How to Conjugate the Spanish Verb Bailar (2024)

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Gerald Erichsen

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Gerald Erichsen is a Spanish language expert who has created Spanish lessons for ThoughtCo since 1998.

Present Indicative Tense of Bailar

The present indicative tense is the most common tense and the one that is most often taught first to Spanish students. It is used for actions that are occurring presently.

Yo	bailo	I dance	Yo bailo como un pato.
Tú	bailas	You dance	Tú bailas conmigo.
*Usted/él/ella*	baila	You/he/she dances	Él baila solo.
*Nosotros*	bailamos	We dance	Nosotros bailamos tango en Buenos Aires.
*Vosotros*	bailáis	You dance	Vosotros bailáis con gracia.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailan	You/they dance	Ellas bailan en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Bailar Preterite

The preterite tense of Spanish is very similar to the simple past tense of regular verbs in English (the form thatends in "-ed"). It is used for actions that were completed at a specific time.

Yo	bailé	I danced	Yo bailé como un pato.
Tú	bailaste	You danced	Tú bailaste conmigo.
*Usted/él/ella*	bailó	You/he/she danced	Él bailó solo.
*Nosotros*	bailamos	We danced	Nosotros bailamos tango en Buenos Aires.
*Vosotros*	bailasteis	You danced	Vosotros bailasteis con gracia.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailaron	You/they danced	Ellas bailaron en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Imperfect Indicative Form of Bailar

Yo	bailaba	I was dancing.	Yo bailaba como un pato.
Tú	bailabas	You were dancing	Tú bailabas conmigo.
*Usted/él/ella*	bailaba	You/he/she was dancing	Él bailaba solo.
*Nosotros*	bailábamos	We were dancing	Nosotros bailábamos tango en Buenos Aires.
*Vosotros*	bailabais	You were dancing	Vosotros bailabais con gracia.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailaban	You/they were	Ellas bailaban en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Bailar Future Tense

The future tense is the equivalent of "will + verb" forms in English. In casual speech, it is often replaced by the periphrastic future.

Yo	bailaré	I will dance	Yo bailaré como un pato.
Tú	bailarás	You will dance	Tú bailarás conmigo.
*Usted/él/ella*	bailará	You/he/she will dance	Él bailará solo.
*Nosotros*	bailaremos	We will dance	Nosotros bailaremos tango en Buenos Aires.
*Vosotros*	bailaréis	You will dance	Vosotros bailaréis con gracia.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailarán	You/they will dance	Ellas bailarán en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Periphrastic Future of Bailar

Yo	voy a bailar	I am going to dance	Yo voy a bailar como un pato.
Tú	vas a bailar	You are going to dance	Tú vas a bailar conmigo.
*Usted/él/ella*	va a bailar	You/he/she is going to dance	Él va a bailar solo.
*Nosotros*	vamos a bailar	We are going to dance	Nosotros vamos a bailar tango en Buenos Aires.
*Vosotros*	vais a bailar	You are going to dance	Vosotros vais a bailar con gracia.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	van a bailar	You/they are going to dance	Ellas van a bailar en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Present Progressive/Gerund Form of Bailar

The gerund is often equivalent to the "-ing" verb forms of English. Unlike the English gerund, however, in Spanish it does notfunction as a noun or adjective.

Gerund ofBailar:bailando

Is dancing ->Él está bailando solo

Past Participle of Bailar

The past participle is used with the verb haber to form the perfect tenses.

Participle ofBailar:bailado

has danced ->Él ha bailado solo.

Conditional Form of Bailar

The conditional tense is sometimes known as hypothetical future. Itis used for events that could occur if a condition is met.

Yo	bailaría	I would dance	Yo bailaría como un pato si llevara zapatos viejos.
Tú	bailarías	You would dance	Tú bailarías conmigo si hubiera música.
*Usted/él/ella*	bailaría	You/he/she would dance	Él bailaría solo si no tuviera amigas.
*Nosotros*	bailaríamos	We would dance	Nosotros bailaríamos en Buenos Aires si tuviéramos dinero.
*Vosotros*	bailaríais	You would dance	Vosotros bailarías con gracia si no estuvierais enfermos.
*Ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailarían	You/they would dance	Ellas bailarían en un espectáculo de Broadway si vivieran en Nueva York.

Present Subjunctive of Bailar

*Que yo*	baile	That I dance	Antonio prefiere que yo baile como un pato.
*Que tú*	bailes	That you dance	Katrina quiere que tú bailes conmigo.
*Que usted/él/ella*	baile	That you/he/she dance	Victoria quiere que él baile solo.
*Que nosotros*	bailemos	That we dance	Es importante que nosotros bailemos en Buenos Aires.
*Que vosotros*	bailéis	That you dance	Es inspirador que vosotros bailéis con gracia.
*Que ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailen	That you/they dance	Juan espera que ellas bailen en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Imperfect Subjunctive Forms of Bailar

There is little difference in usage between the two forms of the imperfect subjuntive. The first option is more common in most areas.

Option 1

*Que yo*	bailara	That I danced	Antonio prefería que yo bailara como un pato.
*Que tú*	bailaras	That you danced	Katrina quería que tú bailaras conmigo.
*Que usted/él/ella*	bailara	That you/he/she danced	Victoria quería que él bailara solo.
*Que nosotros*	bailáramos	That we danced	Era importante que bailáramos en Buenos Aires.
*Que vosotros*	bailarais	That you danced	Era inspirador que vosotros bailarais con gracia.
*Que ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailaran	That you/they danced	Juan esperaba que ellas bailaran en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Option 2

*Que yo*	bailase	That I danced	Antonio prefería que yo bailase como un pato.
*Que tú*	bailases	That you danced	Katrina quería que tú bailases conmigo.
*Que usted/él/ella*	bailase	That you/he/she danced	Victoria quería que él bailase solo.
*Que nosotros*	bailásemos	That we danced	Era importante que nosotros bailásemos en Buenos Aires.
*Que vosotros*	bailaseis	That you danced	Era inspirador que vosotros bailaseis con gracia.
*Que ustedes/ellos/ellas*	bailasen	That you/they danced	Juan esperaba que ellas bailasen en un espectáculo de Broadway.

Imperative Forms of Bailar

The imperative mood is used for direct commands. Conjugation varies slightly for positive and negative statements.

Imperative (Positive Command)

Tú	baila	Dance!	¡Baila conmigo!
*Usted*	baile	Dance!	¡Baile solo!
*Nosotros*	bailemos	Let's dance!	¡Bailemos en Buenos Aires!
*Vosotros*	bailad	Dance!	¡Bailad con gracia!
*Ustedes*	bailen	Dance!	¡Bailen en un espectáculo de Broadway!

Imperative (Negative Command)

Tú	no bailes	Don't dance!	¡No bailes conmigo!
*Usted*	no baile	Don't dance!	¡No bailes solo!
*Nosotros*	no bailemos	Let's not dance!	¡No bailemos en Buenos Aires!
*Vosotros*	no bailéis	Don't dance!	¡No bailéis con gracia!
*Ustedes*	no bailen	Don't dance!	¡No bailen en un espectáculo de Broadway!

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