Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | faenar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | faenando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar faenando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | faenar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | faenando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar faenando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faeno | Yo faeno cerca de la costa al amanecer.I fish near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | faenas | Normalmente, tú faenas con red corta en la bahía.You usually fish with a short net in the bay. |
| él | faena | 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. |
| nosotros | faenamos | A veces, nosotros faenamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.At times, we fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenáis | Ahora, vosotros faenáis a dos millas del puerto.Right now, you all fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenan | 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. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he faenado | Este año, yo he faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.This year, I have fished near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | has faenado | Últimamente, tú has faenado con red corta en la bahía.Lately, you have fished with a short net in the bay. |
| él | ha 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. |
| nosotros | hemos faenado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.So far, we have fished together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | habéis 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. |
| ellos | han 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. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faené | Ayer, yo faené cerca de la costa al amanecer.Yesterday, I fished near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | faenó | 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. |
| nosotros | faenamos | Anoche, nosotros faenamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Last night, we fished together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenasteis | El sábado, vosotros faenasteis a dos millas del puerto.On Saturday, you all fished two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenaron | 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. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faenaba | Antes, yo faenaba cerca de la costa al amanecer.Before, I used to fish near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | faenabas | Por entonces, tú faenabas con red corta en la bahía.Back then, you used to fish with a short net in the bay. |
| él | faenaba | 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. |
| nosotros | faenábamos | 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. |
| vosotros | faenabais | Hace años, vosotros faenabais a dos millas del puerto.Years ago, you all used to fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenaban | 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. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | había 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. |
| nosotros | habíamos 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. |
| vosotros | habíais 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. |
| ellos | habían 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. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubo 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. |
| nosotros | hubimos 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. |
| vosotros | hubisteis 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. |
| ellos | hubieron 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. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faenaré | Mañana, yo faenaré cerca de la costa al amanecer.Tomorrow, I will fish near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | faenarás | Dentro de poco, tú faenarás con red corta en la bahía.Soon, you will fish with a short net in the bay. |
| él | faenará | 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. |
| nosotros | faenaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros faenaremos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Next week, we will fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenaréis | Pronto, vosotros faenaréis a dos millas del puerto.Before long, you all will fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenarán | 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. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habrá 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. |
| nosotros | habremos 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. |
| vosotros | habréis 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. |
| ellos | habrán 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. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faenaría | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | faenaría | 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. |
| nosotros | faenaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros faenaríamos juntos antes de que suba el sol.With that outlook, we would fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros faenaríais a dos millas del puerto.If it came to that, you all would fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenarían | 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. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habría 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. |
| nosotros | habríamos 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. |
| vosotros | habríais faenado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais faenado a dos millas del puerto.At that point, you all would have fished two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | habrían 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. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faene | Es mejor que yo faene cerca de la costa al amanecer.It is better that I fish near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | faene | 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. |
| nosotros | faenemos | Importa que nosotros faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.It matters that we fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros faenéis a dos millas del puerto.It may help if you all fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenen | 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. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya faenado | Ojalá yo haya faenado cerca de la costa al amanecer.Hopefully I have fished near the coast at dawn. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | haya 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. |
| nosotros | hayamos faenado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos faenado juntos antes de que suba el sol.Maybe we already have fished together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | hayáis 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. |
| ellos | hayan 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. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faenara | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | faenara | 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. |
| nosotros | faenáramos | 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. |
| vosotros | faenarais | Si vosotros faenarais a dos millas del puerto, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all fished two miles from the harbor, the mood would change. |
| ellos | faenaran | 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. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos 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. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran 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. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | faenare | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | faenare | 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. |
| nosotros | faenáremos | 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. |
| vosotros | faenareis | 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. |
| ellos | faenaren | 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. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiere 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos 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. |
| vosotros | hubiereis 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. |
| ellos | hubieren 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. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | faena | faena con red corta en la bahía.Fish with a short net in the bay. |
| él | faene | 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. |
| nosotros | faenemos | faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | faenad | faenad a dos millas del puerto.Fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | faenen | Que los pescadores del norte faenen cada invierno mar adentro.Let the fishermen in the north fish out at sea every winter. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no faenes | No no faenes con red corta en la bahía.Do not fish with a short net in the bay. |
| él | no 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. |
| nosotros | no faenemos | No no faenemos juntos antes de que suba el sol.Let us not fish together before the sun comes up. |
| vosotros | no faenéis | No no faenéis a dos millas del puerto.Do not fish two miles from the harbor. |
| ellos | no 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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Yo ___ cerca de la costa al amanecer.
I fish near the coast at dawn.
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