Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | zumbar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | zumbando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar zumbando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Zumbar conjugation
zumbar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning bug / pester. In the present tense: yo zumbo, tú zumbas, él/ella zumba, nosotros zumbamos, vosotros zumbáis, ellos zumban. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1225-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- zumbar
- Gerundio
- zumbando
- Meaning
- bug / pester
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Zumbar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbo | Yo zumbo a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.I bug my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbas | Tú normalmente zumbas al camarero por otra servilleta.You usually bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumba | Hoy, el vecino pesado zumba a media calle con su taladro.Today, the annoying neighbor bugs half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbamos | A veces, nosotros zumbamos al grupo con avisos sin parar.At times, we bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbáis | Ahora, vosotros zumbáis al árbitro desde la grada.Right now, you all bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumban | Casi siempre, los niños del portal zumban a los mayores por una moneda.Most of the time, the children by the entrance bug the adults for a coin. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he zumbado | Este año, yo he zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.This year, I have bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | has zumbado | Últimamente, tú has zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta.Lately, you have bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | ha zumbado | En estos meses, el vecino pesado ha zumbado a media calle con su taladro.In these months, the annoying neighbor has bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | hemos zumbado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar.So far, we have bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | habéis zumbado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis zumbado al árbitro desde la grada.This term, you all have bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | han zumbado | En este tiempo, los niños del portal han zumbado a los mayores por una moneda.During this time, the children by the entrance have bugged the adults for a coin. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbé | Ayer, yo zumbé a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.Yesterday, I bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbaste | Hace un rato, tú zumbaste al camarero por otra servilleta.A little while ago, you bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbó | Esta mañana, el vecino pesado zumbó a media calle con su taladro.This morning, the annoying neighbor bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbamos | Anoche, nosotros zumbamos al grupo con avisos sin parar.Last night, we bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbasteis | El sábado, vosotros zumbasteis al árbitro desde la grada.On Saturday, you all bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumbaron | Hace poco, los niños del portal zumbaron a los mayores por una moneda.Not long ago, the children by the entrance bugged the adults for a coin. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbaba | Antes, yo zumbaba a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.Before, I used to bug my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbabas | Por entonces, tú zumbabas al camarero por otra servilleta.Back then, you used to bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbaba | En esa época, el vecino pesado zumbaba a media calle con su taladro.At that time, the annoying neighbor used to bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros zumbábamos al grupo con avisos sin parar.When that was normal, we used to bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbabais | Hace años, vosotros zumbabais al árbitro desde la grada.Years ago, you all used to bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumbaban | En aquellos días, los niños del portal zumbaban a los mayores por una moneda.In those days, the children by the entrance used to bug the adults for a coin. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había zumbado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.When you arrived, I had already bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | habías zumbado | Para entonces, tú ya habías zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta.By then, you had already bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | había zumbado | Al volver, el vecino pesado ya había zumbado a media calle con su taladro.When we came back, the annoying neighbor had already bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | habíamos zumbado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar.Before talking it through, we had already bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | habíais zumbado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais zumbado al árbitro desde la grada.When you looked again, you all had already bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | habían zumbado | Para ese momento, los niños del portal ya habían zumbado a los mayores por una moneda.By that moment, the children by the entrance had already bugged the adults for a coin. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube zumbado | Apenas yo hube zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas, todo cambió.As soon as I had bugged my sister with silly questions, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste zumbado | En cuanto tú hubiste zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta, se notó.The moment you had bugged the waiter for another napkin, it showed. |
| él | hubo zumbado | No bien el vecino pesado hubo zumbado a media calle con su taladro, hubo ruido.As soon as the annoying neighbor had bugged half the street with his drill, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos zumbado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar, seguimos adelante.Once we had bugged the group with nonstop alerts, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis zumbado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis zumbado al árbitro desde la grada, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had bugged the referee from the stands, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron zumbado | En cuanto los niños del portal hubieron zumbado a los mayores por una moneda, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children by the entrance had bugged the adults for a coin, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbaré | Mañana, yo zumbaré a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.Tomorrow, I will bug my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbarás | Dentro de poco, tú zumbarás al camarero por otra servilleta.Soon, you will bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbará | Esta tarde, el vecino pesado zumbará a media calle con su taladro.This afternoon, the annoying neighbor will bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros zumbaremos al grupo con avisos sin parar.Next week, we will bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbaréis | Pronto, vosotros zumbaréis al árbitro desde la grada.Before long, you all will bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumbarán | Más adelante, los niños del portal zumbarán a los mayores por una moneda.Later on, the children by the entrance will bug the adults for a coin. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré zumbado | Para entonces, yo ya habré zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.By then, I will already have bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | habrás zumbado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta.Before closing time, you will already have bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | habrá zumbado | Al final del día, el vecino pesado ya habrá zumbado a media calle con su taladro.By the end of the day, the annoying neighbor will already have bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | habremos zumbado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar.By tomorrow, we will already have bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | habréis zumbado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis zumbado al árbitro desde la grada.Before leaving, you all will already have bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | habrán zumbado | Para esa hora, los niños del portal ya habrán zumbado a los mayores por una moneda.By that hour, the children by the entrance will already have bugged the adults for a coin. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbaría | En un caso así, yo zumbaría a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.In a case like that, I would bug my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú zumbarías al camarero por otra servilleta.With a little more time, you would bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbaría | En esa situación, el vecino pesado zumbaría a media calle con su taladro.In that situation, the annoying neighbor would bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros zumbaríamos al grupo con avisos sin parar.With that outlook, we would bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros zumbaríais al árbitro desde la grada.If it came to that, you all would bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumbarían | En un día así, los niños del portal zumbarían a los mayores por una moneda.On a day like that, the children by the entrance would bug the adults for a coin. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría zumbado | En otro momento, yo habría zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.At another moment, I would have bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | habrías zumbado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta.With a little more margin, you would have bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | habría zumbado | A esas alturas, el vecino pesado habría zumbado a media calle con su taladro.By then, the annoying neighbor would have bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | habríamos zumbado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar.With that turn, we would have bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | habríais zumbado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais zumbado al árbitro desde la grada.At that point, you all would have bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | habrían zumbado | En ese punto, los niños del portal habrían zumbado a los mayores por una moneda.From there, the children by the entrance would have bugged the adults for a coin. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbe | Es mejor que yo zumbe a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.It is better that I bug my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | zumbes | Hace falta que tú zumbes al camarero por otra servilleta.It is necessary that you bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbe | Conviene que el vecino pesado zumbe a media calle con su taladro.It is wise that the annoying neighbor bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbemos | Importa que nosotros zumbemos al grupo con avisos sin parar.It matters that we bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros zumbéis al árbitro desde la grada.It may help if you all bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumben | Es posible que los niños del portal zumben a los mayores por una moneda.It is possible that the children by the entrance bug the adults for a coin. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya zumbado | Ojalá yo haya zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.Hopefully I have bugged my sister with silly questions. |
| tú | hayas zumbado | Puede que tú ya hayas zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta.Maybe you already have bugged the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | haya zumbado | Tal vez el vecino pesado haya zumbado a media calle con su taladro.Perhaps the annoying neighbor has bugged half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | hayamos zumbado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar.Maybe we already have bugged the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | hayáis zumbado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis zumbado al árbitro desde la grada.It is likely that you all have bugged the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | hayan zumbado | Puede ser que los niños del portal ya hayan zumbado a los mayores por una moneda.It may be that the children by the entrance already have bugged the adults for a coin. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbara | Si yo zumbara a mi hermana con preguntas tontas, se notaría enseguida.If I bugged my sister with silly questions, it would show right away. |
| tú | zumbaras | Si tú zumbaras al camarero por otra servilleta, costaría ocultarlo.If you bugged the waiter for another napkin, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | zumbara | Si el vecino pesado zumbara a media calle con su taladro, daría mucho que hablar.If the annoying neighbor bugged half the street with his drill, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | zumbáramos | Si nosotros zumbáramos al grupo con avisos sin parar, todo iría por otro lado.If we bugged the group with nonstop alerts, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | zumbarais | Si vosotros zumbarais al árbitro desde la grada, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all bugged the referee from the stands, the mood would change. |
| ellos | zumbaran | Si los niños del portal zumbaran a los mayores por una moneda, la escena sería otra.If the children by the entrance bugged the adults for a coin, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera zumbado | Si yo hubiera zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas, aún se recordaría.If I had bugged my sister with silly questions, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras zumbado | Si tú hubieras zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta, eso habría dejado marca.If you had bugged the waiter for another napkin, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera zumbado | Si el vecino pesado hubiera zumbado a media calle con su taladro, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the annoying neighbor had bugged half the street with his drill, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos zumbado | Si nosotros hubiéramos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had bugged the group with nonstop alerts, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais zumbado | Si vosotros hubierais zumbado al árbitro desde la grada, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had bugged the referee from the stands, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran zumbado | Si los niños del portal hubieran zumbado a los mayores por una moneda, nada habría quedado igual.If the children by the entrance had bugged the adults for a coin, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | zumbare | Si yo zumbare a mi hermana con preguntas tontas, se notará enseguida.If I bug my sister with silly questions, it will show right away. |
| tú | zumbares | Si tú zumbares al camarero por otra servilleta, costará ignorarlo.If you bug the waiter for another napkin, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | zumbare | Si el vecino pesado zumbare a media calle con su taladro, dará mucho que hablar.If the annoying neighbor bugs half the street with his drill, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | zumbáremos | Si nosotros zumbáremos al grupo con avisos sin parar, todo irá por otro camino.If we bug the group with nonstop alerts, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | zumbareis | Si vosotros zumbareis al árbitro desde la grada, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all bug the referee from the stands, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | zumbaren | Si los niños del portal zumbaren a los mayores por una moneda, la escena será distinta.If the children by the entrance bug the adults for a coin, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere zumbado | Cuando yo hubiere zumbado a mi hermana con preguntas tontas, ya se notará.When I have bugged my sister with silly questions, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres zumbado | En cuanto tú hubieres zumbado al camarero por otra servilleta, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have bugged the waiter for another napkin, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere zumbado | Cuando el vecino pesado hubiere zumbado a media calle con su taladro, se verá de inmediato.When the annoying neighbor has bugged half the street with his drill, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos zumbado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos zumbado al grupo con avisos sin parar, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have bugged the group with nonstop alerts, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis zumbado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis zumbado al árbitro desde la grada, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have bugged the referee from the stands, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren zumbado | En cuanto los niños del portal hubieren zumbado a los mayores por una moneda, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children by the entrance have bugged the adults for a coin, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | zumba | zumba al camarero por otra servilleta.Bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | zumbe | Que el vecino pesado zumbe a media calle con su taladro.Let the annoying neighbor Bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | zumbemos | zumbemos al grupo con avisos sin parar.Bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | zumbad | zumbad al árbitro desde la grada.Bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | zumben | Que los niños del portal zumben a los mayores por una moneda.Let the children by the entrance Bug the adults for a coin. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no zumbes | No no zumbes al camarero por otra servilleta.Do not bug the waiter for another napkin. |
| él | no zumbe | Que el vecino pesado no no zumbe a media calle con su taladro.Let the annoying neighbor not bug half the street with his drill. |
| nosotros | no zumbemos | No no zumbemos al grupo con avisos sin parar.Let us not bug the group with nonstop alerts. |
| vosotros | no zumbéis | No no zumbéis al árbitro desde la grada.Do not bug the referee from the stands. |
| ellos | no zumben | Que los niños del portal no no zumben a los mayores por una moneda.Let the children by the entrance not bug the adults for a coin. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi hermana con preguntas tontas.
I bug my sister with silly questions.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about zumbar.
- What does 'zumbar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'zumbar' means to bug / pester. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is zumbar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Zumbar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate zumbar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of zumbar: yo zumbo, tú zumbas, él/ella/usted zumba, nosotros zumbamos, vosotros zumbáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes zumban.
- How do you conjugate zumbar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of zumbar: yo zumbé, tú zumbaste, él/ella/usted zumbó, nosotros zumbamos, vosotros zumbasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes zumbaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of zumbar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of zumbar: yo zumbaba, tú zumbabas, él/ella/usted zumbaba, nosotros zumbábamos, vosotros zumbabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes zumbaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of zumbar?
- The past participle of zumbar is 'zumbado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he zumbado' (I have bug / pestered), 'has zumbado', 'ha zumbado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of zumbar?
- The gerundio of zumbar is 'zumbando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy zumbando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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