-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate balancear in Spanish

to balance, to swing

balancear is a regular -ar verb ranked #1546 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El niño se balanceaba en el columpio durante horas." (The child swung on the swing for hours.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balanceo
balanceas
él/ella/Ud. balancea
nosotros balanceamos
vosotros balanceáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. balancean
Example

Yo balanceo todos los días.

I balance, to swing every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balanceé
balanceaste
él/ella/Ud. balanceó
nosotros balanceamos
vosotros balanceasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. balancearon
Example

Ayer yo balanceé.

Yesterday I balance, to swing.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balanceaba
balanceabas
él/ella/Ud. balanceaba
nosotros balanceábamos
vosotros balanceabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. balanceaban
Example

El niño se balanceaba en el columpio durante horas.

The child swung on the swing for hours.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balancearé
balancearás
él/ella/Ud. balanceará
nosotros balancearemos
vosotros balancearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. balancearán
Example

Mañana yo balancearé.

Tomorrow I will balance, to swing.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balancearía
balancearías
él/ella/Ud. balancearía
nosotros balancearíamos
vosotros balancearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. balancearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo balancearía.

If I could, I would balance, to swing.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo balancee
balancees
él/ella/Ud. balancee
nosotros balanceemos
vosotros balanceéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. balanceen
Example

Espero que tú balancees.

I hope that you balance, to swing.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
balancea
él/ella/Ud. balancee
nosotros balanceemos
vosotros balancead
ellos/ellas/Uds. balanceen
Example

¡Balancea!

Balance, to swing!

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