Spanish verb surcar conjugation

surcar

to plow, to carve, to cut through

regular verbPast participle: surcadoGerund: surcando

Surcar means to carve or cut through something, often used in the context of plowing fields or creating marks on a surface. It can also refer to navigating or traversing through a space or area.

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Complete conjugation of surcar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surco	Yo surco el mar en mi barco. I plow the sea in my boat.
Tú	surcas	Tú surcas las olas con valentía. You plow the waves bravely.
Él / Ella / Usted	surca	Él surca el cielo en su avión. He sails through the sky in his plane.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcamos	Nosotros surcamos el río en canoa. We paddle across the river in a canoe.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcáis	Vosotros surcáis el campo en bicicleta. You all ride across the field on bikes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcan	Ellos surcan el cielo con cometas. They sail through the sky with kites.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surqué	Yo surqué el río en kayak. I crossed the river by kayak.
Tú	surcaste	Tú surcaste el cielo en avión. You sailed through the sky by plane.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcó	Él surcó el mar en barco. He sailed across the sea by boat.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcamos	Nosotros surcamos la playa en moto de agua. We crossed the beach on a jet ski.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcasteis	Vosotros surcasteis el desierto en camello. You all crossed the desert on a camel.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcaron	Ellos surcaron el cielo en parapente. They soared through the sky in paragliding.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surcaba	Yo surcaba el mar en mi barco viejo. I was sailing across the sea in my old boat.
Tú	surcabas	Tú surcabas los campos en bicicleta. You used to ride through the fields on your bike.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcaba	Ella surcaba el cielo en su cometa. She was soaring through the sky with her kite.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcábamos	Nosotros surcábamos el río en canoa. We used to paddle down the river in a canoe.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcabais	Vosotros surcabais las olas en el surf. You all used to surf the waves.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcaban	Ellos surcaban el desierto en camellos. They used to cross the desert on camels.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy surcando	Estoy surcando el río en kayak. I am sailing across the river in a kayak.
Tú	estás surcando	Estás surcando las olas con entusiasmo. You are sailing the waves enthusiastically.
Él / Ella / Usted	está surcando	Ella está surcando el cielo en parapente. She is soaring through the sky in a paraglider.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos surcando	Estamos surcando el mar en barco. We are sailing across the sea by boat.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis surcando	Vosotros estáis surcando el campo en bicicleta. You all are riding across the field on bikes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están surcando	Los barcos están surcando el océano. The ships are sailing across the ocean.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a surcar	Voy a surcar el cielo en parapente. I am going to soar through the sky in paragliding.
Tú	vas a surcar	Tú vas a surcar el mar mañana. You are going to sail the sea tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a surcar	Ella va a surcar las olas en surf. She is going to surf the waves.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a surcar	Nosotros vamos a surcar el río en kayak. We are going to paddle the river in a kayak.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a surcar	Vosotros vais a surcar el cielo en globo. You all are going to fly through the sky in a hot air balloon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a surcar	Ellos van a surcar el desierto en camello. They are going to cross the desert on camelback.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surcaré	Yo surcaré el mar mañana. I will sail the sea tomorrow.
Tú	surcarás	Tú surcarás los cielos pronto. You will sail the skies soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcará	Él surcará el río en verano. He will sail the river in summer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcaremos	Nosotros surcaremos el océano juntos. We will sail the ocean together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcaréis	Vosotros surcaréis nuevas rutas. You all will sail new routes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcarán	Ellos surcarán los mares en el futuro. They will sail the seas in the future.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surcaría	Yo surcaría el mar si tuviera un barco. I would sail the sea if I had a boat.
Tú	surcarías	Tú surcarías el cielo en un avión privado. You would sail the sky in a private plane.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcaría	Él surcaría el río en kayak si pudiera. He would sail the river in a kayak if he could.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcaríamos	Nosotros surcaríamos las olas en verano. We would sail the waves in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcaríais	Vosotros surcaríais el cielo en globo aerostático. You all would sail the sky in a hot air balloon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcarían	Ellos surcarían el desierto en camello. They would sail the desert on a camel.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he surcado	He surcado muchas aguas en mi vida. I have sailed many waters in my life.
Tú	has surcado	¿Has surcado alguna vez el océano? Have you ever sailed the ocean?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha surcado	Ella ha surcado el río en kayak. She has sailed the river in a kayak.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos surcado	Hemos surcado muchas costas este verano. We have sailed many coasts this summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis surcado	¿Habéis surcado el mar alguna vez? Have you all ever sailed the sea?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han surcado	Ellos han surcado el Mediterráneo varias veces. They have sailed the Mediterranean several times.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había surcado	Yo había surcado el río antes de que llegara la tormenta. I had sailed across the river before the storm arrived.
Tú	habías surcado	Tú habías surcado el mar varias veces. You had sailed the sea several times.
Él / Ella / Usted	había surcado	Ella había surcado el lago en kayak. She had sailed across the lake in a kayak.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos surcado	Nosotros habíamos surcado muchas aguas juntos. We had sailed many waters together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais surcado	Vosotros habíais surcado el río antes de la tormenta. You all had sailed the river before the storm.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían surcado	Ellos habían surcado el océano en su viaje. They had sailed the ocean on their trip.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré surcado	Para entonces, habré surcado el río. By then, I will have sailed across the river.
Tú	habrás surcado	Tú habrás surcado muchas aguas. You will have sailed many waters.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá surcado	Él habrá surcado el mar varias veces. He will have sailed the sea several times.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos surcado	Nosotros habremos surcado el océano. We will have sailed the ocean.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis surcado	Vosotros habréis surcado muchas costas. You all will have sailed many coasts.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán surcado	Ellos habrán surcado todos los mares. They will have sailed all the seas.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría surcado	Yo habría surcado el río si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have sailed across the river if I had had time.
Tú	habrías surcado	Tú habrías surcado el mar si hubieras podido. You would have sailed the sea if you could have.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría surcado	Él habría surcado las aguas si hubiera sabido navegar. He would have sailed the waters if he had known how to navigate.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos surcado	Nosotros habríamos surcado el lago si no hubiera llovido. We would have sailed the lake if it hadn't rained.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais surcado	Vosotros habríais surcado el río si hubierais tenido un barco. You all would have sailed the river if you had had a boat.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían surcado	Ellos habrían surcado el océano si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have sailed the ocean if they had had the chance.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surque	Es importante que yo surque el río mañana. It is important that I sail across the river tomorrow.
Tú	surques	Espero que tú surques el mar pronto. I hope that you sail across the sea soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	surque	Es posible que él surque las olas hoy. It is possible that he sails the waves today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surquemos	Queremos que nosotros surquemos el océano juntos. We want us to sail across the ocean together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surquéis	Dudo que vosotros surquéis esa corriente. I doubt that you all sail that current.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surquen	Es importante que ellos surquen el río sin miedo. It is important that they sail across the river without fear.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surcara	Si yo surcara el río, sería peligroso. If I sailed across the river, it would be dangerous.
Tú	surcaras	Quizás tú surcaras la montaña mañana. Maybe you would cross the mountain tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcara	Esperaba que él surcara el mar en paz. I hoped that he would sail the sea peacefully.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcáramos	Si nosotros surcáramos el cielo, veríamos estrellas. If we sailed through the sky, we would see stars.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcarais	Ojalá vosotros surcarais los mares algún día. I wish you all would sail the seas someday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcaran	No creía que ellos surcaran el desierto. I didn't think they would cross the desert.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surcare	Si el río sube, surcare el bosque. If the river rises, I will cross the forest.
Tú	surcares	Cuando llegues, surca el mar en barco. When you arrive, you will sail across the sea.
Él / Ella / Usted	surcare	El capitán surcare el océano mañana. The captain will sail the ocean tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	surcaremos	Nosotros surcaremos el desierto en verano. We will cross the desert in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcareis	Vosotros surcareis el río en la excursión. You all will cross the river on the trip.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surcaren	Ellos surcaren el cielo en sus sueños. They will sail through the sky in their dreams.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya surcado	Espero que haya surcado el río. I hope I have sailed the river.
Tú	hayas surcado	Es posible que hayas surcado esa zona. It's possible that you have sailed that area.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya surcado	Es importante que él haya surcado el mar. It's important that he has sailed the sea.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos surcado	Creemos que hayamos surcado el lago. We believe that we have sailed the lake.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis surcado	¿Habéis surcado el río alguna vez? Have you ever sailed the river?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan surcado	Es probable que hayan surcado muchas aguas. They have probably sailed many waters.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera surcado	Si hubiera surcado el mar, habría sido emocionante. If I had sailed the sea, it would have been exciting.
Tú	hubieras surcado	Si hubieras surcado el río, habrías visto mucho. If you had sailed the river, you would have seen a lot.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera surcado	Si ella hubiera surcado el cielo, habría sido hermosa. If she had flown through the sky, it would have been beautiful.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos surcado	Si hubiéramos surcado el desierto, habríamos llegado más rápido. If we had crossed the desert, we would have arrived faster.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais surcado	Si hubierais surcado el océano, habríais aprendido mucho. If you all had sailed the ocean, you would have learned a lot.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran surcado	Si ellos hubieran surcado la montaña, habrían llegado antes. If they had crossed the mountain, they would have arrived earlier.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere surcado	Cuando llegue, ya hubiere surcado el río. When I arrive, I will have already crossed the river.
Tú	hubieres surcado	Para entonces, tú hubieres surcado el mar. By then, you will have crossed the sea.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere surcado	Es posible que él hubiere surcado el valle. He may have crossed the valley.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos surcado	Quizá nosotros hubiéremos surcado las montañas. Perhaps we will have crossed the mountains.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis surcado	Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis surcado el desierto. By then, you all will have crossed the desert.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren surcado	Es probable que ellos hubieren surcado el océano. It is likely that they will have crossed the ocean.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	surque	¡Surque el río con cuidado! Sail across the river carefully!
Tú	surca	¡Surca el mar sin miedo! Sail the sea without fear!
Él / Ella / Usted	surque	¡Surque la tierra con valor! Sail across the land bravely!
Nosotros / Nosotras	surquemos	¡Surquemos juntos el camino! Let's sail the path together!
Vosotros / Vosotras	surcad	¡Surcad el océano sin temor! Sail the ocean without fear!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	surquen	¡Surquen el río ahora! Sail across the river now!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no surque	No surque esa zona peligrosa. Don't sail through that dangerous area.
Tú	no surques	No surques el río sin guía. Don't sail across the river without a guide.
Él / Ella / Usted	no surque	Por favor, no surque esa línea. Please, don't sail past that line.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no surquemos	No surquemos esa zona sin preparación. Let's not sail through that area unprepared.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no surquéis	No surquéis esa corriente fuerte. Don't sail through that strong current.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no surquen	No surquen esa bahía sin aviso. Don't sail into that bay without warning.