Caminar describes moving on foot along a route or through a place.

The idea

Regular present forms include camino, caminas, camina and caminamos.

Examples

  • Camino por la calle.I walk along the street.
  • ¿Caminas hasta la estación?Do you walk to the station?
  • Ana camina con su perro.Ana walks with her dog.
  • Caminamos por el parque.We walk through the park.
  • Ellos caminan despacio.They walk slowly.
  • Quiero caminar junto al río.I want to walk along the river.

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Watch out

Camino can also be a noun meaning path; context shows whether it names a route or an action.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ por la calle. (camino / caminan)

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    camino

    Camino is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ por el parque. (caminamos / caminas)

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    caminamos

    Caminamos is the present form for nosotros.

  3. Choose the action of going on foot: Quiero ir a pie; quiero ___. (caminar / conducir)

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    caminar

    Caminar means to walk; conducir means to drive.

Use it today

Describe where you walk and whether you walk slowly or quickly.