masticar Future Conjugation
masticar — to chew
The future of masticar is regular: masticaré, masticarás, masticará, masticaremos, masticaréis, masticarán.
masticar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict or state what will be chewed in the future, often used when discussing dental recovery or upcoming meals.
Notes on masticar in the Future
Masticar is fully regular in the future tense. Just add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana masticaré comida sólida por primera vez.
Tomorrow I will chew solid food for the first time.
yo
¿Masticarás el tabaco o lo escupirás?
Will you chew the tobacco or spit it out?
tú
Ellos masticarán los caramelos si son blandos.
They will chew the candies if they are soft.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: masticare (without accent)
Correct: masticaré
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with other forms or simply be grammatically incorrect; the future tense almost always requires accents on the endings.
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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.
Conditional
yo: masticaría
The conditional of masticar is regular: masticaría, masticarías, masticaría, masticaríamos, masticaríais, masticarían.
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).