-ar verb C1 · Advanced

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.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo palpo
palpas
él/ella/Ud. palpa
nosotros palpamos
vosotros palpáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. palpan
Example

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
palpaste
él/ella/Ud. palpó
nosotros palpamos
vosotros palpasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. palparon
Example

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
palpabas
él/ella/Ud. palpaba
nosotros palpábamos
vosotros palpabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. palpaban
Example

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
palparás
él/ella/Ud. palpará
nosotros palparemos
vosotros palparéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. palparán
Example

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
palparías
él/ella/Ud. palparía
nosotros palparíamos
vosotros palparíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. palparían
Example

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
palpes
él/ella/Ud. palpe
nosotros palpemos
vosotros palpéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. palpen
Example

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 -
palpa
él/ella/Ud. palpe
nosotros palpemos
vosotros palpad
ellos/ellas/Uds. palpen
Example

¡Palpa!

Feel, to touch!

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