Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Tapar in Spanish
tapar to cover Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Tapar (to cover) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: tapo, tapas, tapa, tapamos, tapáis, tapan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- tapado covered
- Gerund
- tapando covering
- Similar
- arropar, cubrir, envolver, forrar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Tapar
- Tapar in the Indicative Present
- Tapar in the Indicative Preterite
- Tapar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Tapar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Tapar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Tapar in the Indicative Future
- Tapar in the Indicative Conditional
- Tapar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Tapar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Tapar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Tapar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Tapar
- Imperative tenses of Tapar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Tapar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Tapar
Tapar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of tapar 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, “tapo”, meaning “I cover”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tapo | I cover |
| Tú | tapas | you cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapa | s/he covers |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapamos | we cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapáis | you (plural) cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tapan | they cover |
How it’s built: Regular: stem tap- plus the -ar endings.
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Tapar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of tapar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “tapé”, meaning “I covered”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tapé | I covered |
| Tú | tapaste | you covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapó | s/he covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapamos | we covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapasteis | you (plural) covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | taparon | they covered |
How it’s built: Regular: stem tap- plus the -ar endings.
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Tapar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of tapar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “tapaba”, meaning “I used to cover”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tapaba | I used to cover |
| Tú | tapabas | you used to cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapaba | s/he used to cover |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapábamos | we used to cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapabais | you (plural) used to cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tapaban | they used to cover |
How it’s built: Regular: stem tap- plus the -ar endings.
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Tapar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of tapar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy tapando”, meaning “I am covering”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tapando | I am covering |
| Tú | estás tapando | you are covering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está tapando | s/he is covering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos tapando | we are covering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis tapando | you (plural) are covering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están tapando | they are covering |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund tapando.
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Tapar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of tapar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a tapar”, meaning “I am going to cover”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a tapar | I am going to cover |
| Tú | vas a tapar | you are going to cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a tapar | s/he is going to cover |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a tapar | we are going to cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a tapar | you (plural) are going to cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a tapar | they are going to cover |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive tapar.
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Tapar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of tapar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “taparé”, meaning “I will cover”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | taparé | I will cover |
| Tú | taparás | you will cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapará | s/he will cover |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | taparemos | we will cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | taparéis | you (plural) will cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | taparán | they will cover |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tapar plus the future endings.
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Tapar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of tapar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “taparía”, meaning “I would cover”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | taparía | I would cover |
| Tú | taparías | you would cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | taparía | s/he would cover |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | taparíamos | we would cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | taparíais | you (plural) would cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | taparían | they would cover |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tapar plus the conditional endings.
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Tapar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of tapar 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 tapado”, meaning “I have covered”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tapado | I have covered |
| Tú | has tapado | you have covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha tapado | s/he has covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos tapado | we have covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis tapado | you (plural) have covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han tapado | they have covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle tapado.
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Tapar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of tapar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había tapado”, meaning “I had covered”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tapado | I had covered |
| Tú | habías tapado | you had covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había tapado | s/he had covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos tapado | we had covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais tapado | you (plural) had covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían tapado | they had covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle tapado.
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Tapar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of tapar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré tapado”, meaning “I will have covered”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tapado | I will have covered |
| Tú | habrás tapado | you will have covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá tapado | s/he will have covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos tapado | we will have covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis tapado | you (plural) will have covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán tapado | they will have covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle tapado.
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Tapar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tapar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría tapado”, meaning “I would have covered”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tapado | I would have covered |
| Tú | habrías tapado | you would have covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría tapado | s/he would have covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos tapado | we would have covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais tapado | you (plural) would have covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían tapado | they would have covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle tapado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Tapar
Tapar 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, “tape”, meaning “I cover”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tape | I cover |
| Tú | tapes | you cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tape | s/he covers |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapemos | we cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapéis | you (plural) cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tapen | they cover |
How it’s built: Regular: stem tap- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Tapar 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, “tapara”, meaning “I covered”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tapara | I covered |
| Tú | taparas | you covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapara | s/he covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapáramos | we covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | taparais | you (plural) covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | taparan | they covered |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, taparon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (tapáramos).
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Tapar 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, “tapare”, meaning “I will cover”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tapare | I will cover |
| Tú | tapares | you will cover |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tapare | s/he will cover |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapáremos | we will cover |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapareis | you (plural) will cover |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | taparen | they will cover |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, taparon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (tapáremos).
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Tapar 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 tapado”, meaning “I have covered”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tapado | I have covered |
| Tú | hayas tapado | you have covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya tapado | s/he has covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos tapado | we have covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis tapado | you (plural) have covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan tapado | they have covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle tapado.
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Tapar 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 tapado”, meaning “I had covered”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tapado | I had covered |
| Tú | hubieras tapado | you had covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera tapado | s/he had covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos tapado | we had covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais tapado | you (plural) had covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran tapado | they had covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle tapado.
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Tapar 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 tapado”, meaning “I will have covered”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tapado | I will have covered |
| Tú | hubieres tapado | you will have covered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere tapado | s/he will have covered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos tapado | we will have covered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis tapado | you (plural) will have covered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren tapado | they will have covered |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle tapado.
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Imperative tenses of Tapar
Tapar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “tape”, meaning “(to you formal) cover!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | tapa | (to you) cover! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tape | (to you formal) cover! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tapemos | let's cover! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tapad | (to you plural) cover! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tapen | (to you plural formal) cover! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (tapa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (tape, tapemos, tapen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (tapad).
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Tapar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no tape”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cover!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no tapes | (to you) don't cover! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no tape | (to you formal) don't cover! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no tapemos | let's not cover! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no tapéis | (to you plural) don't cover! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no tapen | (to you plural formal) don't cover! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no tapes, no tape, no tapemos, no tapéis, no tapen.
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Frequently asked questions about Tapar
Is tapar a regular or irregular verb?
Tapar 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 tapar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), tapar is conjugated as: yo tapo, tú tapas, él/ella/usted tapa, nosotros tapamos, vosotros tapáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tapan. 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 tapar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), tapar is conjugated as: yo tapé, tú tapaste, él/ella/usted tapó, nosotros tapamos, vosotros tapasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes taparon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate tapar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), tapar is conjugated as: yo tapaba, tú tapabas, él/ella/usted tapaba, nosotros tapábamos, vosotros tapabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tapaban. 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 tapar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), tapar is conjugated as: yo taparé, tú taparás, él/ella/usted tapará, nosotros taparemos, vosotros taparéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes taparán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate tapar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), tapar is conjugated as: yo tape, tú tapes, él/ella/usted tape, nosotros tapemos, vosotros tapéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tapen. 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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