Tapar conjugation chart
Tapar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you cover | |
| vos | you cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she covers | |
| nosotros | we cover | |
| vosotros | you all cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they cover |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I covered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you covered | |
| vos | you covered | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she covered | |
| nosotros | we covered | |
| vosotros | you all covered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they covered |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to cover | |
| vos | you used to cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to cover | |
| nosotros | we used to cover | |
| vosotros | you all used to cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to cover |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will cover | |
| vos | you will cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will cover | |
| nosotros | we will cover | |
| vosotros | you all will cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will cover |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would cover | |
| vos | you would cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would cover | |
| nosotros | we would cover | |
| vosotros | you all would cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would cover |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you cover | |
| vos | that you cover | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she cover | |
| nosotros | that we cover | |
| vosotros | that you all cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they cover |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Tapar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I covered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you covered | |
| vos | if you covered | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she covered | |
| nosotros | if we covered | |
| vosotros | if you all covered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they covered |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (tapase), more common in writing.
Tapar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | cover! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | cover! | |
| usted | cover! | |
| nosotros | let's cover! | |
| vosotros | cover! | |
| ustedes | cover! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: tapa. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (tape, tapemos, tapen).
Tapar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't cover! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't cover! | |
| usted | don't cover! | |
| nosotros | let's not cover! | |
| vosotros | don't cover! | |
| ustedes | don't cover! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + tapes, tape…
Always the verb haber + the past participle tapado, which never changes.
Tapar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he tapado |
|---|---|
| tú | has tapado |
| vos | has tapado |
| él, ella, usted | ha tapado |
| nosotros | hemos tapado |
| vosotros | habéis tapado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han tapado |
Tapar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había tapado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías tapado |
| vos | habías tapado |
| él, ella, usted | había tapado |
| nosotros | habíamos tapado |
| vosotros | habíais tapado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían tapado |
Tapar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré tapado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás tapado |
| vos | habrás tapado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá tapado |
| nosotros | habremos tapado |
| vosotros | habréis tapado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán tapado |
Tapar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría tapado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías tapado |
| vos | habrías tapado |
| él, ella, usted | habría tapado |
| nosotros | habríamos tapado |
| vosotros | habríais tapado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían tapado |
Tapar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya tapado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas tapado |
| vos | hayas tapado |
| él, ella, usted | haya tapado |
| nosotros | hayamos tapado |
| vosotros | hayáis tapado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan tapado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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