machacar Future Conjugation
machacar — to crush
The future tense of machacar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (machacaré, machacarás, etc.).
machacar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that you will crush something in the future, whether it's a clove of garlic or a difficult exam.
Notes on machacar in the Future
Machacar is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Machacaré las galletas para la base del pastel.
I will crush the cookies for the cake base.
yo
Si estudias así, machacarás el examen.
If you study like that, you will crush (ace) the exam.
tú
Ellos machacarán el hielo para los refrescos.
They will crush the ice for the sodas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on future endings.
Correct: machacará
Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the final vowel.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: machaco
The present tense of machacar is completely regular: machaco, machacas, machaca, machacamos, machacáis, machacan.
Preterite
yo: machaque
The preterite of machacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'machaqué'.
Imperfect
yo: machacaba
The imperfect of machacar is regular: machacaba, machacabas, machacaba, machacábamos, machacabais, machacaban.
Conditional
yo: machacaría
The conditional of machacar is regular: attach -ía endings to the full infinitive (machacaría, machacarías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: machaque
The present subjunctive of machacar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: machaque, machaques, machaque, machaquemos, machaquéis, machaquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: machacara
The imperfect subjunctive of machacar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: machacara, machacaras, machacara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: machaca
The imperative of machacar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands (machaque) and 'c' for informal (machaca).
Negative Imperative
yo: no machaques
The negative imperative of machacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no machaques, no machaque, no machaquemos, etc.