marear Present Conjugation
marear — to make dizzy
The present indicative of marear is regular: mareo, mareas, marea, mareamos, mareáis, marean.
marear Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present indicative of marear for actions happening right now ('El mar me marea' - The sea makes me dizzy), habitual actions ('Siempre me marea leer en el coche' - It always makes me dizzy to read in the car), or general truths.
Notes on marear in the Present
Marear is a regular -ar verb and conjugates normally in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
El movimiento del barco me marea.
The boat's movement makes me dizzy.
él/ella/usted
Tú siempre mareas a tu hermana con tus preguntas.
You always annoy your sister with your questions.
tú
Nos mareamos fácilmente en los coches.
We get dizzy easily in cars.
nosotros
Los niños se marean si miran el móvil.
The children get dizzy if they look at their phone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive when the indicative is needed.
Correct: For a statement of fact like 'The smell makes me dizzy', use 'El olor me marea' (present indicative), not 'El olor me maree' (present subjunctive).
Why: The indicative is used for facts and objective statements, while the subjunctive is for doubt, desire, emotion, etc.
Mistake: Confusing 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'mareo' and the 'él/ella/usted' form is 'marea'.
Why: These are common confusions with regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: mareé
The preterite of marear is regular: mareé, mareaste, mareó, mareamos, mareasteis, marearon.
Imperfect
yo: mareaba
The imperfect of marear is regular: mareaba, mareabas, mareaba, mareábamos, mareabais, mareaban.
Future
yo: marearé
The future of marear is regular: marearé, marearás, mareará, marearemos, marearéis, marearán.
Conditional
yo: marearía
The conditional of marear is regular: marearía, marearías, marearía, marearíamos, marearíais, marearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: maree
The present subjunctive of marear is regular: maree, marees, maree, mareemos, mareéis, mareen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mareara
The imperfect subjunctive of marear uses -ra or -se endings: mareara, marearas, mareara, mareáramos, marearais, marearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marea
The imperative of marear is regular: marea (tú), maree (usted), mareemos (nosotros), maread (vosotros), mareen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no marees
The negative imperative of marear uses the present subjunctive: no marees (tú), no maree (usted), no mareemos (nosotros), no mareéis (vosotros), no mareen (ustedes).