marcharse Preterite Conjugation
marcharse — to leave
The preterite of marcharse is regular: me marché, te marchaste, se marchó, nos marchamos, os marchasteis, se marcharon.
marcharse Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about the specific moment someone left or went away. It marks the definitive end of being in a place.
Notes on marcharse in the Preterite
Marcharse is completely regular in the preterite. Remember that 'nos marchamos' looks exactly like the present tense form.
Example Sentences
Me marché de la fiesta a las diez.
I left the party at ten.
yo
Se marchó sin decir adiós.
He left without saying goodbye.
él/ella/usted
Nos marchamos de vacaciones el lunes pasado.
We left for vacation last Monday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'marché' without the reflexive pronoun 'me'.
Correct: Me marché.
Why: Marcharse is pronominal; without the pronoun, it sounds incomplete or like you are 'marching' in a parade.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me marcho
The present tense of marcharse is regular: me marcho, te marchas, se marcha, nos marchamos, os marcháis, se marchan.
Imperfect
yo: me marchaba
The imperfect of marcharse uses the -aba endings: me marchaba, te marchabas, se marchaba, etc.
Future
yo: me marcharé
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: me marcharé, te marcharás, se marchará, etc.
Conditional
yo: me marcharía
The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: me marcharía, te marcharías, se marcharía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me marche
The present subjunctive changes the -a to -e: me marche, te marches, se marche, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me marchara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: me marchara, te marcharas, se marchara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: márchate
The imperative for marcharse: márchate, márchese, marchémonos, marchaos, márchense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te marches
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te marches, no se marche, no nos marchemos, etc.