Zambullir means to plunge or immerse oneself or something into a liquid or other substance. It is used both literally, such as diving into water, and figuratively, like immersing oneself in an activity.
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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 | me zambullo | Yo me zambullo en la piscina. I dive into the pool. | |
| Tú | te zambulles | Tú te zambulles en el mar. You dive into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se zambulle | Él se zambulle en el río. He dives into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos zambullimos | Nosotros nos zambullimos en el lago. We dive into the lake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os zambullís | Vosotros os zambullís en la piscina. You all dive into the pool. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se zambullen | Ellos se zambullen en el mar. They dive into the sea. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambullí | Yo me zambullí en la piscina. I dove into the pool. | |
| Tú | zambulliste | Tú te zambulliste en el mar. You dove into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambulló | Él se zambulló en el río. He dove into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambullimos | Nosotros nos zambullimos en la playa. We dove into the beach. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambullisteis | Vosotros os zambullisteis en la piscina. You all dove into the pool. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambulleron | Ellos se zambulleron en el lago. They dove into the lake. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambullía | Yo zambullía en la piscina todos los veranos. I used to dive into the pool every summer. | |
| Tú | zambullías | Tú zambullías en el río cuando eras niño. You used to dive into the river when you were a child. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambullía | Ella zambullía en el mar durante las vacaciones. She used to dive into the sea during vacations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambullíamos | Nosotros zambullíamos en el lago cada verano. We used to dive into the lake every summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambullíais | Vosotros zambullíais en la piscina frecuentemente. You all used to dive into the pool frequently. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambullían | Ellos zambullían en el río cada fin de semana. They used to dive into the river every weekend. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy zambullendo | Me estoy zambullendo en la piscina ahora mismo. I am diving into the pool right now. | |
| Tú | te estás zambullendo | Tú te estás zambullendo en el mar. You are diving into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está zambullendo | Ella se está zambullendo en el río. She is diving into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos zambullendo | Nosotros nos estamos zambullendo en el lago. We are diving into the lake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis zambullendo | Vosotros os estáis zambullendo en la piscina. You all are diving into the pool. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están zambullendo | Ellos se están zambullendo en el mar. They are diving into the sea. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a zambullir | Me voy a zambullir en la piscina mañana. I am going to dive into the pool tomorrow. | |
| Tú | te vas a zambullir | Tú te vas a zambullir en el mar pronto. You are going to dive into the sea soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a zambullir | Él se va a zambullir en el río esta tarde. He is going to dive into the river this afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a zambullir | Nosotros nos vamos a zambullir en el lago mañana. We are going to dive into the lake tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a zambullir | Vosotros os vais a zambullir en la playa pronto. You all are going to dive into the beach soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a zambullir | Ellos se van a zambullir en el río el fin de semana. They are going to dive into the river this weekend. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambulliré | Mañana zambulliré en la piscina. Tomorrow I will dive into the pool. | |
| Tú | zambullirás | Tú zambullirás en el mar en verano. You will dive into the sea in summer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambullirá | Él zambullirá en el río mañana. He will dive into the river tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambulliremos | Nosotros zambulliremos en la playa este fin de semana. We will dive into the beach this weekend. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambulliréis | Vosotros zambulliréis en el lago pronto. You all will dive into the lake soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambullirán | Ellos zambullirán en la piscina pública. They will dive into the public pool. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambulliría | Yo zambulliría en la piscina si tuviera tiempo. I would dive into the pool if I had time. | |
| Tú | zambullirías | Tú zambullirías en el mar si fuera verano. You would dive into the sea if it were summer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambulliría | Él zambulliría en el río si supiera nadar bien. He would dive into the river if he knew how to swim well. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambulliríamos | Nosotros zambulliríamos en la laguna si hiciera calor. We would dive into the lagoon if it were hot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambulliríais | Vosotros zambulliríais en el lago si tuvierais equipo de buceo. You all would dive into the lake if you had diving equipment. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambullirían | Ellos zambullirían en la piscina si estuvieran aquí. They would dive into the pool if they were here. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he zambullido | Me he zambullido en la piscina varias veces. I have dived into the pool several times. | |
| Tú | te has zambullido | ¿Te has zambullido en el mar alguna vez? Have you dived into the sea ever? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha zambullido | Ella se ha zambullido en el río hoy. She has dived into the river today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos zambullido | Nosotros nos hemos zambullido en la playa. We have dived into the beach. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis zambullido | ¿Os habéis zambullido en la piscina? Have you all dived into the pool? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han zambullido | Ellos se han zambullido en el lago varias veces. They have dived into the lake several times. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había zambullido | Ya me había zambullido cuando llegaste. I had already dived when you arrived. | |
| Tú | te habías zambullido | Antes de salir, te habías zambullido en la piscina. Before leaving, you had dived into the pool. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se había zambullido | Ella se había zambullido en el río antes de que llegara. She had dived into the river before I arrived. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habíamos zambullido | Nos habíamos zambullido en el mar al amanecer. We had dived into the sea at dawn. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habíais zambullido | Vuestros amigos ya se habían zambullido en la piscina. Your friends had already dived into the pool. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habían zambullido | Ellos se habían zambullido antes de que empezara la tormenta. They had dived before the storm started. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré zambullido | Para entonces, ya habré zambullido en la piscina. By then, I will have already dived into the pool. | |
| Tú | habrás zambullido | Para mañana, habrás zambullido en el mar. By tomorrow, you will have dived into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá zambullido | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá zambullido en el río. When you arrive, he will have already dived into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos zambullido | Para el fin de semana, habremos zambullido en el lago. By the weekend, we will have dived into the lake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis zambullido | Para entonces, habréis zambullido en la playa. By then, you all will have dived into the beach. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán zambullido | Para esa hora, ellos habrán zambullido en el río. By that time, they will have dived into the river. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría zambullido | Yo me habría zambullido si hubiera sabido. I would have dived if I had known. | |
| Tú | te habrías zambullido | Tú te habrías zambullido en la piscina. You would have dived into the pool. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría zambullido | Él se habría zambullido en el mar. He would have dived into the sea. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos zambullido | Nosotros nos habríamos zambullido en el río. We would have dived into the river. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais zambullido | Vosotros os habríais zambullido en la playa. You all would have dived at the beach. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían zambullido | Ellos se habrían zambullido si hubiera sido seguro. They would have dived if it had been safe. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambulla | Espero que yo zambulla bien. I hope I dive well. | |
| Tú | zambullas | Es importante que tú zambullas con cuidado. It's important that you dive carefully. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambulla | Es bueno que él zambulla en la piscina. It's good that he dives in the pool. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambullamos | Queremos que nosotros zambullamos en el mar. We want us to dive into the sea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambulláis | Es posible que vosotros zambulláis en el río. It's possible that you all dive into the river. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambullan | Dudo que ellos zambullan en aguas profundas. I doubt that they dive into deep waters. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambullera | Esperaba que él zambullera en la piscina. I hoped that he would dive into the pool. | |
| Tú | zambulleras | Querías que tú zambulleras en el mar. You wanted you to dive into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambullera | Dudaba que ella zambullera en el río. I doubted that she would dive into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambulléramos | Era posible que nosotros zambulléramos en el lago. It was possible that we would dive into the lake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambullerais | Esperaban que vosotros zambullerais en la playa. They hoped that you all would dive into the beach. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambulleran | No creían que ellos zambulleran en la piscina. They didn't believe that they would dive into the pool. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambullere | Si me llamaras, zambullere en el agua. If you called me, I would dive into the water. | |
| Tú | zambulleres | Cuando llegues, zambulleres en la piscina. When you arrive, you will dive into the pool. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambullere | Es probable que zambullere en el mar mañana. He/She/You (formal) will probably dive into the sea tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambulléremos | Nosotros zambulléremos en la playa si hace calor. We will dive into the beach if it's hot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambullereis | Vuestros amigos zambullereis en el río. Your friends will dive into the river. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambulleren | Es posible que ellos zambulleren en la laguna. It is possible that they will dive into the lagoon. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya zambullido | Espero que haya zambullido en la piscina. I hope I have dived into the pool. | |
| Tú | hayas zambullido | Es posible que hayas zambullido en el mar. It's possible that you have dived into the sea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya zambullido | Es importante que él haya zambullido en el lago. It's important that he has dived into the lake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos zambullido | Creemos que hayamos zambullido en la cueva. We believe that we have dived into the cave. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis zambullido | No creo que hayáis zambullido en el río todavía. I don't think that you all have dived into the river yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan zambullido | Me alegra que hayan zambullido en el mar abierto. I'm glad that they have dived into the open sea. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera zambullido | Si hubiera zambullido antes, habría visto el pez. If I had dived earlier, I would have seen the fish. | |
| Tú | hubieras zambullido | Si hubieras zambullido más profundo, habrías llegado más lejos. If you had dived deeper, you would have gone further. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera zambullido | Ella hubiera zambullido en el lago si hubiera sabido. She had dived into the lake if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos zambullido | Nosotros hubiéramos zambullido si el agua hubiera estado más fría. We would have dived if the water had been colder. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais zambullido | Vosotros hubierais zambullido si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have dived if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran zambullido | Ellos hubieran zambullido si el mar hubiera estado tranquilo. They would have dived if the sea had been calm. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere zambullido | Para entonces, ya hubiere zambullido en el lago. By then, I will have already dived into the lake. | |
| Tú | hubieres zambullido | Es posible que tú hubieres zambullido antes de salir. You may have already dived before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere zambullido | Es probable que él hubiere zambullido en la piscina. He probably will have dived into the pool. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos zambullido | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos zambullido en el mar. Maybe we will have dived into the sea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis zambullido | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis zambullido en el río. By then, you all will have dived into the river. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren zambullido | Es posible que ellos hubieren zambullido en la playa. It is possible that they will have dived into the beach. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | zambulla | ¡Zambulla en la piscina! Jump into the pool! | |
| Tú | zambulle | ¡Zambulle la cabeza en el agua! Dip your head in the water! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | zambulla | ¡Zambulla en el mar ahora! Dive into the sea now! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | zambullamos | ¡Zambullámonos en la playa! Let's dive into the beach! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | zambullid | ¡Zambullid en la piscina! Dive into the pool! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zambúllanse | ¡Zambúllanse en el río! Dive into the river! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me zambulla | No me zambulla en la piscina solo. Don't dive into the pool alone. | |
| Tú | no te zambullas | No te zambullas sin protección. Don't dive without protection. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se zambulla | No se zambulla en aguas peligrosas. He/She/You (formal) don't dive into dangerous waters. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos zambullamos | No nos zambullamos en la playa sin cuidado. Let's not dive into the beach carelessly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os zambulláis | No os zambulláis en la piscina sin supervisión. Don't dive into the pool without supervision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se zambullan | No se zambullan en aguas desconocidas. They/You all (formal) don't dive into unknown waters. |
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