Andar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Andar in Spanish

Andar means “to walk” or “to go around.” You will learn its irregular anduv- past family, regular present and future forms, and commands.

Andar conjugation at a glance

Andar is an -AR verb with a major irregular preterite family. Verb type: Irregular. Its present, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund, participle, and present subjunctive use the ordinary andar- / and- patterns, while the preterite uses anduv-, which also feeds the imperfect and future subjunctive forms.

Andar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle is used with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With compound forms built with haber, the participle remains invariant.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	andar	to walk / to go around
Gerund	andando	walking
Past participle	andado	walked in compound use

Andar meaning and essential uses

Andar — “to walk / to go around” — commonly describes moving on foot: Andamos por el parque. — “We walk through the park.” It can also describe how a machine is functioning or a person’s current state in suitable contexts.

RAE also records andar + gerund as a construction that presents an activity as ongoing or repeated: Anda buscando trabajo. — “He/She is going around looking for work.” This is a separate construction from the present progressive table built with estar — “to be.”

Andar conjugation pattern

The key irregular family is anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron — the preterite forms of “walk / go around.” The imperfect subjunctive and future subjunctive inherit the anduv- base. Present forms such as ando — “I walk” — and future forms such as andaré — “I will walk” — are regular.

Andar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Andar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general statements. This verb uses the regular -AR present pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ando	I walk
Tú — you, singular informal	andas	you walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	anda	he / she walks; you walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	andamos	we walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andáis	you walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	andan	they walk; you walk (plural)

• Ando por el parque casi todos los días. — I walk around the park almost every day.

Andar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. Andar uses the irregular anduv- stem with the strong-preterite endings: anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	anduve	I walked
Tú — you, singular informal	anduviste	you walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	anduvo	he / she walked; you walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	anduvimos	we walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	anduvisteis	you walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	anduvieron	they walked; you walked (plural)

• Ayer anduvimos por el centro durante horas. — Yesterday we walked around downtown for hours.

Andar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, descriptions, background situations, or actions viewed as ongoing. The formation is regular for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	andaba	I used to walk
Tú — you, singular informal	andabas	you used to walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	andaba	he / she used to walk; you used to walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	andábamos	we used to walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andabais	you used to walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	andaban	they used to walk; you used to walk (plural)

• De pequeño andaba mucho por el campo. — As a child, I used to walk around the countryside a lot.

Andar present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action or change in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus andando — “walking.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy andando	I am walking
Tú — you, singular informal	estás andando	you are walking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está andando	he / she is walking; you are walking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos andando	we are walking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis andando	you are walking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están andando	they are walking; you are walking (plural)

• Estoy andando más de lo habitual esta semana. — I am walking more than usual this week.

Andar near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future event. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + andar — “to walk / to go around.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a andar	I am going to walk
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a andar	you are going to walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a andar	he / she is going to walk; you are going to walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a andar	we are going to walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a andar	you are going to walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a andar	they are going to walk; you are going to walk (plural)

• Voy a andar hasta la estación. — I am going to walk to the station.

Andar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. Add the future endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	andaré	I will walk
Tú — you, singular informal	andarás	you will walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	andará	he / she will walk; you will walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	andaremos	we will walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andaréis	you will walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	andarán	they will walk; you will walk (plural)

• Mañana andaré por esa zona. — Tomorrow I will walk around that area.

Andar conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use the simple conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. Add the conditional endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	andaría	I would walk
Tú — you, singular informal	andarías	you would walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	andaría	he / she would walk; you would walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	andaríamos	we would walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andaríais	you would walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	andarían	they would walk; you would walk (plural)

• Andaría más si tuviera tiempo. — I would walk more if I had time.

Andar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use the present perfect for a past event presented as connected to the present; its distribution varies by region. Form it with the present of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus andado — “walked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he andado	I have walked
Tú — you, singular informal	has andado	you have walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha andado	he / she has walked; you have walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos andado	we have walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis andado	you have walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han andado	they have walked; you have walked (plural)

• Hoy he andado diez kilómetros. — Today I have walked ten kilometers.

Andar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus andado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había andado	I had walked
Tú — you, singular informal	habías andado	you had walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había andado	he / she had walked; you had walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos andado	we had walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais andado	you had walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían andado	they had walked; you had walked (plural)

• Ya habíamos andado bastante antes de parar. — We had already walked quite a lot before stopping.

Andar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro compuesto / antefuturo) — Use the future perfect for something expected to be completed by a future point. Form it with the future of haber plus andado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré andado	I will have walked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás andado	you will have walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá andado	he / she will have walked; you will have walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos andado	we will have walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis andado	you will have walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán andado	they will have walked; you will have walked (plural)

• A mediodía habremos andado la mitad del camino. — By noon we will have walked half the route.

Andar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto / antepospretérito) — Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical completed result or unreal past outcome. Form it with the conditional of haber plus andado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría andado	I would have walked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías andado	you would have walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría andado	he / she would have walked; you would have walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos andado	we would have walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais andado	you would have walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían andado	they would have walked; you would have walked (plural)

• Habría andado más, pero empezó a llover. — I would have walked more, but it started to rain.

Andar subjunctive conjugations

Andar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use the present subjunctive after environments such as wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or necessity. The forms follow the regular present-subjunctive pattern for this -AR verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ande	that I walk
Tú — you, singular informal	andes	that you walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ande	that he / she walk; that you walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	andemos	that we walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andéis	that you walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	anden	that they walk; that you walk (plural)

• Quiero que andes con cuidado. — I want you to be careful.

Andar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in subordinate clauses linked to past, hypothetical, or unreal contexts. The main table uses the accepted -ra series; the corresponding -se series is also standard in many contexts but is not mechanically interchangeable in every construction. Andar inherits its irregular preterite base and uses anduvier- in the primary -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	anduviera	that I walked / were to walk
Tú — you, singular informal	anduvieras	that you walked / were to walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	anduviera	that he / she walked / were to walk; that you walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	anduviéramos	that we walked / were to walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	anduvierais	that you walked / were to walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	anduvieran	that they walked / were to walk; that you walked (plural)

• Era mejor que anduviéramos por la ruta señalada. — It was better for us to walk along the marked route.
• Preferían que anduvieseis juntos. — They preferred that you all walk together.

Andar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future subjunctive survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. Andar uses the inherited anduvier-/anduviere family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	anduviere	if / when I should walk
Tú — you, singular informal	anduvieres	if / when you should walk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	anduviere	if / when he / she should walk; if / when you should walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	anduviéremos	if / when we should walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	anduviereis	if / when you should walk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	anduvieren	if / when they should walk; if / when you should walk (plural)

• Quien anduviere por esta zona fuera del horario permitido deberá identificarse. — Whoever should be walking in this area outside permitted hours must identify themselves.

Andar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive when a completed event is viewed through a subjunctive environment connected to the present or a future reference point. Form it with present-subjunctive haber plus andado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya andado	that I have walked
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas andado	that you have walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya andado	that he / she has walked; that you have walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos andado	that we have walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis andado	that you have walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan andado	that they have walked; that you have walked (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas andado un poco hoy. — I am glad that you have walked a little today.

Andar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for completed events in unreal, hypothetical, evaluative, or other subjunctive past contexts. The main table uses hubiera + andado; hubiese + andado is also an accepted alternative in many contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera andado	that I had walked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras andado	that you had walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera andado	that he / she had walked; that you had walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos andado	that we had walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais andado	that you had walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran andado	that they had walked; that you had walked (plural)

• Ojalá hubiéramos andado por el camino corto. — I wish we had walked along the short route.
• Si hubieses andado más despacio, no te habrías cansado tanto. — If you had walked more slowly, you would not have become so tired.

Andar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. This reference form survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts and uses future-subjunctive haber plus andado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere andado	if / when I should have walked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres andado	if / when you should have walked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere andado	if / when he / she should have walked; if / when you should have walked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos andado	if / when we should have walked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis andado	if / when you should have walked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren andado	if / when they should have walked; if / when you should have walked (plural)

• Si el participante hubiere andado todo el recorrido, recibirá el certificado. — If the participant should have walked the entire route, they will receive the certificate.

Andar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Andar affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	anda	Walk!
Usted — you, singular formal	ande	Walk! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	andemos	let’s walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	andad	Walk! (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	anden	Walk! (plural)

• Anda despacio por este camino. — Walk slowly along this path.

Andar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no andes	do not walk
Usted — you, singular formal	no ande	do not walk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no andemos	let’s not walk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no andéis	do not walk (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no anden	do not walk (plural)

• No andes solo por esa zona de noche. — Do not walk alone in that area at night.

Common constructions with Andar

These patterns show common ways the target verb combines with its complements or develops its core meaning. Each example remains focused on this verb.

• Andar por el centro. — To walk around downtown.
• El reloj no anda bien. — The clock is not running properly.
• Anda buscando un piso nuevo. — He/She is going around looking for a new apartment.

Example sentences with Andar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Ando por el barrio cuando hace buen tiempo. — I walk around the neighborhood when the weather is good.
• Ayer anduvimos diez kilómetros. — Yesterday we walked ten kilometers.
• De niño andaba por el barrio con mis amigos. — As a child, I used to walk around the neighborhood with my friends.
• Ya hemos andado bastante hoy. — We have already walked quite a lot today.

Regional and usage notes for Andar

The core tables keep tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Where voseo is used, the present and affirmative command can have distinct forms; the examples below show those forms without replacing the core paradigm.

• Vos andás mucho por la ciudad. — You walk around the city a lot. (voseo)
• Andá con cuidado. — Be careful / go carefully. (affirmative vos command)

With andar, remember the irregular anduv- family in the preterite and the subjunctive forms derived from it; the present, imperfect, future, and conditional are much more predictable.