/pɾaktiˈkaɾ/

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Translation

to practise, to do [a sport]

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (c to qu spelling change)

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopracticopractiquépracticabapracticarépracticaría
túpracticaspracticastepracticabaspracticaráspracticarías
él/ella/ud.practicapracticópracticabapracticarápracticaría
nos.practicamospracticamospracticábamospracticaremospracticaríamos
vos.practicáispracticasteispracticabaispracticaréispracticaríais
ellos/uds.practicanpracticaronpracticabanpracticaránpracticarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopractiquepracticarapracticase
túpractiquespracticaraspracticases
él/ella/ud.practiquepracticarapracticase
nos.practiquemospracticáramospracticásemos
vos.practiquéispracticaraispracticaseis
ellos/uds.practiquenpracticaranpracticasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túpractica
ud.practique
nosotrospractiquemos
vosotrospracticad
uds.practiquen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
practicando
Past participle
practicado

Examples

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I practise Spanish every day with a friend.

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My daughter does swimming three times a week.

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To play well you have to practise a lot.

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What sport do you do at the weekends?

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We practised the questions before the exam.

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This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 8: practicar, procedimiento, museo and 7 more words.