Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | sortear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | sorteando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar sorteando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Sortear conjugation
sortear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning work around / get past. In the present tense: yo sorteo, tú sorteas, él/ella sortea, nosotros sorteamos, vosotros sorteáis, ellos sortean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- sortear
- Gerundio
- sorteando
- Meaning
- work around / get past
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Sortear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorteo | Yo sorteo el atasco saliendo media hora antes.I work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sorteas | Tú normalmente sorteas la norma absurda con una solución simple.You usually work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sortea | Hoy, el reparto urgente sortea el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.Today, the urgent delivery works around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sorteamos | A veces, nosotros sorteamos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.At times, we work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sorteáis | Ahora, vosotros sorteáis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Right now, you all work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sortean | Casi siempre, los viajeros tranquilos sortean cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.Most of the time, the calm travelers work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he sorteado | Este año, yo he sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes.This year, I have worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | has sorteado | Últimamente, tú has sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple.Lately, you have worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | ha sorteado | En estos meses, el reparto urgente ha sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.In these months, the urgent delivery has worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | hemos sorteado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.So far, we have worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | habéis sorteado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.This term, you all have worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | han sorteado | En este tiempo, los viajeros tranquilos han sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.During this time, the calm travelers have worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorteé | Ayer, yo sorteé el atasco saliendo media hora antes.Yesterday, I worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sorteaste | Hace un rato, tú sorteaste la norma absurda con una solución simple.A little while ago, you worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sorteó | Esta mañana, el reparto urgente sorteó el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.This morning, the urgent delivery worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sorteamos | Anoche, nosotros sorteamos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Last night, we worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sorteasteis | El sábado, vosotros sorteasteis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.On Saturday, you all worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sortearon | Hace poco, los viajeros tranquilos sortearon cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.Not long ago, the calm travelers worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorteaba | Antes, yo sorteaba el atasco saliendo media hora antes.Before, I used to work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sorteabas | Por entonces, tú sorteabas la norma absurda con una solución simple.Back then, you used to work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sorteaba | En esa época, el reparto urgente sorteaba el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.At that time, the urgent delivery used to work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sorteábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros sorteábamos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.When that was normal, we used to work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sorteabais | Hace años, vosotros sorteabais la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Years ago, you all used to work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sorteaban | En aquellos días, los viajeros tranquilos sorteaban cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.In those days, the calm travelers used to work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había sorteado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes.When you arrived, I had already worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | habías sorteado | Para entonces, tú ya habías sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple.By then, you had already worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | había sorteado | Al volver, el reparto urgente ya había sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.When we came back, the urgent delivery had already worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | habíamos sorteado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Before talking it through, we had already worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | habíais sorteado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.When you looked again, you all had already worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | habían sorteado | Para ese momento, los viajeros tranquilos ya habían sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.By that moment, the calm travelers had already worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube sorteado | Apenas yo hube sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes, todo cambió.As soon as I had worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste sorteado | En cuanto tú hubiste sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple, se notó.The moment you had worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix, it showed. |
| él | hubo sorteado | No bien el reparto urgente hubo sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios, hubo ruido.As soon as the urgent delivery had worked around the street closure by taking side roads, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos sorteado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños, seguimos adelante.Once we had worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis sorteado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had worked around the storm by looking for an inner route, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron sorteado | En cuanto los viajeros tranquilos hubieron sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the calm travelers had worked around each obstacle with patience and humor, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sortearé | Mañana, yo sortearé el atasco saliendo media hora antes.Tomorrow, I will work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sortearás | Dentro de poco, tú sortearás la norma absurda con una solución simple.Soon, you will work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sorteará | Esta tarde, el reparto urgente sorteará el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.This afternoon, the urgent delivery will work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sortearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros sortearemos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Next week, we will work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sortearéis | Pronto, vosotros sortearéis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Before long, you all will work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sortearán | Más adelante, los viajeros tranquilos sortearán cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.Later on, the calm travelers will work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré sorteado | Para entonces, yo ya habré sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes.By then, I will already have worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | habrás sorteado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple.Before closing time, you will already have worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | habrá sorteado | Al final del día, el reparto urgente ya habrá sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.By the end of the day, the urgent delivery will already have worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | habremos sorteado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.By tomorrow, we will already have worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | habréis sorteado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Before leaving, you all will already have worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | habrán sorteado | Para esa hora, los viajeros tranquilos ya habrán sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.By that hour, the calm travelers will already have worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sortearía | En un caso así, yo sortearía el atasco saliendo media hora antes.In a case like that, I would work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sortearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú sortearías la norma absurda con una solución simple.With a little more time, you would work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sortearía | En esa situación, el reparto urgente sortearía el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.In that situation, the urgent delivery would work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sortearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros sortearíamos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.With that outlook, we would work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sortearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros sortearíais la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.If it came to that, you all would work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sortearían | En un día así, los viajeros tranquilos sortearían cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.On a day like that, the calm travelers would work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría sorteado | En otro momento, yo habría sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes.At another moment, I would have worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | habrías sorteado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple.With a little more margin, you would have worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | habría sorteado | A esas alturas, el reparto urgente habría sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.By then, the urgent delivery would have worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | habríamos sorteado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.With that turn, we would have worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | habríais sorteado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.At that point, you all would have worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | habrían sorteado | En ese punto, los viajeros tranquilos habrían sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.From there, the calm travelers would have worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sortee | Es mejor que yo sortee el atasco saliendo media hora antes.It is better that I work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | sortees | Hace falta que tú sortees la norma absurda con una solución simple.It is necessary that you work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sortee | Conviene que el reparto urgente sortee el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.It is wise that the urgent delivery work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sorteemos | Importa que nosotros sorteemos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.It matters that we work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sorteéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros sorteéis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.It may help if you all work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sorteen | Es posible que los viajeros tranquilos sorteen cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.It is possible that the calm travelers work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya sorteado | Ojalá yo haya sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes.Hopefully I have worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early. |
| tú | hayas sorteado | Puede que tú ya hayas sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple.Maybe you already have worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | haya sorteado | Tal vez el reparto urgente haya sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.Perhaps the urgent delivery has worked around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | hayamos sorteado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Maybe we already have worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | hayáis sorteado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.It is likely that you all have worked around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | hayan sorteado | Puede ser que los viajeros tranquilos ya hayan sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.It may be that the calm travelers already have worked around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorteara | Si yo sorteara el atasco saliendo media hora antes, se notaría enseguida.If I worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early, it would show right away. |
| tú | sortearas | Si tú sortearas la norma absurda con una solución simple, costaría ocultarlo.If you worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | sorteara | Si el reparto urgente sorteara el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios, daría mucho que hablar.If the urgent delivery worked around the street closure by taking side roads, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | sorteáramos | Si nosotros sorteáramos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños, todo iría por otro lado.If we worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | sortearais | Si vosotros sortearais la tormenta buscando una ruta interior, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all worked around the storm by looking for an inner route, the mood would change. |
| ellos | sortearan | Si los viajeros tranquilos sortearan cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor, la escena sería otra.If the calm travelers worked around each obstacle with patience and humor, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera sorteado | Si yo hubiera sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes, aún se recordaría.If I had worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras sorteado | Si tú hubieras sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple, eso habría dejado marca.If you had worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera sorteado | Si el reparto urgente hubiera sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the urgent delivery had worked around the street closure by taking side roads, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos sorteado | Si nosotros hubiéramos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais sorteado | Si vosotros hubierais sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had worked around the storm by looking for an inner route, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran sorteado | Si los viajeros tranquilos hubieran sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor, nada habría quedado igual.If the calm travelers had worked around each obstacle with patience and humor, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sorteare | Si yo sorteare el atasco saliendo media hora antes, se notará enseguida.If I work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early, it will show right away. |
| tú | sorteares | Si tú sorteares la norma absurda con una solución simple, costará ignorarlo.If you work around the absurd rule with a simple fix, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | sorteare | Si el reparto urgente sorteare el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios, dará mucho que hablar.If the urgent delivery works around the street closure by taking side roads, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | sorteáremos | Si nosotros sorteáremos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños, todo irá por otro camino.If we work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | sorteareis | Si vosotros sorteareis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all work around the storm by looking for an inner route, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | sortearen | Si los viajeros tranquilos sortearen cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor, la escena será distinta.If the calm travelers work around each obstacle with patience and humor, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere sorteado | Cuando yo hubiere sorteado el atasco saliendo media hora antes, ya se notará.When I have worked around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres sorteado | En cuanto tú hubieres sorteado la norma absurda con una solución simple, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have worked around the absurd rule with a simple fix, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere sorteado | Cuando el reparto urgente hubiere sorteado el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios, se verá de inmediato.When the urgent delivery has worked around the street closure by taking side roads, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos sorteado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos sorteado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have worked around the month's expenses by cutting small extras, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis sorteado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis sorteado la tormenta buscando una ruta interior, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have worked around the storm by looking for an inner route, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren sorteado | En cuanto los viajeros tranquilos hubieren sorteado cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the calm travelers have worked around each obstacle with patience and humor, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | sortea | sortea la norma absurda con una solución simple.Work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | sortee | Que el reparto urgente sortee el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.Let the urgent delivery Work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | sorteemos | sorteemos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | sortead | sortead la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | sorteen | Que los viajeros tranquilos sorteen cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.Let the calm travelers Work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no sortees | No no sortees la norma absurda con una solución simple.Do not work around the absurd rule with a simple fix. |
| él | no sortee | Que el reparto urgente no no sortee el cierre de la calle por caminos secundarios.Let the urgent delivery not work around the street closure by taking side roads. |
| nosotros | no sorteemos | No no sorteemos los gastos del mes quitando caprichos pequeños.Let us not work around the month's expenses by cutting small extras. |
| vosotros | no sorteéis | No no sorteéis la tormenta buscando una ruta interior.Do not work around the storm by looking for an inner route. |
| ellos | no sorteen | Que los viajeros tranquilos no no sorteen cada obstáculo con paciencia y humor.Let the calm travelers not work around each obstacle with patience and humor. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el atasco saliendo media hora antes.
I work around the traffic jam by leaving half an hour early.
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 'sortear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'sortear' means to work around / get past. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is sortear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Sortear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate sortear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of sortear: yo sorteo, tú sorteas, él/ella/usted sortea, nosotros sorteamos, vosotros sorteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sortean.
- How do you conjugate sortear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of sortear: yo sorteé, tú sorteaste, él/ella/usted sorteó, nosotros sorteamos, vosotros sorteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sortearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of sortear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of sortear: yo sorteaba, tú sorteabas, él/ella/usted sorteaba, nosotros sorteábamos, vosotros sorteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sorteaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of sortear?
- The past participle of sortear is 'sorteado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he sorteado' (I have work around / get pasted), 'has sorteado', 'ha sorteado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of sortear?
- The gerundio of sortear is 'sorteando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy sorteando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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