Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tararear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tarareando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tarareando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Tararear conjugation
tararear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning hum. In the present tense: yo tarareo, tú tarareas, él/ella tararea, nosotros tarareamos, vosotros tarareáis, ellos tararean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2073-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- tararear
- Gerundio
- tarareando
- Meaning
- hum
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Tararear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tarareo | Yo tarareo mientras lavo los platos.I hum while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tarareas | Normalmente, tú tarareas bajo la ducha cada mañana.You usually hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tararea | Hoy, la peluquera del barrio tararea desde que abre la tienda.Today, the hairdresser in the neighborhood hums from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tarareamos | A veces, nosotros tarareamos en el coche camino al trabajo.At times, we hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tarareáis | Ahora, vosotros tarareáis durante la cola del banco.Right now, you all hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tararean | Casi siempre, los albañiles del patio tararean todo el rato al poner ladrillos.Most of the time, the builders in the yard hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he tarareado | Este año, yo he tarareado mientras lavo los platos.This year, I have hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | has tarareado | Últimamente, tú has tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana.Lately, you have hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | ha tarareado | En estos meses, la peluquera del barrio ha tarareado desde que abre la tienda.In these months, the hairdresser in the neighborhood has hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | hemos tarareado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo.So far, we have hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | habéis tarareado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis tarareado durante la cola del banco.This term, you all have hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | han tarareado | En este tiempo, los albañiles del patio han tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos.During this time, the builders in the yard have hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tarareé | Ayer, yo tarareé mientras lavo los platos.Yesterday, I hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tarareaste | Hace un rato, tú tarareaste bajo la ducha cada mañana.A little while ago, you hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | tarareó | Esta mañana, la peluquera del barrio tarareó desde que abre la tienda.This morning, the hairdresser in the neighborhood hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tarareamos | Anoche, nosotros tarareamos en el coche camino al trabajo.Last night, we hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tarareasteis | El sábado, vosotros tarareasteis durante la cola del banco.On Saturday, you all hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tararearon | Hace poco, los albañiles del patio tararearon todo el rato al poner ladrillos.Not long ago, the builders in the yard hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tarareaba | Antes, yo tarareaba mientras lavo los platos.Before, I used to hum while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tarareabas | Por entonces, tú tarareabas bajo la ducha cada mañana.Back then, you used to hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tarareaba | En esa época, la peluquera del barrio tarareaba desde que abre la tienda.At that time, the hairdresser in the neighborhood used to hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tarareábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros tarareábamos en el coche camino al trabajo.When that was normal, we used to hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tarareabais | Hace años, vosotros tarareabais durante la cola del banco.Years ago, you all used to hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tarareaban | En aquellos días, los albañiles del patio tarareaban todo el rato al poner ladrillos.In those days, the builders in the yard used to hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había tarareado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había tarareado mientras lavo los platos.When you arrived, I had already hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | habías tarareado | Para entonces, tú ya habías tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana.By then, you had already hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | había tarareado | Al volver, la peluquera del barrio ya había tarareado desde que abre la tienda.When we came back, the hairdresser in the neighborhood had already hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | habíamos tarareado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo.Before talking it through, we had already hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | habíais tarareado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais tarareado durante la cola del banco.When you looked again, you all had already hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | habían tarareado | Para ese momento, los albañiles del patio ya habían tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos.By that moment, the builders in the yard had already hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube tarareado | Apenas yo hube tarareado mientras lavo los platos, todo cambió.As soon as I had hummed while I wash the dishes, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste tarareado | En cuanto tú hubiste tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana, se notó.The moment you had hummed in the shower every morning, it showed. |
| él | hubo tarareado | No bien la peluquera del barrio hubo tarareado desde que abre la tienda, hubo ruido.As soon as the hairdresser in the neighborhood had hummed from the moment she opens the shop, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos tarareado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo, seguimos adelante.Once we had hummed in the car on the way to work, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis tarareado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis tarareado durante la cola del banco, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had hummed while waiting in line at the bank, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron tarareado | En cuanto los albañiles del patio hubieron tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the builders in the yard had hummed the whole time while laying bricks, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tararearé | Mañana, yo tararearé mientras lavo los platos.Tomorrow, I will hum while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tararearás | Dentro de poco, tú tararearás bajo la ducha cada mañana.Soon, you will hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tarareará | Esta tarde, la peluquera del barrio tarareará desde que abre la tienda.This afternoon, the hairdresser in the neighborhood will hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tararearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros tararearemos en el coche camino al trabajo.Next week, we will hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tararearéis | Pronto, vosotros tararearéis durante la cola del banco.Before long, you all will hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tararearán | Más adelante, los albañiles del patio tararearán todo el rato al poner ladrillos.Later on, the builders in the yard will hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré tarareado | Para entonces, yo ya habré tarareado mientras lavo los platos.By then, I will already have hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | habrás tarareado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana.Before closing time, you will already have hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | habrá tarareado | Al final del día, la peluquera del barrio ya habrá tarareado desde que abre la tienda.By the end of the day, the hairdresser in the neighborhood will already have hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | habremos tarareado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo.By tomorrow, we will already have hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | habréis tarareado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis tarareado durante la cola del banco.Before leaving, you all will already have hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | habrán tarareado | Para esa hora, los albañiles del patio ya habrán tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos.By that hour, the builders in the yard will already have hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tararearía | En un caso así, yo tararearía mientras lavo los platos.In a case like that, I would hum while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tararearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú tararearías bajo la ducha cada mañana.With a little more time, you would hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tararearía | En esa situación, la peluquera del barrio tararearía desde que abre la tienda.In that situation, the hairdresser in the neighborhood would hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tararearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros tararearíamos en el coche camino al trabajo.With that outlook, we would hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tararearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros tararearíais durante la cola del banco.If it came to that, you all would hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tararearían | En un día así, los albañiles del patio tararearían todo el rato al poner ladrillos.On a day like that, the builders in the yard would hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría tarareado | En otro momento, yo habría tarareado mientras lavo los platos.At another moment, I would have hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | habrías tarareado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana.With a little more margin, you would have hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | habría tarareado | A esas alturas, la peluquera del barrio habría tarareado desde que abre la tienda.By then, the hairdresser in the neighborhood would have hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | habríamos tarareado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo.With that turn, we would have hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | habríais tarareado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais tarareado durante la cola del banco.At that point, you all would have hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | habrían tarareado | En ese punto, los albañiles del patio habrían tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos.From there, the builders in the yard would have hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tararee | Es mejor que yo tararee mientras lavo los platos.It is better that I hum while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | tararees | Hace falta que tú tararees bajo la ducha cada mañana.It is necessary that you hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tararee | Conviene que la peluquera del barrio tararee desde que abre la tienda.It is wise that the hairdresser in the neighborhood hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tarareemos | Importa que nosotros tarareemos en el coche camino al trabajo.It matters that we hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tarareéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros tarareéis durante la cola del banco.It may help if you all hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tarareen | Es posible que los albañiles del patio tarareen todo el rato al poner ladrillos.It is possible that the builders in the yard hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya tarareado | Ojalá yo haya tarareado mientras lavo los platos.Hopefully I have hummed while I wash the dishes. |
| tú | hayas tarareado | Puede que tú ya hayas tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana.Maybe you already have hummed in the shower every morning. |
| él | haya tarareado | Tal vez la peluquera del barrio haya tarareado desde que abre la tienda.Perhaps the hairdresser in the neighborhood has hummed from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | hayamos tarareado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo.Maybe we already have hummed in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | hayáis tarareado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis tarareado durante la cola del banco.It is likely that you all have hummed while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | hayan tarareado | Puede ser que los albañiles del patio ya hayan tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos.It may be that the builders in the yard already have hummed the whole time while laying bricks. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tarareara | Si yo tarareara mientras lavo los platos, se notaría enseguida.If I hummed while I wash the dishes, it would show right away. |
| tú | tararearas | Si tú tararearas bajo la ducha cada mañana, costaría ocultarlo.If you hummed in the shower every morning, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | tarareara | Si la peluquera del barrio tarareara desde que abre la tienda, daría mucho que hablar.If the hairdresser in the neighborhood hummed from the moment she opens the shop, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tarareáramos | Si nosotros tarareáramos en el coche camino al trabajo, todo iría por otro lado.If we hummed in the car on the way to work, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | tararearais | Si vosotros tararearais durante la cola del banco, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all hummed while waiting in line at the bank, the mood would change. |
| ellos | tararearan | Si los albañiles del patio tararearan todo el rato al poner ladrillos, la escena sería otra.If the builders in the yard hummed the whole time while laying bricks, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera tarareado | Si yo hubiera tarareado mientras lavo los platos, aún se recordaría.If I had hummed while I wash the dishes, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras tarareado | Si tú hubieras tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana, eso habría dejado marca.If you had hummed in the shower every morning, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera tarareado | Si la peluquera del barrio hubiera tarareado desde que abre la tienda, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the hairdresser in the neighborhood had hummed from the moment she opens the shop, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos tarareado | Si nosotros hubiéramos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had hummed in the car on the way to work, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais tarareado | Si vosotros hubierais tarareado durante la cola del banco, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had hummed while waiting in line at the bank, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran tarareado | Si los albañiles del patio hubieran tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos, nada habría quedado igual.If the builders in the yard had hummed the whole time while laying bricks, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tarareare | Si yo tarareare mientras lavo los platos, se notará enseguida.If I hum while I wash the dishes, it will show right away. |
| tú | tarareares | Si tú tarareares bajo la ducha cada mañana, costará ignorarlo.If you hum in the shower every morning, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | tarareare | Si la peluquera del barrio tarareare desde que abre la tienda, dará mucho que hablar.If the hairdresser in the neighborhood hums from the moment she opens the shop, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tarareáremos | Si nosotros tarareáremos en el coche camino al trabajo, todo irá por otro camino.If we hum in the car on the way to work, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | tarareareis | Si vosotros tarareareis durante la cola del banco, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all hum while waiting in line at the bank, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | tararearen | Si los albañiles del patio tararearen todo el rato al poner ladrillos, la escena será distinta.If the builders in the yard hum the whole time while laying bricks, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere tarareado | Cuando yo hubiere tarareado mientras lavo los platos, ya se notará.When I have hummed while I wash the dishes, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres tarareado | En cuanto tú hubieres tarareado bajo la ducha cada mañana, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have hummed in the shower every morning, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere tarareado | Cuando la peluquera del barrio hubiere tarareado desde que abre la tienda, se verá de inmediato.When the hairdresser in the neighborhood has hummed from the moment she opens the shop, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos tarareado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos tarareado en el coche camino al trabajo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have hummed in the car on the way to work, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis tarareado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis tarareado durante la cola del banco, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have hummed while waiting in line at the bank, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren tarareado | En cuanto los albañiles del patio hubieren tarareado todo el rato al poner ladrillos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the builders in the yard have hummed the whole time while laying bricks, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | tararea | tararea bajo la ducha cada mañana.Hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | tararee | Que la peluquera del barrio tararee desde que abre la tienda.Let the hairdresser in the neighborhood hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | tarareemos | tarareemos en el coche camino al trabajo.Hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | tararead | tararead durante la cola del banco.Hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | tarareen | Que los albañiles del patio tarareen todo el rato al poner ladrillos.Let the builders in the yard hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no tararees | No no tararees bajo la ducha cada mañana.Do not hum in the shower every morning. |
| él | no tararee | Que la peluquera del barrio no no tararee desde que abre la tienda.Let the hairdresser in the neighborhood not hum from the moment she opens the shop. |
| nosotros | no tarareemos | No no tarareemos en el coche camino al trabajo.Let us not hum in the car on the way to work. |
| vosotros | no tarareéis | No no tarareéis durante la cola del banco.Do not hum while waiting in line at the bank. |
| ellos | no tarareen | Que los albañiles del patio no no tarareen todo el rato al poner ladrillos.Let the builders in the yard not hum the whole time while laying bricks. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mientras lavo los platos.
I hum while I wash the dishes.
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 'tararear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'tararear' means to hum. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is tararear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Tararear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate tararear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of tararear: yo tarareo, tú tarareas, él/ella/usted tararea, nosotros tarareamos, vosotros tarareáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tararean.
- How do you conjugate tararear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of tararear: yo tarareé, tú tarareaste, él/ella/usted tarareó, nosotros tarareamos, vosotros tarareasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tararearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of tararear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of tararear: yo tarareaba, tú tarareabas, él/ella/usted tarareaba, nosotros tarareábamos, vosotros tarareabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tarareaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of tararear?
- The past participle of tararear is 'tarareado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he tarareado' (I have humed), 'has tarareado', 'ha tarareado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of tararear?
- The gerundio of tararear is 'tarareando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy tarareando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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