The Spanish verb andar means "to walk, go". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of andar is yo ando, tú andas, él/ella/usted anda, nosotros andamos, vosotros andáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes andan. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | ando | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | andas | |
| él/ | anda | |
| nosotros | andamos | |
| vosotros | andáis | |
| ellos/ | andan |
| yo | anduve (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | anduviste (irregular) |
| él/ | anduvo (irregular) |
| nosotros | anduvimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | anduvisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | anduvieron (irregular) |
| yo | andaba |
|---|---|
| tú | andabas |
| él/ | andaba |
| nosotros | andábamos |
| vosotros | andabais |
| ellos/ | andaban |
| yo | andaré |
|---|---|
| tú | andarás |
| él/ | andará |
| nosotros | andaremos |
| vosotros | andaréis |
| ellos/ | andarán |
| yo | andaría |
|---|---|
| tú | andarías |
| él/ | andaría |
| nosotros | andaríamos |
| vosotros | andaríais |
| ellos/ | andarían |
| yo | ande |
|---|---|
| tú | andes |
| él/ | ande |
| nosotros | andemos |
| vosotros | andéis |
| ellos/ | anden |
| tú | anda |
|---|---|
| usted | ande |
| nosotros | andemos |
| vosotros | andad |
| ustedes | anden |
| yo | he andado |
|---|---|
| tú | has andado |
| él/ | ha andado |
| nosotros | hemos andado |
| vosotros | habéis andado |
| ellos/ | han andado |
Andar is irregular in the preterite: anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvieron. Its other forms in this table follow the regular pattern, and its participles are andando and andado.
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No. Andar is irregular because its preterite uses the stem anduv, as in anduve and anduvieron.
They are anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.
The gerund is andando and the past participle is andado. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus andado, such as he andado and han andado.