Visitar can describe going to see a place or spending time with a person.

The idea

Use visito with yo and visitamos with nosotros in the present.

Examples

  • Visito el museo con mi familia.I visit the museum with my family.
  • Ella visita a su abuela los domingos.She visits her grandmother on Sundays.
  • Visitamos el barrio antiguo a pie.We visit the old neighborhood on foot.
  • ¿Vas a visitar a Ana mañana?Are you going to visit Ana tomorrow?
  • Ellos visitan la farmacia cerca del hospital.They visit the pharmacy near the hospital.
  • Ayer visité el parque con un amigo.Yesterday I visited the park with a friend.

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Watch out

A specific person as direct object usually takes a: visitar a Ana; a place here does not.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ el museo. (visito / visitas)

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    visito

    Visito is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ el barrio a pie. (visitamos / visitan)

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    visitamos

    Visitamos is the present form for nosotros.

  3. Choose the marker before the person visited: Quiero ver a una persona concreta: voy a visitar ___ Ana. (a / en)

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    a

    A marks the specific person Ana as the direct object.

Use it today

Say which place you visit and whom you plan to visit tomorrow.