-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate rastrear in Spanish

to track, to trace

rastrear is a regular -ar verb ranked #1469 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La policía logró rastrear al sospechoso con cámaras de seguridad." (The police managed to track the suspect with security cameras.). 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 rastreo
rastreas
él/ella/Ud. rastrea
nosotros rastreamos
vosotros rastreáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastrean
Example

Yo rastreo todos los días.

I track, to trace every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rastreé
rastreaste
él/ella/Ud. rastreó
nosotros rastreamos
vosotros rastreasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastrearon
Example

Los detectives rastrearon el origen de la llamada telefónica.

The detectives traced the origin of the phone call.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rastreaba
rastreabas
él/ella/Ud. rastreaba
nosotros rastreábamos
vosotros rastreabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastreaban
Example

Antes yo rastreaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to track, to trace often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rastrearé
rastrearás
él/ella/Ud. rastreará
nosotros rastrearemos
vosotros rastrearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastrearán
Example

Mañana yo rastrearé.

Tomorrow I will track, to trace.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rastrearía
rastrearías
él/ella/Ud. rastrearía
nosotros rastrearíamos
vosotros rastrearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastrearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo rastrearía.

If I could, I would track, to trace.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rastree
rastrees
él/ella/Ud. rastree
nosotros rastreemos
vosotros rastreéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastreen
Example

Espero que tú rastrees.

I hope that you track, to trace.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
rastrea
él/ella/Ud. rastree
nosotros rastreemos
vosotros rastread
ellos/ellas/Uds. rastreen
Example

¡Rastrea!

Track, to trace!

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