mascar Conditional Conjugation
mascar — to chew
The conditional of mascar is regular: mascaría, mascarías, mascaría, mascaríamos, mascaríais, mascarían.
mascar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical chewing or polite suggestions, such as 'I would chew that if it weren't so hard'.
Notes on mascar in the Conditional
Mascar is fully regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo mascaría este chicle, pero no tiene sabor.
I would chew this gum, but it has no flavor.
yo
¿Mascarías algo si tuvieras hambre?
Would you chew something if you were hungry?
tú
Ellos mascarían más si la carne estuviera tierna.
They would chew more if the meat were tender.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mascaria
Correct: mascaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í' to distinguish the sound and the tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: masco
The present tense of mascar is completely regular: masco, mascas, masca, mascamos, mascáis, mascan.
Preterite
yo: masqué
The preterite of mascar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: masqué.
Imperfect
yo: mascaba
The imperfect of mascar is regular: mascaba, mascabas, mascaba, mascábamos, mascabais, mascaban.
Future
yo: mascaré
The future of mascar is regular: mascaré, mascarás, mascará, mascaremos, mascaréis, mascarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: masque
The present subjunctive of mascar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: masque, masques, masque, masquemos, masquéis, masquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mascara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: mascara, mascaras, mascara, mascáramos, mascarais, mascaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: masca
The affirmative imperative of mascar uses 'masca' for tú and 'masque' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no masques
The negative imperative of mascar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no masques, no masque, no masquemos, no masquéis, no masquen.