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Faenar conjugation

faenar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning fish. In the present tense: yo faeno, tú faenas, él/ella faena, nosotros faenamos, vosotros faenáis, ellos faenan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1779-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
faenar
Gerundio
faenando
Meaning
fish
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Faenar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivofaenarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiofaenandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar faenando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yofaeno
Yo faeno cerca de la costa al amanecer.I fish near the coast at dawn.
faenas
Normalmente, tú faenas con red corta en la bahía.You usually fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaena
Hoy, el patrón de la lancha faena toda la noche frente al faro.Today, the skipper on the boat fishes all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenamos
A veces, nosotros faenamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.At times, we fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenáis
Ahora, vosotros faenáis a dos millas del puerto.Right now, you all fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenan
Casi siempre, los pescadores del norte faenan cada invierno mar adentro.Most of the time, the fishermen in the north fish out at sea every winter.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe faenado
Este año, yo he faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.This year, I have fished near the coast at dawn.
has faenado
Últimamente, tú has faenado con red corta en la bahía.Lately, you have fished with a short net in the bay.
élha faenado
En estos meses, el patrón de la lancha ha faenado toda la noche frente al faro.In these months, the skipper on the boat has fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotroshemos faenado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.So far, we have fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotroshabéis faenado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis faenado a dos millas del puerto.This term, you all have fished two miles from the harbor.
elloshan faenado
En este tiempo, los pescadores del norte han faenado cada invierno mar adentro.During this time, the fishermen in the north have fished out at sea every winter.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yofaené
Ayer, yo faené cerca de la costa al amanecer.Yesterday, I fished near the coast at dawn.
faenaste
Hace un rato, tú faenaste con red corta en la bahía.A little while ago, you fished with a short net in the bay.
élfaenó
Esta mañana, el patrón de la lancha faenó toda la noche frente al faro.This morning, the skipper on the boat fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenamos
Anoche, nosotros faenamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Last night, we fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenasteis
El sábado, vosotros faenasteis a dos millas del puerto.On Saturday, you all fished two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenaron
Hace poco, los pescadores del norte faenaron cada invierno mar adentro.Not long ago, the fishermen in the north fished out at sea every winter.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yofaenaba
Antes, yo faenaba cerca de la costa al amanecer.Before, I used to fish near the coast at dawn.
faenabas
Por entonces, tú faenabas con red corta en la bahía.Back then, you used to fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaenaba
En esa época, el patrón de la lancha faenaba toda la noche frente al faro.At that time, the skipper on the boat used to fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros faenábamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.When that was normal, we used to fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenabais
Hace años, vosotros faenabais a dos millas del puerto.Years ago, you all used to fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenaban
En aquellos días, los pescadores del norte faenaban cada invierno mar adentro.In those days, the fishermen in the north used to fish out at sea every winter.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía faenado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.When you arrived, I had already fished near the coast at dawn.
habías faenado
Para entonces, tú ya habías faenado con red corta en la bahía.By then, you had already fished with a short net in the bay.
élhabía faenado
Al volver, el patrón de la lancha ya había faenado toda la noche frente al faro.When we came back, the skipper on the boat had already fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotroshabíamos faenado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.Before talking it through, we had already fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotroshabíais faenado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais faenado a dos millas del puerto.When you looked again, you all had already fished two miles from the harbor.
elloshabían faenado
Para ese momento, los pescadores del norte ya habían faenado cada invierno mar adentro.By that moment, the fishermen in the north had already fished out at sea every winter.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube faenado
Apenas yo hube faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer, todo cambió.As soon as I had fished near the coast at dawn, everything changed.
hubiste faenado
En cuanto tú hubiste faenado con red corta en la bahía, se notó.The moment you had fished with a short net in the bay, it showed.
élhubo faenado
No bien el patrón de la lancha hubo faenado toda la noche frente al faro, hubo ruido.As soon as the skipper on the boat had fished all night by the lighthouse, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos faenado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol, seguimos adelante.Once we had fished together before the sun comes up, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis faenado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis faenado a dos millas del puerto, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had fished two miles from the harbor, you checked the result.
elloshubieron faenado
En cuanto los pescadores del norte hubieron faenado cada invierno mar adentro, el ambiente cambió.The moment the fishermen in the north had fished out at sea every winter, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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yofaenaré
Mañana, yo faenaré cerca de la costa al amanecer.Tomorrow, I will fish near the coast at dawn.
faenarás
Dentro de poco, tú faenarás con red corta en la bahía.Soon, you will fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaenará
Esta tarde, el patrón de la lancha faenará toda la noche frente al faro.This afternoon, the skipper on the boat will fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros faenaremos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Next week, we will fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenaréis
Pronto, vosotros faenaréis a dos millas del puerto.Before long, you all will fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenarán
Más adelante, los pescadores del norte faenarán cada invierno mar adentro.Later on, the fishermen in the north will fish out at sea every winter.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré faenado
Para entonces, yo ya habré faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.By then, I will already have fished near the coast at dawn.
habrás faenado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás faenado con red corta en la bahía.Before closing time, you will already have fished with a short net in the bay.
élhabrá faenado
Al final del día, el patrón de la lancha ya habrá faenado toda la noche frente al faro.By the end of the day, the skipper on the boat will already have fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotroshabremos faenado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.By tomorrow, we will already have fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotroshabréis faenado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis faenado a dos millas del puerto.Before leaving, you all will already have fished two miles from the harbor.
elloshabrán faenado
Para esa hora, los pescadores del norte ya habrán faenado cada invierno mar adentro.By that hour, the fishermen in the north will already have fished out at sea every winter.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yofaenaría
En un caso así, yo faenaría cerca de la costa al amanecer.In a case like that, I would fish near the coast at dawn.
faenarías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú faenarías con red corta en la bahía.With a little more time, you would fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaenaría
En esa situación, el patrón de la lancha faenaría toda la noche frente al faro.In that situation, the skipper on the boat would fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros faenaríamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.With that outlook, we would fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros faenaríais a dos millas del puerto.If it came to that, you all would fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenarían
En un día así, los pescadores del norte faenarían cada invierno mar adentro.On a day like that, the fishermen in the north would fish out at sea every winter.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría faenado
En otro momento, yo habría faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.At another moment, I would have fished near the coast at dawn.
habrías faenado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías faenado con red corta en la bahía.With a little more margin, you would have fished with a short net in the bay.
élhabría faenado
A esas alturas, el patrón de la lancha habría faenado toda la noche frente al faro.By then, the skipper on the boat would have fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotroshabríamos faenado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.With that turn, we would have fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotroshabríais faenado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais faenado a dos millas del puerto.At that point, you all would have fished two miles from the harbor.
elloshabrían faenado
En ese punto, los pescadores del norte habrían faenado cada invierno mar adentro.From there, the fishermen in the north would have fished out at sea every winter.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yofaene
Es mejor que yo faene cerca de la costa al amanecer.It is better that I fish near the coast at dawn.
faenes
Hace falta que tú faenes con red corta en la bahía.It is necessary that you fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaene
Conviene que el patrón de la lancha faene toda la noche frente al faro.It is wise that the skipper on the boat fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenemos
Importa que nosotros faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.It matters that we fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros faenéis a dos millas del puerto.It may help if you all fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenen
Es posible que los pescadores del norte faenen cada invierno mar adentro.It is possible that the fishermen in the north fish out at sea every winter.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya faenado
Ojalá yo haya faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.Hopefully I have fished near the coast at dawn.
hayas faenado
Puede que tú ya hayas faenado con red corta en la bahía.Maybe you already have fished with a short net in the bay.
élhaya faenado
Tal vez el patrón de la lancha haya faenado toda la noche frente al faro.Perhaps the skipper on the boat has fished all night by the lighthouse.
nosotroshayamos faenado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.Maybe we already have fished together before the sun comes up.
vosotroshayáis faenado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis faenado a dos millas del puerto.It is likely that you all have fished two miles from the harbor.
elloshayan faenado
Puede ser que los pescadores del norte ya hayan faenado cada invierno mar adentro.It may be that the fishermen in the north already have fished out at sea every winter.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yofaenara
Si yo faenara cerca de la costa al amanecer, se notaría enseguida.If I fished near the coast at dawn, it would show right away.
faenaras
Si tú faenaras con red corta en la bahía, costaría ocultarlo.If you fished with a short net in the bay, it would be hard to hide.
élfaenara
Si el patrón de la lancha faenara toda la noche frente al faro, daría mucho que hablar.If the skipper on the boat fished all night by the lighthouse, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosfaenáramos
Si nosotros faenáramos juntos antes de que suba el sol, todo iría por otro lado.If we fished together before the sun comes up, everything would go another way.
vosotrosfaenarais
Si vosotros faenarais a dos millas del puerto, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all fished two miles from the harbor, the mood would change.
ellosfaenaran
Si los pescadores del norte faenaran cada invierno mar adentro, la escena sería otra.If the fishermen in the north fished out at sea every winter, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera faenado
Si yo hubiera faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer, aún se recordaría.If I had fished near the coast at dawn, it would still be remembered.
hubieras faenado
Si tú hubieras faenado con red corta en la bahía, eso habría dejado marca.If you had fished with a short net in the bay, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera faenado
Si el patrón de la lancha hubiera faenado toda la noche frente al faro, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the skipper on the boat had fished all night by the lighthouse, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos faenado
Si nosotros hubiéramos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had fished together before the sun comes up, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais faenado
Si vosotros hubierais faenado a dos millas del puerto, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had fished two miles from the harbor, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran faenado
Si los pescadores del norte hubieran faenado cada invierno mar adentro, nada habría quedado igual.If the fishermen in the north had fished out at sea every winter, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yofaenare
Si yo faenare cerca de la costa al amanecer, se notará enseguida.If I fish near the coast at dawn, it will show right away.
faenares
Si tú faenares con red corta en la bahía, costará ignorarlo.If you fish with a short net in the bay, it will be hard to ignore.
élfaenare
Si el patrón de la lancha faenare toda la noche frente al faro, dará mucho que hablar.If the skipper on the boat fishes all night by the lighthouse, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosfaenáremos
Si nosotros faenáremos juntos antes de que suba el sol, todo irá por otro camino.If we fish together before the sun comes up, everything will go another way.
vosotrosfaenareis
Si vosotros faenareis a dos millas del puerto, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all fish two miles from the harbor, the mood will change fast.
ellosfaenaren
Si los pescadores del norte faenaren cada invierno mar adentro, la escena será distinta.If the fishermen in the north fish out at sea every winter, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere faenado
Cuando yo hubiere faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer, ya se notará.When I have fished near the coast at dawn, it will already show.
hubieres faenado
En cuanto tú hubieres faenado con red corta en la bahía, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have fished with a short net in the bay, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere faenado
Cuando el patrón de la lancha hubiere faenado toda la noche frente al faro, se verá de inmediato.When the skipper on the boat has fished all night by the lighthouse, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos faenado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have fished together before the sun comes up, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis faenado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis faenado a dos millas del puerto, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have fished two miles from the harbor, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren faenado
En cuanto los pescadores del norte hubieren faenado cada invierno mar adentro, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the fishermen in the north have fished out at sea every winter, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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faena
faena con red corta en la bahía.Fish with a short net in the bay.
élfaene
Que el patrón de la lancha faene toda la noche frente al faro.Let the skipper on the boat fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosfaenemos
faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosfaenad
faenad a dos millas del puerto.Fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosfaenen
Que los pescadores del norte faenen cada invierno mar adentro.Let the fishermen in the north fish out at sea every winter.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no faenes
No no faenes con red corta en la bahía.Do not fish with a short net in the bay.
élno faene
Que el patrón de la lancha no no faene toda la noche frente al faro.Let the skipper on the boat not fish all night by the lighthouse.
nosotrosno faenemos
No no faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Let us not fish together before the sun comes up.
vosotrosno faenéis
No no faenéis a dos millas del puerto.Do not fish two miles from the harbor.
ellosno faenen
Que los pescadores del norte no no faenen cada invierno mar adentro.Let the fishermen in the north not fish out at sea every winter.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ cerca de la costa al amanecer.

I fish near the coast at dawn.

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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 'faenar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'faenar' means to fish. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is faenar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Faenar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate faenar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of faenar: yo faeno, tú faenas, él/ella/usted faena, nosotros faenamos, vosotros faenáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes faenan.
How do you conjugate faenar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of faenar: yo faené, tú faenaste, él/ella/usted faenó, nosotros faenamos, vosotros faenasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes faenaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of faenar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of faenar: yo faenaba, tú faenabas, él/ella/usted faenaba, nosotros faenábamos, vosotros faenabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes faenaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of faenar?
The past participle of faenar is 'faenado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he faenado' (I have fished), 'has faenado', 'ha faenado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of faenar?
The gerundio of faenar is 'faenando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy faenando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.