Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tantear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tanteando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tanteando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Tantear conjugation
tantear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning feel around. In the present tense: yo tanteo, tú tanteas, él/ella tantea, nosotros tanteamos, vosotros tanteáis, ellos tantean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2072-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- tantear
- Gerundio
- tanteando
- Meaning
- feel around
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Tantear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tanteo | Yo tanteo la pared del pasillo.I feel around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tanteas | Normalmente, tú tanteas tu bolsillo buscando monedas.You usually feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tantea | Hoy, la niña a oscuras tantea la cerradura con una mano.Today, the girl in the dark feels around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tanteamos | A veces, nosotros tanteamos el camino entre arbustos.At times, we feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tanteáis | Ahora, vosotros tanteáis la mochila en silencio.Right now, you all feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tantean | Casi siempre, los campistas sin linterna tantean la salida sin encender nada.Most of the time, the campers without a flashlight feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he tanteado | Este año, yo he tanteado la pared del pasillo.This year, I have felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | has tanteado | Últimamente, tú has tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Lately, you have felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | ha tanteado | En estos meses, la niña a oscuras ha tanteado la cerradura con una mano.In these months, the girl in the dark has felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | hemos tanteado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos tanteado el camino entre arbustos.So far, we have felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | habéis tanteado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis tanteado la mochila en silencio.This term, you all have felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | han tanteado | En este tiempo, los campistas sin linterna han tanteado la salida sin encender nada.During this time, the campers without a flashlight have felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tanteé | Ayer, yo tanteé la pared del pasillo.Yesterday, I felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tanteaste | Hace un rato, tú tanteaste tu bolsillo buscando monedas.A little while ago, you felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tanteó | Esta mañana, la niña a oscuras tanteó la cerradura con una mano.This morning, the girl in the dark felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tanteamos | Anoche, nosotros tanteamos el camino entre arbustos.Last night, we felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tanteasteis | El sábado, vosotros tanteasteis la mochila en silencio.On Saturday, you all felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tantearon | Hace poco, los campistas sin linterna tantearon la salida sin encender nada.Not long ago, the campers without a flashlight felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tanteaba | Antes, yo tanteaba la pared del pasillo.Before, I used to feel around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tanteabas | Por entonces, tú tanteabas tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Back then, you used to feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tanteaba | En esa época, la niña a oscuras tanteaba la cerradura con una mano.At that time, the girl in the dark used to feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tanteábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros tanteábamos el camino entre arbustos.When that was normal, we used to feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tanteabais | Hace años, vosotros tanteabais la mochila en silencio.Years ago, you all used to feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tanteaban | En aquellos días, los campistas sin linterna tanteaban la salida sin encender nada.In those days, the campers without a flashlight used to feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había tanteado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había tanteado la pared del pasillo.When you arrived, I had already felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | habías tanteado | Para entonces, tú ya habías tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas.By then, you had already felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | había tanteado | Al volver, la niña a oscuras ya había tanteado la cerradura con una mano.When we came back, the girl in the dark had already felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | habíamos tanteado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos tanteado el camino entre arbustos.Before talking it through, we had already felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | habíais tanteado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais tanteado la mochila en silencio.When you looked again, you all had already felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | habían tanteado | Para ese momento, los campistas sin linterna ya habían tanteado la salida sin encender nada.By that moment, the campers without a flashlight had already felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube tanteado | Apenas yo hube tanteado la pared del pasillo, todo cambió.As soon as I had felt around along the hallway wall, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste tanteado | En cuanto tú hubiste tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas, se notó.The moment you had felt around through your pocket looking for coins, it showed. |
| él | hubo tanteado | No bien la niña a oscuras hubo tanteado la cerradura con una mano, hubo ruido.As soon as the girl in the dark had felt around at the lock with one hand, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos tanteado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos tanteado el camino entre arbustos, seguimos adelante.Once we had felt around for the path between the bushes, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis tanteado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis tanteado la mochila en silencio, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had felt around through the backpack in silence, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron tanteado | En cuanto los campistas sin linterna hubieron tanteado la salida sin encender nada, el ambiente cambió.The moment the campers without a flashlight had felt around for the exit without turning anything on, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tantearé | Mañana, yo tantearé la pared del pasillo.Tomorrow, I will feel around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tantearás | Dentro de poco, tú tantearás tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Soon, you will feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tanteará | Esta tarde, la niña a oscuras tanteará la cerradura con una mano.This afternoon, the girl in the dark will feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tantearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros tantearemos el camino entre arbustos.Next week, we will feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tantearéis | Pronto, vosotros tantearéis la mochila en silencio.Before long, you all will feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tantearán | Más adelante, los campistas sin linterna tantearán la salida sin encender nada.Later on, the campers without a flashlight will feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré tanteado | Para entonces, yo ya habré tanteado la pared del pasillo.By then, I will already have felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | habrás tanteado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Before closing time, you will already have felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | habrá tanteado | Al final del día, la niña a oscuras ya habrá tanteado la cerradura con una mano.By the end of the day, the girl in the dark will already have felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | habremos tanteado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos tanteado el camino entre arbustos.By tomorrow, we will already have felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | habréis tanteado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis tanteado la mochila en silencio.Before leaving, you all will already have felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | habrán tanteado | Para esa hora, los campistas sin linterna ya habrán tanteado la salida sin encender nada.By that hour, the campers without a flashlight will already have felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tantearía | En un caso así, yo tantearía la pared del pasillo.In a case like that, I would feel around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tantearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú tantearías tu bolsillo buscando monedas.With a little more time, you would feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tantearía | En esa situación, la niña a oscuras tantearía la cerradura con una mano.In that situation, the girl in the dark would feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tantearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros tantearíamos el camino entre arbustos.With that outlook, we would feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tantearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros tantearíais la mochila en silencio.If it came to that, you all would feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tantearían | En un día así, los campistas sin linterna tantearían la salida sin encender nada.On a day like that, the campers without a flashlight would feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría tanteado | En otro momento, yo habría tanteado la pared del pasillo.At another moment, I would have felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | habrías tanteado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas.With a little more margin, you would have felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | habría tanteado | A esas alturas, la niña a oscuras habría tanteado la cerradura con una mano.By then, the girl in the dark would have felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | habríamos tanteado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos tanteado el camino entre arbustos.With that turn, we would have felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | habríais tanteado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais tanteado la mochila en silencio.At that point, you all would have felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | habrían tanteado | En ese punto, los campistas sin linterna habrían tanteado la salida sin encender nada.From there, the campers without a flashlight would have felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tantee | Es mejor que yo tantee la pared del pasillo.It is better that I feel around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | tantees | Hace falta que tú tantees tu bolsillo buscando monedas.It is necessary that you feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tantee | Conviene que la niña a oscuras tantee la cerradura con una mano.It is wise that the girl in the dark feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tanteemos | Importa que nosotros tanteemos el camino entre arbustos.It matters that we feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tanteéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros tanteéis la mochila en silencio.It may help if you all feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tanteen | Es posible que los campistas sin linterna tanteen la salida sin encender nada.It is possible that the campers without a flashlight feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya tanteado | Ojalá yo haya tanteado la pared del pasillo.Hopefully I have felt around along the hallway wall. |
| tú | hayas tanteado | Puede que tú ya hayas tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Maybe you already have felt around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | haya tanteado | Tal vez la niña a oscuras haya tanteado la cerradura con una mano.Perhaps the girl in the dark has felt around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | hayamos tanteado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos tanteado el camino entre arbustos.Maybe we already have felt around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | hayáis tanteado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis tanteado la mochila en silencio.It is likely that you all have felt around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | hayan tanteado | Puede ser que los campistas sin linterna ya hayan tanteado la salida sin encender nada.It may be that the campers without a flashlight already have felt around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tanteara | Si yo tanteara la pared del pasillo, se notaría enseguida.If I felt around along the hallway wall, it would show right away. |
| tú | tantearas | Si tú tantearas tu bolsillo buscando monedas, costaría ocultarlo.If you felt around through your pocket looking for coins, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | tanteara | Si la niña a oscuras tanteara la cerradura con una mano, daría mucho que hablar.If the girl in the dark felt around at the lock with one hand, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tanteáramos | Si nosotros tanteáramos el camino entre arbustos, todo iría por otro lado.If we felt around for the path between the bushes, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | tantearais | Si vosotros tantearais la mochila en silencio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all felt around through the backpack in silence, the mood would change. |
| ellos | tantearan | Si los campistas sin linterna tantearan la salida sin encender nada, la escena sería otra.If the campers without a flashlight felt around for the exit without turning anything on, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera tanteado | Si yo hubiera tanteado la pared del pasillo, aún se recordaría.If I had felt around along the hallway wall, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras tanteado | Si tú hubieras tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas, eso habría dejado marca.If you had felt around through your pocket looking for coins, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera tanteado | Si la niña a oscuras hubiera tanteado la cerradura con una mano, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the girl in the dark had felt around at the lock with one hand, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos tanteado | Si nosotros hubiéramos tanteado el camino entre arbustos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had felt around for the path between the bushes, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais tanteado | Si vosotros hubierais tanteado la mochila en silencio, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had felt around through the backpack in silence, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran tanteado | Si los campistas sin linterna hubieran tanteado la salida sin encender nada, nada habría quedado igual.If the campers without a flashlight had felt around for the exit without turning anything on, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tanteare | Si yo tanteare la pared del pasillo, se notará enseguida.If I feel around along the hallway wall, it will show right away. |
| tú | tanteares | Si tú tanteares tu bolsillo buscando monedas, costará ignorarlo.If you feel around through your pocket looking for coins, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | tanteare | Si la niña a oscuras tanteare la cerradura con una mano, dará mucho que hablar.If the girl in the dark feels around at the lock with one hand, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tanteáremos | Si nosotros tanteáremos el camino entre arbustos, todo irá por otro camino.If we feel around for the path between the bushes, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | tanteareis | Si vosotros tanteareis la mochila en silencio, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all feel around through the backpack in silence, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | tantearen | Si los campistas sin linterna tantearen la salida sin encender nada, la escena será distinta.If the campers without a flashlight feel around for the exit without turning anything on, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere tanteado | Cuando yo hubiere tanteado la pared del pasillo, ya se notará.When I have felt around along the hallway wall, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres tanteado | En cuanto tú hubieres tanteado tu bolsillo buscando monedas, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have felt around through your pocket looking for coins, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere tanteado | Cuando la niña a oscuras hubiere tanteado la cerradura con una mano, se verá de inmediato.When the girl in the dark has felt around at the lock with one hand, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos tanteado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos tanteado el camino entre arbustos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have felt around for the path between the bushes, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis tanteado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis tanteado la mochila en silencio, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have felt around through the backpack in silence, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren tanteado | En cuanto los campistas sin linterna hubieren tanteado la salida sin encender nada, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the campers without a flashlight have felt around for the exit without turning anything on, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | tantea | tantea tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | tantee | Que la niña a oscuras tantee la cerradura con una mano.Let the girl in the dark feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | tanteemos | tanteemos el camino entre arbustos.Feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | tantead | tantead la mochila en silencio.Feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | tanteen | Que los campistas sin linterna tanteen la salida sin encender nada.Let the campers without a flashlight feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no tantees | No no tantees tu bolsillo buscando monedas.Do not feel around through your pocket looking for coins. |
| él | no tantee | Que la niña a oscuras no no tantee la cerradura con una mano.Let the girl in the dark not feel around at the lock with one hand. |
| nosotros | no tanteemos | No no tanteemos el camino entre arbustos.Let us not feel around for the path between the bushes. |
| vosotros | no tanteéis | No no tanteéis la mochila en silencio.Do not feel around through the backpack in silence. |
| ellos | no tanteen | Que los campistas sin linterna no no tanteen la salida sin encender nada.Let the campers without a flashlight not feel around for the exit without turning anything on. |
Free web drill
Practice tantear
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la pared del pasillo.
I feel around along the hallway wall.
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.
Grammar to master with tantear
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about tantear.
- What does 'tantear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'tantear' means to feel around. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is tantear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Tantear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate tantear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of tantear: yo tanteo, tú tanteas, él/ella/usted tantea, nosotros tanteamos, vosotros tanteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tantean.
- How do you conjugate tantear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of tantear: yo tanteé, tú tanteaste, él/ella/usted tanteó, nosotros tanteamos, vosotros tanteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tantearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of tantear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of tantear: yo tanteaba, tú tanteabas, él/ella/usted tanteaba, nosotros tanteábamos, vosotros tanteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tanteaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of tantear?
- The past participle of tantear is 'tanteado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he tanteado' (I have feel arounded), 'has tanteado', 'ha tanteado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of tantear?
- The gerundio of tantear is 'tanteando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy tanteando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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