Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Golpear in Spanish
golpear to hit, to strike, to beat, to pound Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Golpear (to hit, to strike, to beat, to pound) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: golpeo, golpeas, golpea, golpeamos, golpeáis, golpean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- golpeado hit
- Gerund
- golpeando hitting
- Similar
- derrotar, palpitar, vapulear, pegar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Golpear
- Golpear in the Indicative Present
- Golpear in the Indicative Preterite
- Golpear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Golpear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Golpear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Golpear in the Indicative Future
- Golpear in the Indicative Conditional
- Golpear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Golpear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Golpear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Golpear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Golpear
- Imperative tenses of Golpear
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Golpear
Golpear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of golpear is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “golpeo”, meaning “I hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpeo | I hit |
| Tú | golpeas | you hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpea | s/he hits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeamos | we hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpeáis | you (plural) hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpean | they hit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem golpe- plus the -ar endings.
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Golpear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of golpear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “golpeé”, meaning “I hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpeé | I hit |
| Tú | golpeaste | you hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpeó | s/he hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeamos | we hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpeasteis | you (plural) hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpearon | they hit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem golpe- plus the -ar endings.
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Golpear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of golpear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “golpeaba”, meaning “I used to hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpeaba | I used to hit |
| Tú | golpeabas | you used to hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpeaba | s/he used to hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeábamos | we used to hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpeabais | you (plural) used to hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpeaban | they used to hit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem golpe- plus the -ar endings.
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Golpear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of golpear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy golpeando”, meaning “I am hitting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy golpeando | I am hitting |
| Tú | estás golpeando | you are hitting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está golpeando | s/he is hitting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos golpeando | we are hitting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis golpeando | you (plural) are hitting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están golpeando | they are hitting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund golpeando.
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Golpear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of golpear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a golpear”, meaning “I am going to hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a golpear | I am going to hit |
| Tú | vas a golpear | you are going to hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a golpear | s/he is going to hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a golpear | we are going to hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a golpear | you (plural) are going to hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a golpear | they are going to hit |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive golpear.
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Golpear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of golpear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “golpearé”, meaning “I will hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpearé | I will hit |
| Tú | golpearás | you will hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpeará | s/he will hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpearemos | we will hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpearéis | you (plural) will hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpearán | they will hit |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive golpear plus the future endings.
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Golpear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of golpear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “golpearía”, meaning “I would hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpearía | I would hit |
| Tú | golpearías | you would hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpearía | s/he would hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpearíamos | we would hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpearíais | you (plural) would hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpearían | they would hit |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive golpear plus the conditional endings.
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Golpear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of golpear is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he golpeado”, meaning “I have hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he golpeado | I have hit |
| Tú | has golpeado | you have hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha golpeado | s/he has hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos golpeado | we have hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis golpeado | you (plural) have hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han golpeado | they have hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Golpear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of golpear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había golpeado”, meaning “I had hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había golpeado | I had hit |
| Tú | habías golpeado | you had hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había golpeado | s/he had hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos golpeado | we had hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais golpeado | you (plural) had hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían golpeado | they had hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Golpear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of golpear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré golpeado”, meaning “I will have hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré golpeado | I will have hit |
| Tú | habrás golpeado | you will have hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá golpeado | s/he will have hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos golpeado | we will have hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis golpeado | you (plural) will have hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán golpeado | they will have hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Golpear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of golpear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría golpeado”, meaning “I would have hit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría golpeado | I would have hit |
| Tú | habrías golpeado | you would have hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría golpeado | s/he would have hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos golpeado | we would have hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais golpeado | you (plural) would have hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían golpeado | they would have hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Golpear
Golpear in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “golpee”, meaning “I hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpee | I hit |
| Tú | golpees | you hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpee | s/he hits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeemos | we hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpeéis | you (plural) hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpeen | they hit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem golpe- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Golpear in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “golpeara”, meaning “I hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpeara | I hit |
| Tú | golpearas | you hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpeara | s/he hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeáramos | we hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpearais | you (plural) hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpearan | they hit |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, golpearon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (golpeáramos).
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Golpear in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “golpeare”, meaning “I will hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | golpeare | I will hit |
| Tú | golpeares | you will hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpeare | s/he will hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeáremos | we will hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpeareis | you (plural) will hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpearen | they will hit |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, golpearon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (golpeáremos).
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Golpear in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya golpeado”, meaning “I have hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya golpeado | I have hit |
| Tú | hayas golpeado | you have hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya golpeado | s/he has hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos golpeado | we have hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis golpeado | you (plural) have hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan golpeado | they have hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Golpear in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera golpeado”, meaning “I had hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera golpeado | I had hit |
| Tú | hubieras golpeado | you had hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera golpeado | s/he had hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos golpeado | we had hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais golpeado | you (plural) had hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran golpeado | they had hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Golpear in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere golpeado”, meaning “I will have hit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere golpeado | I will have hit |
| Tú | hubieres golpeado | you will have hit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere golpeado | s/he will have hit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos golpeado | we will have hit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis golpeado | you (plural) will have hit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren golpeado | they will have hit |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle golpeado.
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Imperative tenses of Golpear
Golpear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “golpee”, meaning “(to you formal) hit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | golpea | (to you) hit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | golpee | (to you formal) hit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | golpeemos | let's hit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | golpead | (to you plural) hit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | golpeen | (to you plural formal) hit! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (golpea); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (golpee, golpeemos, golpeen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (golpead).
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Golpear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no golpee”, meaning “(to you formal) don't hit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no golpees | (to you) don't hit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no golpee | (to you formal) don't hit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no golpeemos | let's not hit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no golpeéis | (to you plural) don't hit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no golpeen | (to you plural formal) don't hit! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no golpees, no golpee, no golpeemos, no golpeéis, no golpeen.
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Frequently asked questions about Golpear
Is golpear a regular or irregular verb?
Golpear is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate golpear in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), golpear is conjugated as: yo golpeo, tú golpeas, él/ella/usted golpea, nosotros golpeamos, vosotros golpeáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes golpean. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate golpear in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), golpear is conjugated as: yo golpeé, tú golpeaste, él/ella/usted golpeó, nosotros golpeamos, vosotros golpeasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes golpearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate golpear in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), golpear is conjugated as: yo golpeaba, tú golpeabas, él/ella/usted golpeaba, nosotros golpeábamos, vosotros golpeabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes golpeaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate golpear in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), golpear is conjugated as: yo golpearé, tú golpearás, él/ella/usted golpeará, nosotros golpearemos, vosotros golpearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes golpearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate golpear in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), golpear is conjugated as: yo golpee, tú golpees, él/ella/usted golpee, nosotros golpeemos, vosotros golpeéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes golpeen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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