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tallar

to carve

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb tallar means to carve.

Present tense:

yotallo
tallas
él/ella/ustedtalla
nosotrostallamos
vosotrostalláis
ellos/ellas/ustedestallan

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestallaran
yotallara
tallaras
vosotrostallarais
nosotrostalláramos
él/ella/ustedtallara

The imperfect subjunctive of tallar (tallara, tallaras, talláramos, tallaran) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedestallen
yotalle
talles
vosotrostalléis
nosotrostallemos
él/ella/ustedtalle

The present subjunctive of tallar (talle, talles, tallemos, tallen, talléis) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no talles
vosotrosno talléis
ustedesno tallen
nosotrosno tallemos
ustedno talle

Negative commands for tallar use the present subjunctive: no talles (tú), no talle (usted), no tallemos (nosotros), no tallen (ustedes), no talléis (vosotros).

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affirmative

talla
vosotrostallad
ustedestallen
nosotrostallemos
ustedtalle

Use the imperative of tallar for direct commands: talla (tú), talle (usted), tallemos (nosotros), tallen (ustedes), tallad (vosotros).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedestallarían
yotallaría
tallarías
vosotrostallaríais
nosotrostallaríamos
él/ella/ustedtallaría

The conditional of tallar is regular: tallaría, tallarías, tallaría, tallaríamos, tallaríais, tallarían, for hypothetical or polite carving.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedestallaron
yotallé
tallaste
vosotrostallasteis
nosotrostallamos
él/ella/ustedtalló

The preterite of tallar is regular: tallé, tallaste, talló, tallamos, tallasteis, tallaron, used for completed carving actions.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestallaban
yotallaba
tallabas
vosotrostallabais
nosotrostallábamos
él/ella/ustedtallaba

The imperfect of tallar is regular: tallaba, tallabas, tallaba, tallábamos, tallabais, tallaban, for ongoing or habitual past carving.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedestallan
yotallo
tallas
vosotrostalláis
nosotrostallamos
él/ella/ustedtalla

The present tense of tallar is regular: tallo, tallas, talla, tallamos, talláis, tallan, used for current or habitual carving.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedestallarán
yotallaré
tallarás
vosotrostallaréis
nosotrostallaremos
él/ella/ustedtallará

The future tense of tallar is regular: tallaré, tallarás, tallará, tallaremos, tallaréis, tallarán, for actions that will happen.

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