machacarConjugation
machacar means to crush.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of machacar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: machacara, machacaras, machacara...
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of machacar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: machaque, machaques, machaque, machaquemos, machaquéis, machaquen.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of machacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no machaques, no machaque, no machaquemos, etc.
Imperative
The imperative of machacar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands (machaque) and 'c' for informal (machaca).
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of machacar is regular: attach -ía endings to the full infinitive (machacaría, machacarías, etc.).
Preterite
The preterite of machacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'machaqué'.
Imperfect
The imperfect of machacar is regular: machacaba, machacabas, machacaba, machacábamos, machacabais, machacaban.
Present
The present tense of machacar is completely regular: machaco, machacas, machaca, machacamos, machacáis, machacan.
Future
The future tense of machacar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (machacaré, machacarás, etc.).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does machacar mean in Spanish?
machacar means "to crush".
Is machacar a regular or irregular verb?
machacar is a regular with spelling change -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate machacar in the present tense?
The present tense of machacar is: yo machaco, tú machacas, él/ella/usted machaca, nosotros machacamos, vosotros machacáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes machacan.
How do you conjugate machacar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of machacar is: yo machaque, tú machacaste, él/ella/usted machacó, nosotros machacamos, vosotros machacasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes machacaron.
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