Learn explorar conjugation in Presente step by step with detailed explanations

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explorar means: to browse, to explore, to prospect, to surf

In this lesson we are going to learn how to conjugate the verb explorar in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to get the following conjugation:

yo	exploro	I browse
tú	exploras	you browse
él/ella/usted	explora	he/she/it browses
nosotros/nosotras	exploramos	we browse
vosotros/vosotras	exploráis	you browse
ellos/ellas/ustedes	exploran	they browse

This lesson is specifically about the explorar verb conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation have a look at our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Presente. It’s embedded on the right, but using the above link you will see additional information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of exceptions and special cases.

How to translate Presente to English

Note that the English phrases in the third column of the above conjugation chart are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

In Spanish, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

The Spanish Presente de Indicativo tense translates to one of the following:

The English Present tense, for example:
ustedes exploran
(formal, plural) you browse
The English Present Progressive (or Present Continuous) tense, for example:
ahora él explora
he is browsing now

Note that the Spanish equivalent of the Present Progressive also exists and is in common use – that’s Presente Progresivo (also called Presente Continuo).

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The ability to correctly locate the desired position on the timeline is a crucial skill for proper use of tenses. So note the timeline in our lessons and visualize it while listening, speaking, writing and reading. After a bit practice you will be able to select the right tense to use much easier. timeline presente how to conjugate spanish verbs

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Step by step instructions

Presente belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each inflected verb form consists of two words.

The verb explorar has regular conjugation in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means that this verb follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without any exceptions.

The basis for this conjugation is the stem of the verb, so we need to start by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s easy to do. Just remove two letters from the end of the infinitive to get the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem.

So in case of our verb:

the stem is: explor-
and the ending is: -ar

Use the stem explor- in each person as the basis for the conjugations, the common prefix or root that each of the forms begins with.

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Next, add to this regular stem the endings specific to each person. See the image on the side showing all the six endings. Notice the colors and shapes of the letters. It will help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.

Each grammatical person has a specific ending in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir.

Add the regular ending -o for the first person singular to create exploro:

yo exploro

And as before add the regular ending -as for the second person singular to create exploras:

tú exploras

As before add the regular ending -a for the third person singular to create explora:

él explora
ella explora
usted explora

And one more time add the regular ending -amos for the first person plural to create exploramos:

nosotros exploramos
nosotras exploramos

And similarly add the regular ending -áis for the second person plural to create exploráis:

vosotros exploráis
vosotras exploráis

Like in the previous case add the regular ending -an for the third person plural to create exploran:

ellos exploran
ellas exploran
ustedes exploran

That’s it! The conjugation is now done. But don’t end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to retain it. Check below for suggestions.

Next Steps

To practice this conjugation and test your knowledge try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game
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