mascarConjugation
mascar means to chew.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: mascara, mascaras, mascara, mascáramos, mascarais, mascaran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of mascar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: masque, masques, masque, masquemos, masquéis, masquen.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of mascar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no masques, no masque, no masquemos, no masquéis, no masquen.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative of mascar uses 'masca' for tú and 'masque' for usted.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of mascar is regular: mascaría, mascarías, mascaría, mascaríamos, mascaríais, mascarían.
Preterite
The preterite of mascar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: masqué.
Imperfect
The imperfect of mascar is regular: mascaba, mascabas, mascaba, mascábamos, mascabais, mascaban.
Present
The present tense of mascar is completely regular: masco, mascas, masca, mascamos, mascáis, mascan.
Future
The future of mascar is regular: mascaré, mascarás, mascará, mascaremos, mascaréis, mascarán.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does mascar mean in Spanish?
mascar means "to chew".
Is mascar a regular or irregular verb?
mascar is a regular (with spelling change) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate mascar in the present tense?
The present tense of mascar is: yo masco, tú mascas, él/ella/usted masca, nosotros mascamos, vosotros mascáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mascan.
How do you conjugate mascar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of mascar is: yo masqué, tú mascaste, él/ella/usted mascó, nosotros mascamos, vosotros mascasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mascaron.
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