-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate rondar in Spanish

to patrol

rondar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1899 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los guardias rondan el edificio toda la noche." (The guards patrol the building all night.). 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 rondo
rondas
él/ella/Ud. ronda
nosotros rondamos
vosotros rondáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rondan
Example

Los guardias rondan el edificio toda la noche.

The guards patrol the building all night.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rondé
rondaste
él/ella/Ud. rondó
nosotros rondamos
vosotros rondasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rondaron
Example

Ayer yo rondé.

Yesterday I patrol.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rondaba
rondabas
él/ella/Ud. rondaba
nosotros rondábamos
vosotros rondabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. rondaban
Example

Antes yo rondaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to patrol often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rondaré
rondarás
él/ella/Ud. rondará
nosotros rondaremos
vosotros rondaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. rondarán
Example

Mañana yo rondaré.

Tomorrow I will patrol.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo rondaría
rondarías
él/ella/Ud. rondaría
nosotros rondaríamos
vosotros rondaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. rondarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo rondaría.

If I could, I would patrol.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ronde
rondes
él/ella/Ud. ronde
nosotros rondemos
vosotros rondéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ronden
Example

Espero que tú rondes.

I hope that you patrol.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
ronda
él/ella/Ud. ronde
nosotros rondemos
vosotros rondad
ellos/ellas/Uds. ronden
Example

Esa idea me ronda la cabeza desde hace días.

That idea has been going around in my head for days.

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