Chequear Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of chequear — “to check” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for chequear with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Chequear means to check, to examine something quickly to make sure it is right, such as luggage at the airport, email or a list. It is a modern, fully regular verb borrowed from English, common in Latin America and travel. To see it in a real sentence: Chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto. — “I check the luggage at the airport.” Learn the six forms in the table below, and the present tense of chequear will be ready for everyday conversation.
Present tense conjugation table: chequear
Every person of chequear in the present tense. The gerund is chequeando and the past participle is chequeado.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | chequeo |
| tú | chequeas |
| él/ella/Ud. | chequea |
| nosotros/as | chequeamos |
| vosotros/as | chequeáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | chequean |
How the present indicative of chequear is formed
The present indicative of chequear is built from the stem plus the present indicative endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | chequeo |
| tú | -as | chequeas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | chequea |
| nosotros/as | -amos | chequeamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | chequeáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | chequean |
Chequear is a regular -ar verb in the present tense, so the table above is completely regular. The stem is cheque- and the endings are the normal -ar endings, so once you know the pattern you can produce every form on this page.
The gerund of chequear is chequeando and the past participle is chequeado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.
When to use the present tense of chequear
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and chequear appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Routines and habits
Use the present for things you do regularly, every day or every week. The present is the tense of routine, and chequear fits naturally into daily life.
“Yo chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto todos los días.” — “I check the luggage at the airport every day.”
General facts
Use the present for facts that are true in general, not just today. When you state how something is, the present is the tense to use.
“Él chequea el correo cada mañana.” — “He/she checks my email every morning.”
What is happening right now
Use the present for what is happening at this moment. Spanish often uses the simple present where English uses the progressive, so chequeo can mean both “I check” and “I am checking”.
“Ahora mismo, yo chequeo la lista antes de salir.” — “Right now, I check the list before leaving.”
Fixed plans in the near future
Use the present for a plan that is already fixed, such as something arranged for tomorrow. Spanish uses the present for near-future plans much more freely than English does.
“Mañana, yo chequeo la presión de los neumáticos.” — “Tomorrow, I will check the pressure of the tyres.”
Questions and negatives
Use the present to ask about habits and to say what does not happen. The question and the negative use exactly the same forms as the statement.
“¿Tú chequeas el equipaje en el aeropuerto?” — “Do you check the luggage at the airport?”
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: Chequea el correo cada mañana. — “He/she checks my email every morning.”
- Preterite — one finished occasion: Chequeó el correo cada mañana. — the same idea, placed in the preterite.
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add “used to” in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: Chequean la lista antes de salir. — “They check the list before leaving.”
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: Chequeaban la lista antes de salir. — the same idea, placed in the imperfect.
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: Chequeas la presión de los neumáticos. — “You check the pressure of the tyres.”
- Future — what will happen: Chequearás la presión de los neumáticos. — the same idea, placed in the future.
Examples: chequear in the present tense
Seven sentences that show chequear in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto. — “I check the luggage at the airport.”
- Tú chequeas el correo cada mañana. — “You check my email every morning.”
- Él chequea la lista antes de salir. — “He checks the list before leaving.”
- Nosotros chequeamos la presión de los neumáticos. — “We check the pressure of the tyres.”
- Vosotros chequeáis el equipaje en el aeropuerto. — “You (plural) check the luggage at the airport.”
- Ellos chequean el correo cada mañana. — “They check my email every morning.”
- ¿Tú chequeas la lista antes de salir? — “Do you check the list before leaving?”
Common mistakes with chequear in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with chequear in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ Yo chequear el equipaje en el aeropuerto. (using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form).
✓ Correct: Yo chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto.
The infinitive is not a conjugated form. With yo, the present tense of chequear is chequeo, not the infinitive chequear.
✗ Vosotros chequeais el equipaje en el aeropuerto. (forgetting the accent on the vosotros form).
✓ Correct: Vosotros chequeáis el equipaje en el aeropuerto.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: chequeáis, not chequeais. The accent marks the stressed vowel, and leaving it out is a spelling mistake.
✗ Ayer, yo chequeo el correo cada mañana. (using the present for a finished past action).
✓ Correct: Ayer, yo chequeé el correo cada mañana.
The present and the preterite are different tenses: chequeo is happening now, while chequeé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
✗ Treating chequear and revisar as identical in every context. (confusing chequear with revisar).
✓ Correct: Chequear means to check, while revisar means to review or check thoroughly.
They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: chequear fits sentences such as Chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto, while revisar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Quiz: chequear in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of chequear. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
1. Which is the correct present tense form of chequear for tú?
- a) chequeas
- b) chequeo
- c) chequea
- d) chequean
2. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el equipaje en el aeropuerto. — “I check the luggage at the airport.”
- a) chequea
- b) chequeamos
- c) chequeas
- d) chequeo
3. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el correo cada mañana. — “He/she checks my email every morning.” (present tense)
- a) chequeaba
- b) chequeará
- c) chequea
- d) chequeó
4. Which is the correct present tense form of chequear for nosotros?
- a) chequean
- b) chequeamos
- c) chequeo
- d) chequea
5. Which sentence uses chequear correctly in the present tense?
- a) Él chequeó el correo cada mañana.
- b) Él chequea el correo cada mañana.
- c) Él chequeará el correo cada mañana.
- d) Ellos chequea el correo cada mañana.
6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ la lista antes de salir. — “They check the list before leaving.”
- a) chequeo
- b) chequea
- c) chequeamos
- d) chequean
7. Complete the question: ¿Tú ______ la presión de los neumáticos? — “Do you check the pressure of the tyres?”
- a) chequea
- b) chequearás
- c) chequeas
- d) chequeo
8. What is the gerund of chequear?
- a) chequeé
- b) chequeando
- c) chequeado
- d) chequeo
Answer key
a) chequeas — The tú form is chequeas. The -s ending belongs to tú in the present; chequeo is yo, chequea is él/ella and chequean is ellos/ellas.
d) chequeo — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: chequeo. The other options are the wrong person.
c) chequea — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: chequea. The other options are the preterite, the imperfect and the future.
b) chequeamos — Nosotros takes chequeamos. In the present the nosotros ending for -ar verbs is -amos, attached to the stem.
b) Él chequea el correo cada mañana. — Él chequea el correo cada mañana. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences use the wrong person or the wrong tense.
d) chequean — The subject is ellos/ellas/Uds., so the present form is chequean.
c) chequeas — The question needs the tú form in the present: chequeas.
b) chequeando — The gerund is chequeando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive (estar + gerund), and it is not the past participle chequeado.
Frequently asked questions
Is chequear regular in the present tense?
Yes. Chequear is a regular -ar verb in the present tense, so the forms follow the standard endings: chequeo, chequeas, chequea, chequeamos, chequeáis and chequean.
What is the gerund and the past participle of chequear?
The gerund is chequeando and the past participle is chequeado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say “I check” in Spanish?
Say chequeo. For example: Chequeo el equipaje en el aeropuerto. — “I check the luggage at the airport.”
What is the difference between chequear and revisar?
Chequear means “to check”, while revisar means “to review or check thoroughly”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use chequear when you mean “to check” and revisar when you mean “to review or check thoroughly”. The full conjugation of chequear is on its own page.
Related links
- Full conjugation of chequear — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- chequear examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.
- Chatear conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with chequear.
- Clavar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with chequear.
- Cercar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with chequear.
- Present Tense Conjugator — practise this verb in the interactive tool.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on Spanish verbs.