Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | palpar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | palpando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar palpando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Palpar conjugation
palpar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning feel. In the present tense: yo palpo, tú palpas, él/ella palpa, nosotros palpamos, vosotros palpáis, ellos palpan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1967-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- palpar
- Gerundio
- palpando
- Meaning
- feel
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
Conjugation tables
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Palpar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpo | Yo palpo el bolsillo buscando las llaves.I feel my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palpas | Normalmente, tú palpas la pared a oscuras.You usually feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpa | Hoy, el médico de guardia palpa el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.Today, the doctor on duty feels the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palpamos | A veces, nosotros palpamos la tela para ver si pica.At times, we feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palpáis | Ahora, vosotros palpáis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Right now, you all feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palpan | Casi siempre, los niños del museo palpan las maquetas con curiosidad.Most of the time, the children in the museum feel the models with curiosity. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he palpado | Este año, yo he palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves.This year, I have felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | has palpado | Últimamente, tú has palpado la pared a oscuras.Lately, you have felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | ha palpado | En estos meses, el médico de guardia ha palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.In these months, the doctor on duty has felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | hemos palpado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos palpado la tela para ver si pica.So far, we have felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | habéis palpado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.This term, you all have felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | han palpado | En este tiempo, los niños del museo han palpado las maquetas con curiosidad.During this time, the children in the museum have felt the models with curiosity. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpé | Ayer, yo palpé el bolsillo buscando las llaves.Yesterday, I felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palpaste | Hace un rato, tú palpaste la pared a oscuras.A little while ago, you felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpó | Esta mañana, el médico de guardia palpó el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.This morning, the doctor on duty felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palpamos | Anoche, nosotros palpamos la tela para ver si pica.Last night, we felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palpasteis | El sábado, vosotros palpasteis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.On Saturday, you all felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palparon | Hace poco, los niños del museo palparon las maquetas con curiosidad.Not long ago, the children in the museum felt the models with curiosity. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpaba | Antes, yo palpaba el bolsillo buscando las llaves.Before, I used to feel my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palpabas | Por entonces, tú palpabas la pared a oscuras.Back then, you used to feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpaba | En esa época, el médico de guardia palpaba el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.At that time, the doctor on duty used to feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palpábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros palpábamos la tela para ver si pica.When that was normal, we used to feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palpabais | Hace años, vosotros palpabais el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Years ago, you all used to feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palpaban | En aquellos días, los niños del museo palpaban las maquetas con curiosidad.In those days, the children in the museum used to feel the models with curiosity. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había palpado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves.When you arrived, I had already felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | habías palpado | Para entonces, tú ya habías palpado la pared a oscuras.By then, you had already felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | había palpado | Al volver, el médico de guardia ya había palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.When we came back, the doctor on duty had already felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | habíamos palpado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos palpado la tela para ver si pica.Before talking it through, we had already felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | habíais palpado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.When you looked again, you all had already felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | habían palpado | Para ese momento, los niños del museo ya habían palpado las maquetas con curiosidad.By that moment, the children in the museum had already felt the models with curiosity. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube palpado | Apenas yo hube palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves, todo cambió.As soon as I had felt my pocket looking for the keys, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste palpado | En cuanto tú hubiste palpado la pared a oscuras, se notó.The moment you had felt the wall in the dark, it showed. |
| él | hubo palpado | No bien el médico de guardia hubo palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos, hubo ruido.As soon as the doctor on duty had felt the patient's pulse with two fingers, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos palpado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos palpado la tela para ver si pica, seguimos adelante.Once we had felt the fabric to check its texture, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis palpado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron palpado | En cuanto los niños del museo hubieron palpado las maquetas con curiosidad, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children in the museum had felt the models with curiosity, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palparé | Mañana, yo palparé el bolsillo buscando las llaves.Tomorrow, I will feel my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palparás | Dentro de poco, tú palparás la pared a oscuras.Soon, you will feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpará | Esta tarde, el médico de guardia palpará el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.This afternoon, the doctor on duty will feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palparemos | La semana que viene, nosotros palparemos la tela para ver si pica.Next week, we will feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palparéis | Pronto, vosotros palparéis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Before long, you all will feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palparán | Más adelante, los niños del museo palparán las maquetas con curiosidad.Later on, the children in the museum will feel the models with curiosity. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré palpado | Para entonces, yo ya habré palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves.By then, I will already have felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | habrás palpado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás palpado la pared a oscuras.Before closing time, you will already have felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | habrá palpado | Al final del día, el médico de guardia ya habrá palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.By the end of the day, the doctor on duty will already have felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | habremos palpado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos palpado la tela para ver si pica.By tomorrow, we will already have felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | habréis palpado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Before leaving, you all will already have felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | habrán palpado | Para esa hora, los niños del museo ya habrán palpado las maquetas con curiosidad.By that hour, the children in the museum will already have felt the models with curiosity. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palparía | En un caso así, yo palparía el bolsillo buscando las llaves.In a case like that, I would feel my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palparías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú palparías la pared a oscuras.With a little more time, you would feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palparía | En esa situación, el médico de guardia palparía el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.In that situation, the doctor on duty would feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palparíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros palparíamos la tela para ver si pica.With that outlook, we would feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palparíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros palparíais el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.If it came to that, you all would feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palparían | En un día así, los niños del museo palparían las maquetas con curiosidad.On a day like that, the children in the museum would feel the models with curiosity. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría palpado | En otro momento, yo habría palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves.At another moment, I would have felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | habrías palpado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías palpado la pared a oscuras.With a little more margin, you would have felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | habría palpado | A esas alturas, el médico de guardia habría palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.By then, the doctor on duty would have felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | habríamos palpado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos palpado la tela para ver si pica.With that turn, we would have felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | habríais palpado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.At that point, you all would have felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | habrían palpado | En ese punto, los niños del museo habrían palpado las maquetas con curiosidad.From there, the children in the museum would have felt the models with curiosity. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpe | Es mejor que yo palpe el bolsillo buscando las llaves.It is better that I feel my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | palpes | Hace falta que tú palpes la pared a oscuras.It is necessary that you feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpe | Conviene que el médico de guardia palpe el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.It is wise that the doctor on duty feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palpemos | Importa que nosotros palpemos la tela para ver si pica.It matters that we feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palpéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros palpéis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.It may help if you all feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palpen | Es posible que los niños del museo palpen las maquetas con curiosidad.It is possible that the children in the museum feel the models with curiosity. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya palpado | Ojalá yo haya palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves.Hopefully I have felt my pocket looking for the keys. |
| tú | hayas palpado | Puede que tú ya hayas palpado la pared a oscuras.Maybe you already have felt the wall in the dark. |
| él | haya palpado | Tal vez el médico de guardia haya palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.Perhaps the doctor on duty has felt the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | hayamos palpado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos palpado la tela para ver si pica.Maybe we already have felt the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | hayáis palpado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.It is likely that you all have felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | hayan palpado | Puede ser que los niños del museo ya hayan palpado las maquetas con curiosidad.It may be that the children in the museum already have felt the models with curiosity. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpara | Si yo palpara el bolsillo buscando las llaves, se notaría enseguida.If I felt my pocket looking for the keys, it would show right away. |
| tú | palparas | Si tú palparas la pared a oscuras, costaría ocultarlo.If you felt the wall in the dark, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | palpara | Si el médico de guardia palpara el pulso del paciente con dos dedos, daría mucho que hablar.If the doctor on duty felt the patient's pulse with two fingers, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | palpáramos | Si nosotros palpáramos la tela para ver si pica, todo iría por otro lado.If we felt the fabric to check its texture, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | palparais | Si vosotros palparais el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass, the mood would change. |
| ellos | palparan | Si los niños del museo palparan las maquetas con curiosidad, la escena sería otra.If the children in the museum felt the models with curiosity, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera palpado | Si yo hubiera palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves, aún se recordaría.If I had felt my pocket looking for the keys, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras palpado | Si tú hubieras palpado la pared a oscuras, eso habría dejado marca.If you had felt the wall in the dark, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera palpado | Si el médico de guardia hubiera palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the doctor on duty had felt the patient's pulse with two fingers, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos palpado | Si nosotros hubiéramos palpado la tela para ver si pica, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had felt the fabric to check its texture, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais palpado | Si vosotros hubierais palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran palpado | Si los niños del museo hubieran palpado las maquetas con curiosidad, nada habría quedado igual.If the children in the museum had felt the models with curiosity, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | palpare | Si yo palpare el bolsillo buscando las llaves, se notará enseguida.If I feel my pocket looking for the keys, it will show right away. |
| tú | palpares | Si tú palpares la pared a oscuras, costará ignorarlo.If you feel the wall in the dark, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | palpare | Si el médico de guardia palpare el pulso del paciente con dos dedos, dará mucho que hablar.If the doctor on duty feels the patient's pulse with two fingers, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | palpáremos | Si nosotros palpáremos la tela para ver si pica, todo irá por otro camino.If we feel the fabric to check its texture, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | palpareis | Si vosotros palpareis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | palparen | Si los niños del museo palparen las maquetas con curiosidad, la escena será distinta.If the children in the museum feel the models with curiosity, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere palpado | Cuando yo hubiere palpado el bolsillo buscando las llaves, ya se notará.When I have felt my pocket looking for the keys, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres palpado | En cuanto tú hubieres palpado la pared a oscuras, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have felt the wall in the dark, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere palpado | Cuando el médico de guardia hubiere palpado el pulso del paciente con dos dedos, se verá de inmediato.When the doctor on duty has felt the patient's pulse with two fingers, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos palpado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos palpado la tela para ver si pica, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have felt the fabric to check its texture, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis palpado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis palpado el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have felt the edge of the frame without touching the glass, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren palpado | En cuanto los niños del museo hubieren palpado las maquetas con curiosidad, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children in the museum have felt the models with curiosity, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | palpa | palpa la pared a oscuras.Feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | palpe | Que el médico de guardia palpe el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.Let the doctor on duty feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | palpemos | palpemos la tela para ver si pica.Feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | palpad | palpad el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | palpen | Que los niños del museo palpen las maquetas con curiosidad.Let the children in the museum feel the models with curiosity. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no palpes | No no palpes la pared a oscuras.Do not feel the wall in the dark. |
| él | no palpe | Que el médico de guardia no no palpe el pulso del paciente con dos dedos.Let the doctor on duty not feel the patient's pulse with two fingers. |
| nosotros | no palpemos | No no palpemos la tela para ver si pica.Let us not feel the fabric to check its texture. |
| vosotros | no palpéis | No no palpéis el borde del cuadro sin tocar el cristal.Do not feel the edge of the frame without touching the glass. |
| ellos | no palpen | Que los niños del museo no no palpen las maquetas con curiosidad.Let the children in the museum not feel the models with curiosity. |
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Practice palpar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el bolsillo buscando las llaves.
I feel my pocket looking for the keys.
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 'palpar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'palpar' means to feel. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is palpar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Palpar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate palpar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of palpar: yo palpo, tú palpas, él/ella/usted palpa, nosotros palpamos, vosotros palpáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes palpan.
- How do you conjugate palpar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of palpar: yo palpé, tú palpaste, él/ella/usted palpó, nosotros palpamos, vosotros palpasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes palparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of palpar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of palpar: yo palpaba, tú palpabas, él/ella/usted palpaba, nosotros palpábamos, vosotros palpabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes palpaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of palpar?
- The past participle of palpar is 'palpado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he palpado' (I have feeled), 'has palpado', 'ha palpado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of palpar?
- The gerundio of palpar is 'palpando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy palpando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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