How to conjugate Tropezar in Spanish
To trip, to stumble Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Tropezar
- Tropezar in the Indicative Present
- Tropezar in the Indicative Preterite
- Tropezar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Tropezar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Tropezar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Tropezar in the Indicative Future
- Tropezar in the Indicative Conditional
- Tropezar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Tropezar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Tropezar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Tropezar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Tropezar
- Imperative tenses of Tropezar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Tropezar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Tropezar is the Spanish verb for "to trip, to stumble". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | tropezar | to trip, to stumble |
Past participle | tropezado | tripped |
Gerund | tropezando | tripping |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of tropezar 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, "tropiezo", meaning "I trip".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropiezo | I trip |
Tú | tropiezas | you trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropieza | s/he trips, you (formal) trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezamos | we trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezáis | you (plural) trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropiezan | they trip, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Tropezar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of tropezar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "tropecé", meaning "I tripped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropecé | I tripped |
Tú | tropezaste | you tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezó | s/he tripped, you (formal) tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezamos | we tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezasteis | you (plural) tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezaron | they tripped, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Tropezar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of tropezar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "tropezaba", meaning "I used to trip".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropezaba | I used to trip |
Tú | tropezabas | you used to trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezaba | s/he used to trip, you (formal) used to trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezábamos | we used to trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezabais | you (plural) used to trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezaban | they used to trip, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of tropezar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy tropezando", meaning "I am tripping".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy tropezando | I am tripping |
Tú | estás tropezando | you are tripping |
Ella / Él / Usted | está tropezando | s/he is tripping, you (formal) are tripping |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos tropezando | we are tripping |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis tropezando | you (plural) are tripping |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están tropezando | they are tripping, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of tropezar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a tropezar", meaning "I am going to trip".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a tropezar | I am going to trip |
Tú | vas a tropezar | you are going to trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a tropezar | s/he is going to trip, you (formal) are going to trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a tropezar | we are going to trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a tropezar | you (plural) are going to trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a tropezar | they are going to trip, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of tropezar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "tropezaré", meaning "I will trip".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropezaré | I will trip |
Tú | tropezarás | you will trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezará | s/he will trip, you (formal) will trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezaremos | we will trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezaréis | you (plural) will trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezarán | they will trip, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of tropezar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "tropezaría", meaning "I would trip".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropezaría | I would trip |
Tú | tropezarías | you would trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezaría | s/he would trip, you (formal) would trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezaríamos | we would trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezaríais | you (plural) would trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezarían | they would trip, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of tropezar 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 tropezado", meaning "I have tripped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he tropezado | I have tripped |
Tú | has tropezado | you have tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha tropezado | s/he has tripped, you (formal) have tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos tropezado | we have tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis tropezado | you (plural) have tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han tropezado | they have tripped, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of tropezar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había tropezado", meaning "I had tripped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había tropezado | I had tripped |
Tú | habías tropezado | you had tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | había tropezado | s/he had tripped, you (formal) had tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos tropezado | we had tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais tropezado | you (plural) had tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían tropezado | they had tripped, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of tropezar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré tropezado", meaning "I will have tripped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré tropezado | I will have tripped |
Tú | habrás tropezado | you will have tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá tropezado | s/he will have tripped, you (formal) will have tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos tropezado | we will have tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis tropezado | you (plural) will have tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán tropezado | they will have tripped, |
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Tropezar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tropezar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría tropezado", meaning "I would have tripped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría tropezado | I would have tripped |
Tú | habrías tropezado | you would have tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría tropezado | s/he would have tripped, you (formal) would have tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos tropezado | we would have tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais tropezado | you (plural) would have tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían tropezado | they would have tripped, |
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Tropezar 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, "tropiece", meaning "I trip".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropiece | I trip |
Tú | tropieces | you trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropiece | s/he trips, you (formal) trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropecemos | we trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropecéis | you (plural) trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropiecen | they trip, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Tropezar 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, "tropezara", meaning "I tripped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropezara | I tripped |
Tú | tropezaras | you tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezara | s/he tripped, you (formal) tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezáramos | we tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezarais | you (plural) tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezaran | they tripped, |
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Tropezar 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, "tropezare", meaning "I will trip".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tropezare | I will trip |
Tú | tropezares | you will trip |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropezare | s/he will trip, you (formal) will trip |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropezáremos | we will trip |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezareis | you (plural) will trip |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropezaren | they will trip, |
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Tropezar 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 tropezado", meaning "I have tripped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya tropezado | I have tripped |
Tú | hayas tropezado | you have tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya tropezado | s/he has tripped, you (formal) have tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos tropezado | we have tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis tropezado | you (plural) have tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan tropezado | they have tripped, |
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Tropezar 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 tropezado", meaning "I had tripped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera tropezado | I had tripped |
Tú | hubieras tropezado | you had tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera tropezado | s/he had tripped, you (formal) had tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos tropezado | we had tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais tropezado | you (plural) had tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran tropezado | they had tripped, |
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Tropezar 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 tropezado", meaning "I will have tripped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere tropezado | I will have tripped |
Tú | hubieres tropezado | you will have tripped |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere tropezado | s/he will have tripped, you (formal) will have tripped |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos tropezado | we will have tripped |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis tropezado | you (plural) will have tripped |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren tropezado | they will have tripped, |
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Tropezar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "tropiece", meaning "(to you formal) trip!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | tropieza | (to you) trip! |
Ella / Él / Usted | tropiece | (to you formal) trip! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tropecemos | let's trip! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tropezad | (to you plural) trip! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tropiecen | (to you plural formal) trip! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Tropezar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no tropiece", meaning "(to you formal) don't trip!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no tropieces | (to you) don't trip! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no tropiece | (to you formal) don't trip! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no tropecemos | let's not trip! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no tropecéis | (to you plural) don't trip! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no tropiecen | (to you plural formal) don't trip! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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