Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | chapotear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | chapoteando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar chapoteando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Chapotear conjugation
chapotear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning splash. In the present tense: yo chapoteo, tú chapoteas, él/ella chapotea, nosotros chapoteamos, vosotros chapoteáis, ellos chapotean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2198-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- chapotear
- Gerundio
- chapoteando
- Meaning
- splash
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Chapotear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapoteo | Yo chapoteo en los charcos del patio.I splash in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapoteas | Normalmente, tú chapoteas junto a la orilla.You usually splash by the shore. |
| él | chapotea | Hoy, el niño del charco chapotea con las botas nuevas.Today, the boy in the puddle splashes in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapoteamos | A veces, nosotros chapoteamos en la acequia del campo.At times, we splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapoteáis | Ahora, vosotros chapoteáis bajo la lluvia fina.Right now, you all splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapotean | Casi siempre, los patos del parque chapotean al borde del estanque.Most of the time, the ducks in the park splash by the edge of the pond. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he chapoteado | Este año, yo he chapoteado en los charcos del patio.This year, I have splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | has chapoteado | Últimamente, tú has chapoteado junto a la orilla.Lately, you have splashed by the shore. |
| él | ha chapoteado | En estos meses, el niño del charco ha chapoteado con las botas nuevas.In these months, the boy in the puddle has splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | hemos chapoteado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos chapoteado en la acequia del campo.So far, we have splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | habéis chapoteado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina.This term, you all have splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | han chapoteado | En este tiempo, los patos del parque han chapoteado al borde del estanque.During this time, the ducks in the park have splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapoteé | Ayer, yo chapoteé en los charcos del patio.Yesterday, I splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapoteaste | Hace un rato, tú chapoteaste junto a la orilla.A little while ago, you splashed by the shore. |
| él | chapoteó | Esta mañana, el niño del charco chapoteó con las botas nuevas.This morning, the boy in the puddle splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapoteamos | Anoche, nosotros chapoteamos en la acequia del campo.Last night, we splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapoteasteis | El sábado, vosotros chapoteasteis bajo la lluvia fina.On Saturday, you all splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapotearon | Hace poco, los patos del parque chapotearon al borde del estanque.Not long ago, the ducks in the park splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapoteaba | Antes, yo chapoteaba en los charcos del patio.Before, I used to splash in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapoteabas | Por entonces, tú chapoteabas junto a la orilla.Back then, you used to splash by the shore. |
| él | chapoteaba | En esa época, el niño del charco chapoteaba con las botas nuevas.At that time, the boy in the puddle used to splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapoteábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros chapoteábamos en la acequia del campo.When that was normal, we used to splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapoteabais | Hace años, vosotros chapoteabais bajo la lluvia fina.Years ago, you all used to splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapoteaban | En aquellos días, los patos del parque chapoteaban al borde del estanque.In those days, the ducks in the park used to splash by the edge of the pond. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había chapoteado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había chapoteado en los charcos del patio.When you arrived, I had already splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | habías chapoteado | Para entonces, tú ya habías chapoteado junto a la orilla.By then, you had already splashed by the shore. |
| él | había chapoteado | Al volver, el niño del charco ya había chapoteado con las botas nuevas.When we came back, the boy in the puddle had already splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | habíamos chapoteado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos chapoteado en la acequia del campo.Before talking it through, we had already splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | habíais chapoteado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina.When you looked again, you all had already splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | habían chapoteado | Para ese momento, los patos del parque ya habían chapoteado al borde del estanque.By that moment, the ducks in the park had already splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube chapoteado | Apenas yo hube chapoteado en los charcos del patio, todo cambió.As soon as I had splashed in the puddles in the yard, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste chapoteado | En cuanto tú hubiste chapoteado junto a la orilla, se notó.The moment you had splashed by the shore, it showed. |
| él | hubo chapoteado | No bien el niño del charco hubo chapoteado con las botas nuevas, hubo ruido.As soon as the boy in the puddle had splashed in his new boots, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos chapoteado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos chapoteado en la acequia del campo, seguimos adelante.Once we had splashed in the ditch in the field, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis chapoteado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had splashed under the light rain, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron chapoteado | En cuanto los patos del parque hubieron chapoteado al borde del estanque, el ambiente cambió.The moment the ducks in the park had splashed by the edge of the pond, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapotearé | Mañana, yo chapotearé en los charcos del patio.Tomorrow, I will splash in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapotearás | Dentro de poco, tú chapotearás junto a la orilla.Soon, you will splash by the shore. |
| él | chapoteará | Esta tarde, el niño del charco chapoteará con las botas nuevas.This afternoon, the boy in the puddle will splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapotearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros chapotearemos en la acequia del campo.Next week, we will splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapotearéis | Pronto, vosotros chapotearéis bajo la lluvia fina.Before long, you all will splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapotearán | Más adelante, los patos del parque chapotearán al borde del estanque.Later on, the ducks in the park will splash by the edge of the pond. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré chapoteado | Para entonces, yo ya habré chapoteado en los charcos del patio.By then, I will already have splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | habrás chapoteado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás chapoteado junto a la orilla.Before closing time, you will already have splashed by the shore. |
| él | habrá chapoteado | Al final del día, el niño del charco ya habrá chapoteado con las botas nuevas.By the end of the day, the boy in the puddle will already have splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | habremos chapoteado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos chapoteado en la acequia del campo.By tomorrow, we will already have splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | habréis chapoteado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina.Before leaving, you all will already have splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | habrán chapoteado | Para esa hora, los patos del parque ya habrán chapoteado al borde del estanque.By that hour, the ducks in the park will already have splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapotearía | En un caso así, yo chapotearía en los charcos del patio.In a case like that, I would splash in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapotearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú chapotearías junto a la orilla.With a little more time, you would splash by the shore. |
| él | chapotearía | En esa situación, el niño del charco chapotearía con las botas nuevas.In that situation, the boy in the puddle would splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapotearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros chapotearíamos en la acequia del campo.With that outlook, we would splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapotearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros chapotearíais bajo la lluvia fina.If it came to that, you all would splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapotearían | En un día así, los patos del parque chapotearían al borde del estanque.On a day like that, the ducks in the park would splash by the edge of the pond. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría chapoteado | En otro momento, yo habría chapoteado en los charcos del patio.At another moment, I would have splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | habrías chapoteado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías chapoteado junto a la orilla.With a little more margin, you would have splashed by the shore. |
| él | habría chapoteado | A esas alturas, el niño del charco habría chapoteado con las botas nuevas.By then, the boy in the puddle would have splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | habríamos chapoteado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos chapoteado en la acequia del campo.With that turn, we would have splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | habríais chapoteado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina.At that point, you all would have splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | habrían chapoteado | En ese punto, los patos del parque habrían chapoteado al borde del estanque.From there, the ducks in the park would have splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapotee | Es mejor que yo chapotee en los charcos del patio.It is better that I splash in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | chapotees | Hace falta que tú chapotees junto a la orilla.It is necessary that you splash by the shore. |
| él | chapotee | Conviene que el niño del charco chapotee con las botas nuevas.It is wise that the boy in the puddle splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapoteemos | Importa que nosotros chapoteemos en la acequia del campo.It matters that we splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapoteéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros chapoteéis bajo la lluvia fina.It may help if you all splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapoteen | Es posible que los patos del parque chapoteen al borde del estanque.It is possible that the ducks in the park splash by the edge of the pond. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya chapoteado | Ojalá yo haya chapoteado en los charcos del patio.Hopefully I have splashed in the puddles in the yard. |
| tú | hayas chapoteado | Puede que tú ya hayas chapoteado junto a la orilla.Maybe you already have splashed by the shore. |
| él | haya chapoteado | Tal vez el niño del charco haya chapoteado con las botas nuevas.Perhaps the boy in the puddle has splashed in his new boots. |
| nosotros | hayamos chapoteado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos chapoteado en la acequia del campo.Maybe we already have splashed in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | hayáis chapoteado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina.It is likely that you all have splashed under the light rain. |
| ellos | hayan chapoteado | Puede ser que los patos del parque ya hayan chapoteado al borde del estanque.It may be that the ducks in the park already have splashed by the edge of the pond. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapoteara | Si yo chapoteara en los charcos del patio, se notaría enseguida.If I splashed in the puddles in the yard, it would show right away. |
| tú | chapotearas | Si tú chapotearas junto a la orilla, costaría ocultarlo.If you splashed by the shore, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | chapoteara | Si el niño del charco chapoteara con las botas nuevas, daría mucho que hablar.If the boy in the puddle splashed in his new boots, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | chapoteáramos | Si nosotros chapoteáramos en la acequia del campo, todo iría por otro lado.If we splashed in the ditch in the field, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | chapotearais | Si vosotros chapotearais bajo la lluvia fina, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all splashed under the light rain, the mood would change. |
| ellos | chapotearan | Si los patos del parque chapotearan al borde del estanque, la escena sería otra.If the ducks in the park splashed by the edge of the pond, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera chapoteado | Si yo hubiera chapoteado en los charcos del patio, aún se recordaría.If I had splashed in the puddles in the yard, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras chapoteado | Si tú hubieras chapoteado junto a la orilla, eso habría dejado marca.If you had splashed by the shore, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera chapoteado | Si el niño del charco hubiera chapoteado con las botas nuevas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the boy in the puddle had splashed in his new boots, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos chapoteado | Si nosotros hubiéramos chapoteado en la acequia del campo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had splashed in the ditch in the field, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais chapoteado | Si vosotros hubierais chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had splashed under the light rain, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran chapoteado | Si los patos del parque hubieran chapoteado al borde del estanque, nada habría quedado igual.If the ducks in the park had splashed by the edge of the pond, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | chapoteare | Si yo chapoteare en los charcos del patio, se notará enseguida.If I splash in the puddles in the yard, it will show right away. |
| tú | chapoteares | Si tú chapoteares junto a la orilla, costará ignorarlo.If you splash by the shore, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | chapoteare | Si el niño del charco chapoteare con las botas nuevas, dará mucho que hablar.If the boy in the puddle splashes in his new boots, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | chapoteáremos | Si nosotros chapoteáremos en la acequia del campo, todo irá por otro camino.If we splash in the ditch in the field, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | chapoteareis | Si vosotros chapoteareis bajo la lluvia fina, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all splash under the light rain, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | chapotearen | Si los patos del parque chapotearen al borde del estanque, la escena será distinta.If the ducks in the park splash by the edge of the pond, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere chapoteado | Cuando yo hubiere chapoteado en los charcos del patio, ya se notará.When I have splashed in the puddles in the yard, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres chapoteado | En cuanto tú hubieres chapoteado junto a la orilla, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have splashed by the shore, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere chapoteado | Cuando el niño del charco hubiere chapoteado con las botas nuevas, se verá de inmediato.When the boy in the puddle has splashed in his new boots, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos chapoteado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos chapoteado en la acequia del campo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have splashed in the ditch in the field, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis chapoteado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis chapoteado bajo la lluvia fina, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have splashed under the light rain, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren chapoteado | En cuanto los patos del parque hubieren chapoteado al borde del estanque, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the ducks in the park have splashed by the edge of the pond, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | chapotea | chapotea junto a la orilla.Splash by the shore. |
| él | chapotee | Que el niño del charco chapotee con las botas nuevas.Let the boy in the puddle splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | chapoteemos | chapoteemos en la acequia del campo.Splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | chapotead | chapotead bajo la lluvia fina.Splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | chapoteen | Que los patos del parque chapoteen al borde del estanque.Let the ducks in the park splash by the edge of the pond. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no chapotees | No no chapotees junto a la orilla.Do not splash by the shore. |
| él | no chapotee | Que el niño del charco no no chapotee con las botas nuevas.Let the boy in the puddle not splash in his new boots. |
| nosotros | no chapoteemos | No no chapoteemos en la acequia del campo.Let us not splash in the ditch in the field. |
| vosotros | no chapoteéis | No no chapoteéis bajo la lluvia fina.Do not splash under the light rain. |
| ellos | no chapoteen | Que los patos del parque no no chapoteen al borde del estanque.Let the ducks in the park not splash by the edge of the pond. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ en los charcos del patio.
I splash in the puddles in the yard.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 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 'chapotear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'chapotear' means to splash. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is chapotear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Chapotear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate chapotear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of chapotear: yo chapoteo, tú chapoteas, él/ella/usted chapotea, nosotros chapoteamos, vosotros chapoteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chapotean.
- How do you conjugate chapotear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of chapotear: yo chapoteé, tú chapoteaste, él/ella/usted chapoteó, nosotros chapoteamos, vosotros chapoteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chapotearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of chapotear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of chapotear: yo chapoteaba, tú chapoteabas, él/ella/usted chapoteaba, nosotros chapoteábamos, vosotros chapoteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes chapoteaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of chapotear?
- The past participle of chapotear is 'chapoteado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he chapoteado' (I have splashed), 'has chapoteado', 'ha chapoteado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of chapotear?
- The gerundio of chapotear is 'chapoteando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy chapoteando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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