Conjugate palpar in Spanish
to feel, to touch
palpar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1310 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El médico le palpó el abdomen para buscar alguna anomalía." (The doctor felt his abdomen to look for any abnormality.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
palpar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to feel, to touch · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palpo |
| tú | palpas |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpa |
| nosotros | palpamos |
| vosotros | palpáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palpan |
Yo palpo todos los días.
I feel, to touch every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palpé |
| tú | palpaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpó |
| nosotros | palpamos |
| vosotros | palpasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palparon |
Ayer yo palpé.
Yesterday I feel, to touch.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palpaba |
| tú | palpabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpaba |
| nosotros | palpábamos |
| vosotros | palpabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palpaban |
Antes yo palpaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to feel, to touch often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palparé |
| tú | palparás |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpará |
| nosotros | palparemos |
| vosotros | palparéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palparán |
Mañana yo palparé.
Tomorrow I will feel, to touch.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palparía |
| tú | palparías |
| él/ella/Ud. | palparía |
| nosotros | palparíamos |
| vosotros | palparíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palparían |
Si pudiera, yo palparía.
If I could, I would feel, to touch.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | palpe |
| tú | palpes |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpe |
| nosotros | palpemos |
| vosotros | palpéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palpen |
Espero que tú palpes.
I hope that you feel, to touch.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | palpa |
| él/ella/Ud. | palpe |
| nosotros | palpemos |
| vosotros | palpad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | palpen |
¡Palpa!
Feel, to touch!
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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El médico le palpó el abdomen para buscar alguna anomalía.
The doctor felt his abdomen to look for any abnormality.
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Palpé la tela antes de comprarla para sentir su textura.
I felt the fabric before buying it to feel its texture.
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Se podía palpar la tensión en la sala.
You could feel the tension in the room.
Common phrases with palpar
- palpar el terreno to test the waters
- palpar la realidad to feel the reality
- se palpa en el ambiente you can feel it in the air