Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Rondar in Spanish
rondar to patrol Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Rondar (to patrol) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: rondo, rondas, ronda, rondamos, rondáis, rondan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- rondado patrolled
- Gerund
- rondando patrolling
- Similar
- patrullar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Rondar
- Rondar in the Indicative Present
- Rondar in the Indicative Preterite
- Rondar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Rondar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Rondar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Rondar in the Indicative Future
- Rondar in the Indicative Conditional
- Rondar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Rondar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Rondar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Rondar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Rondar
- Imperative tenses of Rondar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Rondar
Rondar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of rondar 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, “rondo”, meaning “I patrol”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondo | I patrol |
| Tú | rondas | you patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ronda | s/he patrols |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondamos | we patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondáis | you (plural) patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondan | they patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rond- plus the -ar endings.
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Rondar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of rondar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “rondé”, meaning “I patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondé | I patrolled |
| Tú | rondaste | you patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondó | s/he patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondamos | we patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondasteis | you (plural) patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondaron | they patrolled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rond- plus the -ar endings.
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Rondar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of rondar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “rondaba”, meaning “I used to patrol”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondaba | I used to patrol |
| Tú | rondabas | you used to patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondaba | s/he used to patrol |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondábamos | we used to patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondabais | you (plural) used to patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondaban | they used to patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rond- plus the -ar endings.
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Rondar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of rondar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy rondando”, meaning “I am patrolling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy rondando | I am patrolling |
| Tú | estás rondando | you are patrolling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está rondando | s/he is patrolling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos rondando | we are patrolling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis rondando | you (plural) are patrolling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están rondando | they are patrolling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund rondando.
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Rondar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of rondar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a rondar”, meaning “I am going to patrol”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a rondar | I am going to patrol |
| Tú | vas a rondar | you are going to patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a rondar | s/he is going to patrol |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a rondar | we are going to patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a rondar | you (plural) are going to patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a rondar | they are going to patrol |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive rondar.
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Rondar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of rondar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “rondaré”, meaning “I will patrol”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondaré | I will patrol |
| Tú | rondarás | you will patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondará | s/he will patrol |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondaremos | we will patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondaréis | you (plural) will patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondarán | they will patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rondar plus the future endings.
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Rondar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of rondar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “rondaría”, meaning “I would patrol”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondaría | I would patrol |
| Tú | rondarías | you would patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondaría | s/he would patrol |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondaríamos | we would patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondaríais | you (plural) would patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondarían | they would patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rondar plus the conditional endings.
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Rondar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of rondar 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 rondado”, meaning “I have patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he rondado | I have patrolled |
| Tú | has rondado | you have patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha rondado | s/he has patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos rondado | we have patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis rondado | you (plural) have patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han rondado | they have patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle rondado.
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Rondar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of rondar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había rondado”, meaning “I had patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había rondado | I had patrolled |
| Tú | habías rondado | you had patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había rondado | s/he had patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos rondado | we had patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais rondado | you (plural) had patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían rondado | they had patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle rondado.
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Rondar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of rondar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré rondado”, meaning “I will have patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré rondado | I will have patrolled |
| Tú | habrás rondado | you will have patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá rondado | s/he will have patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos rondado | we will have patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis rondado | you (plural) will have patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán rondado | they will have patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle rondado.
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Rondar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of rondar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría rondado”, meaning “I would have patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría rondado | I would have patrolled |
| Tú | habrías rondado | you would have patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría rondado | s/he would have patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos rondado | we would have patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais rondado | you (plural) would have patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían rondado | they would have patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle rondado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Rondar
Rondar 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, “ronde”, meaning “I patrol”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ronde | I patrol |
| Tú | rondes | you patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ronde | s/he patrols |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondemos | we patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondéis | you (plural) patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ronden | they patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rond- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Rondar 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, “rondara”, meaning “I patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondara | I patrolled |
| Tú | rondaras | you patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondara | s/he patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondáramos | we patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondarais | you (plural) patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondaran | they patrolled |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rondaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (rondáramos).
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Rondar 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, “rondare”, meaning “I will patrol”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rondare | I will patrol |
| Tú | rondares | you will patrol |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rondare | s/he will patrol |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondáremos | we will patrol |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondareis | you (plural) will patrol |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rondaren | they will patrol |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rondaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (rondáremos).
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Rondar 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 rondado”, meaning “I have patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya rondado | I have patrolled |
| Tú | hayas rondado | you have patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya rondado | s/he has patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos rondado | we have patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis rondado | you (plural) have patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan rondado | they have patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle rondado.
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Rondar 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 rondado”, meaning “I had patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera rondado | I had patrolled |
| Tú | hubieras rondado | you had patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera rondado | s/he had patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos rondado | we had patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais rondado | you (plural) had patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran rondado | they had patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle rondado.
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Rondar 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 rondado”, meaning “I will have patrolled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere rondado | I will have patrolled |
| Tú | hubieres rondado | you will have patrolled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere rondado | s/he will have patrolled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos rondado | we will have patrolled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis rondado | you (plural) will have patrolled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren rondado | they will have patrolled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle rondado.
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Imperative tenses of Rondar
Rondar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ronde”, meaning “(to you formal) patrol!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ronda | (to you) patrol! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ronde | (to you formal) patrol! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rondemos | let's patrol! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rondad | (to you plural) patrol! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ronden | (to you plural formal) patrol! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (ronda); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (ronde, rondemos, ronden); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (rondad).
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Rondar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no ronde”, meaning “(to you formal) don't patrol!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no rondes | (to you) don't patrol! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ronde | (to you formal) don't patrol! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no rondemos | let's not patrol! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no rondéis | (to you plural) don't patrol! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ronden | (to you plural formal) don't patrol! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no rondes, no ronde, no rondemos, no rondéis, no ronden.
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Frequently asked questions about Rondar
Is rondar a regular or irregular verb?
Rondar 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 rondar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), rondar is conjugated as: yo rondo, tú rondas, él/ella/usted ronda, nosotros rondamos, vosotros rondáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rondan. 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 rondar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), rondar is conjugated as: yo rondé, tú rondaste, él/ella/usted rondó, nosotros rondamos, vosotros rondasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rondaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate rondar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), rondar is conjugated as: yo rondaba, tú rondabas, él/ella/usted rondaba, nosotros rondábamos, vosotros rondabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes rondaban. 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 rondar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), rondar is conjugated as: yo rondaré, tú rondarás, él/ella/usted rondará, nosotros rondaremos, vosotros rondaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rondarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate rondar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), rondar is conjugated as: yo ronde, tú rondes, él/ella/usted ronde, nosotros rondemos, vosotros rondéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ronden. 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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