-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate zamplar in Spanish

to gobble up, to wolf down food

zamplar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2458 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Se zampó tres platos de paella." (He wolfed down three plates of paella.). 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 zampo
zampas
él/ella/Ud. zampa
nosotros zampamos
vosotros zampáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. zampan
Example

Yo zampo todos los días.

I gobble up, to wolf down food every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo zampé
zampaste
él/ella/Ud. zampó
nosotros zampamos
vosotros zampasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. zamparon
Example

Ayer yo zampé.

Yesterday I gobble up, to wolf down food.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo zampaba
zampabas
él/ella/Ud. zampaba
nosotros zampábamos
vosotros zampabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. zampaban
Example

Antes yo zampaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to gobble up, to wolf down food often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo zamparé
zamparás
él/ella/Ud. zampará
nosotros zamparemos
vosotros zamparéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. zamparán
Example

Mañana yo zamparé.

Tomorrow I will gobble up, to wolf down food.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo zamparía
zamparías
él/ella/Ud. zamparía
nosotros zamparíamos
vosotros zamparíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. zamparían
Example

Si pudiera, yo zamparía.

If I could, I would gobble up, to wolf down food.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo zampe
zampes
él/ella/Ud. zampe
nosotros zampemos
vosotros zampéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. zampen
Example

Espero que tú zampes.

I hope that you gobble up, to wolf down food.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
zampa
él/ella/Ud. zampe
nosotros zampemos
vosotros zampad
ellos/ellas/Uds. zampen
Example

¡Zampa!

Gobble up, to wolf down food!

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