masticar Conditional Conjugation
masticar — to chew
The conditional of masticar is regular: masticaría, masticarías, masticaría, masticaríamos, masticaríais, masticarían.
masticar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios, such as 'I would chew that, but it's too hard,' or for being polite.
Notes on masticar in the Conditional
Masticar is fully regular in the conditional. Add the -ía endings to the end of the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo masticaría el hielo, pero me duelen los dientes.
I would chew the ice, but my teeth hurt.
yo
¿Masticarías chicle si te diera un poco?
Would you chew gum if I gave you some?
tú
Dijeron que masticarían la comida con cuidado.
They said they would chew the food carefully.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: masticaria (no accent)
Correct: masticaría
Why: All conditional endings have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mastico
Masticar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: mastico, masticas, mastica, masticamos, masticáis, mastican.
Preterite
yo: mastiqué
Masticar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to mastiqué to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: masticaba
The imperfect of masticar is regular: masticaba, masticabas, masticaba, masticábamos, masticabais, masticaban.
Future
yo: masticaré
The future of masticar is regular: masticaré, masticarás, masticará, masticaremos, masticaréis, masticarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mastique
Masticar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all present subjunctive forms: mastique, mastiques, mastique, mastiquemos, mastiquéis, mastiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: masticara
The imperfect subjunctive of masticar is regular: masticara, masticaras, masticara, masticáramos, masticarais, masticaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mastica
The imperative forms are: mastica (tú), mastique (usted), mastiquemos (nosotros), masticad (vosotros), mastiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no mastiques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no mastiques (tú), no mastique (usted), no mastiquemos (nosotros), no mastiquéis (vosotros), no mastiquen (ustedes).