masticar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
masticar — to chew
The imperative forms are: mastica (tú), mastique (usted), mastiquemos (nosotros), masticad (vosotros), mastiquen (ustedes).
masticar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, like telling a toddler 'Chew your food!' or a friend 'Chew this gum.'
Notes on masticar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
¡Mastica bien antes de tragar!
Chew well before swallowing!
tú
Mastique este chicle para el mal aliento.
Chew this gum for bad breath.
Masticad la carne despacio, chicos.
Chew the meat slowly, guys.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mastice (for usted)
Correct: mastique
Why: The spelling change 'c' to 'qu' is necessary in formal commands.
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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.
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.
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).