Tantear means to gauge or assess something, often by testing or feeling it out. It can be used in contexts like evaluating prices, opinions, or situations before making a decision.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteo | Yo tanteo las posibilidades. I gauge the possibilities. | |
| Tú | tanteas | Tú tanteas diferentes opciones. You consider different options. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tantea | Ella tantea el terreno antes de actuar. She assesses the situation before acting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteamos | Nosotros tanteamos la situación cuidadosamente. We carefully assess the situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteáis | Vosotros tanteáis diferentes estrategias. You all consider different strategies. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantean | Ellos tantean el mercado antes de comprar. They gauge the market before buying. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteé | Yo tanteé el terreno antes de decidir. I gauged the terrain before deciding. | |
| Tú | tanteaste | Tú tanteaste la situación rápidamente. You gauged the situation quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteó | Él tanteó la respuesta del público. He gauged the audience's response. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteamos | Nosotros tanteamos diferentes opciones. We gauged different options. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteasteis | Vosotros tanteasteis el mercado ayer. You all gauged the market yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearon | Ellos tantearon la posibilidad de comprar. They gauged the possibility of buying. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteaba | Yo tanteaba el terreno antes de comprarlo. I was testing the ground before buying it. | |
| Tú | tanteabas | Tú tanteabas las opciones con cuidado. You were testing the options carefully. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteaba | Ella tanteaba las posibilidades todos los días. She was testing the possibilities every day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteábamos | Nosotros tanteábamos diferentes métodos. We were testing different methods. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteabais | Vosotros tanteabais las ideas en la reunión. You all were testing the ideas in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tanteaban | Ellos tanteaban el terreno con cautela. They were testing the ground cautiously. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tanteando | Estoy tanteando la situación ahora mismo. I am testing the situation right now. | |
| Tú | estás tanteando | Estás tanteando las opciones disponibles. You are testing the available options. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está tanteando | Ella está tanteando el terreno. She is testing the ground. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos tanteando | Estamos tanteando diferentes métodos. We are testing different methods. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis tanteando | Vosotros estáis tanteando la idea. You all are testing the idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están tanteando | Ellos están tanteando el mercado. They are testing the market. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantearé | Tantearé la situación mañana. I will gauge the situation tomorrow. | |
| Tú | tantearás | Tantearás las opciones antes de decidir. You will gauge the options before deciding. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteará | Ella tanteará el terreno hoy. She will gauge the terrain today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tantearemos | Tantearemos el problema en la reunión. We will gauge the problem in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearéis | Tantearéis las posibilidades esta tarde. You all will gauge the possibilities this afternoon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearán | Ellos tantearán la oferta mañana. They will gauge the offer tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantearé | Tantearé la situación mañana. I will gauge the situation tomorrow. | |
| Tú | tantearás | Tantearás las opciones antes de decidir. You will gauge the options before deciding. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteará | Ella tanteará el terreno antes de construir. She will gauge the ground before building. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tantearemos | Tantearemos el mercado para encontrar buenas ofertas. We will gauge the market to find good deals. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearéis | Tantearéis las posibilidades con calma. You all will gauge the possibilities calmly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearán | Ellos tantearán las opciones disponibles. They will gauge the available options. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantearía | Yo tantearía el terreno antes de comprarlo. I would gauge the land before buying it. | |
| Tú | tantearías | Tú tantearías las opciones si supieras más. You would gauge the options if you knew more. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tantearía | Él tantearía la situación con cuidado. He would gauge the situation carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tantearíamos | Nosotros tantearíamos diferentes caminos. We would gauge different options. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearíais | Vosotros tantearíais las posibilidades. You all would gauge the possibilities. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearían | Ellos tantearían el terreno primero. They would gauge the land first. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteado | He tanteado varias opciones. I have tried several options. | |
| Tú | tanteado | ¿Has tanteado el mercado? Have you tried the market? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteado | Ella ha tanteado diferentes caminos. She has tried different ways. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteado | Nosotros hemos tanteado varias ideas. We have tried several ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteado | ¿Habéis tanteado esa opción? Have you all tried that option? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tanteado | Ellos han tanteado diferentes estrategias. They have tried different strategies. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteaba | Yo ya tanteaba la situación antes de decidir. I had already gauged the situation before deciding. | |
| Tú | tanteabas | Tú ya tanteabas las opciones cuando llegué. You had already gauged the options when I arrived. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteaba | Ella ya tanteaba el terreno antes de actuar. She had already gauged the terrain before acting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteábamos | Nosotros ya tanteábamos las posibilidades entonces. We had already gauged the possibilities then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteabais | Vosotros ya tanteabais los riesgos antes. You all had already gauged the risks before. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tanteaban | Ellos ya tanteaban la situación cuando llegamos. They had already gauged the situation when we arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantearé | Para entonces, ya habré tanteado el terreno. By then, I will have already gauged the terrain. | |
| Tú | tantearás | Para esa fecha, habrás tanteado todas las opciones. By that date, you will have gauged all the options. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteará | Para entonces, ella ya habrá tanteado el camino. By then, she will have already gauged the way. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tantearemos | Para mañana, habremos tanteado el terreno. By tomorrow, we will have gauged the terrain. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearéis | Para el fin de semana, habréis tanteado las opciones. By the weekend, you all will have gauged the options. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearán | Para entonces, ya habrán tanteado el problema. By then, they will have already gauged the problem. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantearía | Yo tantearía la situación antes de decidir. I would have gauged the situation before deciding. | |
| Tú | tantearías | Tú tantearías las opciones si pudieras. You would have gauged the options if you could. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tantearía | Él tantearía el terreno antes de avanzar. He would have gauged the ground before moving forward. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tantearíamos | Nosotros tantearíamos las posibilidades primero. We would have gauged the possibilities first. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearíais | Vosotros tantearíais la situación si tuvierais tiempo. You all would have gauged the situation if you had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearían | Ellos tantearían el problema si supieran más. They would have gauged the problem if they knew more. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tantee | Es importante que yo tantee todas las opciones. It's important that I explore all the options. | |
| Tú | tantees | Espero que tú tantees el terreno antes de decidir. I hope that you explore the terrain before deciding. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tantee | Es posible que él tantee la situación primero. It's possible that he assesses the situation first. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteemos | Queremos que nosotros tanteemos diferentes estrategias. We want us to explore different strategies. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteéis | Es necesario que vosotros tanteéis todas las opciones. It's necessary that you all explore all the options. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tanteen | Dudo que ellos tanteen el problema correctamente. I doubt that they assess the problem correctly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteara | Esperaba que yo tanteara la situación. I hoped that I would gauge the situation. | |
| Tú | tantearas | Dudaba que tú tantearas el problema. I doubted that you would gauge the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteara | No creía que él tanteara la opción. I didn't believe that he would gauge the option. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteáramos | Era posible que nosotros tanteáramos el camino. It was possible that we would gauge the way. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearais | Pensaba que vosotros tantearais la verdad. I thought that you all would gauge the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearan | No creían que ellas tantearan la oferta. They didn't believe that they would gauge the offer. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteare | Si tuviera dudas, tanteare la situación. If I had doubts, I will assess the situation. | |
| Tú | tanteares | Tanteares antes de tomar una decisión. You will assess before making a decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteare | El experto tanteare el problema mañana. The expert will assess the problem tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteáremos | Nosotros tanteáremos las opciones disponibles. We will assess the available options. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteareis | Vosotros tanteareis el terreno la próxima semana. You all will assess the terrain next week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearen | Ellos tantearen las posibilidades futuras. They will assess the future possibilities. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tanteado | Espero que haya tanteado la situación. I hope I have gauged the situation. | |
| Tú | hayas tanteado | Es posible que hayas tanteado esa opción. It's possible that you have tested that option. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya tanteado | Es probable que él haya tanteado el terreno. It's likely that he has assessed the ground. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos tanteado | Creemos que ya hayamos tanteado el método. We believe that we have already tested the method. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis tanteado | ¿Habéis tanteado todas las opciones? Have you all tested all the options? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan tanteado | Es importante que hayan tanteado el terreno antes. It's important that they have assessed the ground beforehand. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteara | Si hubiera tanteado mejor, habría acertado. If I had guessed better, I would have succeeded. | |
| Tú | tantearas | Si hubieras tanteado antes, lo habrías evitado. If you had guessed beforehand, you would have avoided it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteara | Si ella hubiera tanteado más, habría entendido. If she had guessed more, she would have understood. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteáramos | Si hubiéramos tanteado mejor, habríamos ganado. If we had guessed better, we would have won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantearais | Si hubierais tanteado, habríais sabido. If you all had guessed, you would have known. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearan | Si ellos hubieran tanteado, habrían evitado errores. If they had guessed, they would have avoided mistakes. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteare | Cuando hayas llegado, ya tanteare el terreno. When you arrive, I will have already assessed the terrain. | |
| Tú | tanteares | Para entonces, tú tanteares las opciones. By then, you will have assessed the options. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tanteare | Si ella hubiere llegado, ya tanteare el camino. If she had arrived, I would have already assessed the way. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteáremos | Para mañana, nosotros tanteáremos las posibilidades. By tomorrow, we will have assessed the possibilities. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tanteareis | Cuando lleguéis, ya tanteareis el terreno. When you arrive, you will have already assessed the terrain. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tantearen | Si hubieran llegado antes, ya tantearen el lugar. If they had arrived earlier, they would have already assessed the place. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tanteo | No uses 'tanteo' en imperativo afirmativo. Do not use 'tanteo' in the affirmative imperative. | |
| Tú | tantea | ¡Tantea la situación antes de decidir! Gauge the situation before deciding! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tantee | Por favor, tantee el terreno primero. Please, gauge the terrain first. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tanteemos | Tanteemos las opciones disponibles. Let's gauge the available options. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tantead | Tantead bien antes de comprar. Gauge well before buying. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tanteen | Tanteen las posibilidades antes de decidir. Gauge the possibilities before deciding. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no tantees | No tantees en esa situación. Don't guess in that situation. | |
| Tú | no tantes | No tantes antes de pensar. Don't guess before thinking. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no tantee | Por favor, no tantee en la reunión. Please, don't guess during the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no tanteemos | No tanteemos sin evidencia. Let's not guess without evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no tanteéis | No tanteéis sobre ese tema. Don't guess about that topic. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no tanteen | Deben dejar de tantear sin razón. They should stop guessing without reason. |
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