el dueño, eso habría dejado marca.If you had confronted the thief and the owner, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera careado	Si la jueza del caso hubiera careado a la pareja frente al fiscal, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the judge on the case had confronted the couple before the prosecutor, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos careado	Si nosotros hubiéramos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had confronted the neighbors at the station, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais careado	Si vosotros hubierais careado a los hermanos por fin, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had confronted the two brothers at last, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran careado	Si los policías del turno hubieran careado a los acusados en la sala, nada habría quedado igual.If the police officers on the shift had confronted the defendants in the courtroom, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	careare	Si yo careare a los dos testigos, se notará enseguida.If I confront the two witnesses, it will show right away.
tú	careares	Si tú careares al ladrón con el dueño, costará ignorarlo.If you confront the thief and the owner, it will be hard to ignore.
él	careare	Si la jueza del caso careare a la pareja frente al fiscal, dará mucho que hablar.If the judge on the case confronts the couple before the prosecutor, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	careáremos	Si nosotros careáremos a los vecinos en la comisaría, todo irá por otro camino.If we confront the neighbors at the station, everything will go another way.
vosotros	careareis	Si vosotros careareis a los hermanos por fin, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all confront the two brothers at last, the mood will change fast.
ellos	carearen	Si los policías del turno carearen a los acusados en la sala, la escena será distinta.If the police officers on the shift confront the defendants in the courtroom, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere careado	Cuando yo hubiere careado a los dos testigos, ya se notará.When I have confronted the two witnesses, it will already show.
tú	hubieres careado	En cuanto tú hubieres careado al ladrón con el dueño, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have confronted the thief and the owner, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere careado	Cuando la jueza del caso hubiere careado a la pareja frente al fiscal, se verá de inmediato.When the judge on the case has confronted the couple before the prosecutor, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos careado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos careado a los vecinos en la comisaría, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have confronted the neighbors at the station, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis careado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis careado a los hermanos por fin, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have confronted the two brothers at last, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren careado	En cuanto los policías del turno hubieren careado a los acusados en la sala, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the police officers on the shift have confronted the defendants in the courtroom, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	carea	carea al ladrón con el dueño.Confront the thief and the owner.
él	caree	Que la jueza del caso caree a la pareja frente al fiscal.Let the judge on the case confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	careemos	careemos a los vecinos en la comisaría.Confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	caread	caread a los hermanos por fin.Confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	careen	Que los policías del turno careen a los acusados en la sala.Let the police officers on the shift confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no carees	No no carees al ladrón con el dueño.Do not confront the thief and the owner.
él	no caree	Que la jueza del caso no no caree a la pareja frente al fiscal.Let the judge on the case not confront the couple before the prosecutor.
nosotros	no careemos	No no careemos a los vecinos en la comisaría.Let us not confront the neighbors at the station.
vosotros	no careéis	No no careéis a los hermanos por fin.Do not confront the two brothers at last.
ellos	no careen	Que los policías del turno no no careen a los acusados en la sala.Let the police officers on the shift not confront the defendants in the courtroom.

Carear conjugation

Carear across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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