echar Present Conjugation
echar — to throw
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
echar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for current habits, like pouring milk in coffee or throwing out the trash every morning. It also works for the common expression 'echar de menos' (to miss someone) in daily conversation.
Notes on echar in the Present
Echar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or irregular endings to worry about.
Example Sentences
Siempre echo un poco de azúcar al café.
I always add a little sugar to the coffee.
yo
¿Echas la basura ahora?
Are you taking out the trash now?
tú
Te echan de menos en la oficina.
They miss you at the office.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'hecho' for the present tense.
Correct: echo
Why: Learners confuse 'echo' (I throw) with 'hecho' (done/fact), which comes from the verb 'hacer'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.