Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] Pateo el balón hacia la portería. → I kick the ball toward the goal.
[Present Perfect] El caballo ha pateado la cerca. → The horse has kicked the fence.
[Imperfect Indicative] Él pateaba las piedras del camino mientras caminaba. → He used to kick the stones on the road while he walked.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habían pateado la puerta antes de que llegara la llave. → They had already kicked the door before the key arrived.
[Preterite] El jugador pateó el suelo por accidente. → The player kicked the ground by accident.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo pateado la pelota, cayó al suelo. → As soon as he had kicked the ball, he fell to the ground.
[Future] Si te acercas demasiado, el animal te pateará. → If you get too close, the animal will kick you.
[Future Perfect] Para el final del partido, ya habrán pateado al menos diez penaltis. → By the end of the match, they will have already kicked at least ten penalties.
[Conditional] Patearía el tablero si perdiera de nuevo. → I would kick the board (figuratively: flip out) if I lost again.
[Conditional Perfect] Habrías pateado mejor con botas adecuadas. → You would have kicked better with proper boots.