casar Present Conjugation
casar — to marry
Casar is a regular -ar verb in the present: caso, casas, casa, casamos, casáis, casan.
casar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe someone's profession (like a priest who marries people) or to talk about things that match up or 'marry' well together, like colors or ideas.
Notes on casar in the Present
Casar is completely regular in the present tense, following the standard -ar ending pattern.
Example Sentences
El juez casa a las parejas en el ayuntamiento.
The judge marries couples at city hall.
él/ella/usted
Estos dos colores no casan muy bien.
These two colors don't match very well.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo siempre caso los calcetines después de lavarlos.
I always pair the socks after washing them.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'yo caso' to say 'I am getting married'.
Correct: Me caso.
Why: When referring to your own wedding, you must use the reflexive form 'casarse'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: casé
The preterite of casar is regular: casé, casaste, casó, casamos, casasteis, casaron.
Imperfect
yo: casaba
The imperfect of casar follows the regular -aba pattern: casaba, casabas, casaba, casábamos, casabais, casaban.
Future
yo: casaré
The future of casar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: casaré, casarás, casará, casaremos, casaréis, casarán.
Conditional
yo: casaría
The conditional of casar is regular: casaría, casarías, casaría, casaríamos, casaríais, casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: case
The present subjunctive of casar uses the -e endings: case, cases, case, casemos, caséis, casen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: casara
The imperfect subjunctive of casar uses the -ara endings: casara, casaras, casara, casáramos, casarais, casaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: casa
The imperative of casar provides commands: casa, case, casemos, casad, casen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cases
The negative imperative of casar uses the present subjunctive: no cases, no case, no casemos, no caséis, no casen.