What does echar mean in English?

Echar means "to throw" in English.

How do you conjugate echar in Spanish?

Echar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with echar?

Common idiomatic expressions using echar include: "echar de menos" (to miss (someone/something)), "echar a perder" (to ruin, to spoil), "echarse a reír" (to burst out laughing). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use echar in a sentence?

Example: "Eché la carta al buzón." which means "I put the letter in the mailbox." in English.

Echar

to throw

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

echar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

echando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

echado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	echo I throw	I throw
tú	echas you throw	you throw
él/ella/usted	echa he/she/you throws	he/she/you throws
nosotros	echamos we throw	we throw
vosotros	echáis you all throw	you all throw
ellos/ustedes	echan they/you all throw	they/you all throw

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	echaba I used to throw	I used to throw
tú	echabas you used to throw	you used to throw
él/ella/usted	echaba he/she/you used to throw	he/she/you used to throw
nosotros	echábamos we used to throw	we used to throw
vosotros	echabais you all used to throw	you all used to throw
ellos/ustedes	echaban they/you all used to throw	they/you all used to throw

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eché I thrown	I thrown
tú	echaste you thrown	you thrown
él/ella/usted	echó he/she/you thrown	he/she/you thrown
nosotros	echamos we thrown	we thrown
vosotros	echasteis you all thrown	you all thrown
ellos/ustedes	echaron they/you all thrown	they/you all thrown

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	echaré I will throw	I will throw
tú	echarás you will throw	you will throw
él/ella/usted	echará he/she/you will throw	he/she/you will throw
nosotros	echaremos we will throw	we will throw
vosotros	echaréis you all will throw	you all will throw
ellos/ustedes	echarán they/you all will throw	they/you all will throw

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	echaría I would throw	I would throw
tú	echarías you would throw	you would throw
él/ella/usted	echaría he/she/you would throw	he/she/you would throw
nosotros	echaríamos we would throw	we would throw
vosotros	echaríais you all would throw	you all would throw
ellos/ustedes	echarían they/you all would throw	they/you all would throw

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eche that I throw	that I throw
tú	eches that you throw	that you throw
él/ella/usted	eche that he/she/you throw	that he/she/you throw
nosotros	echemos that we throw	that we throw
vosotros	echéis that you all throw	that you all throw
ellos/ustedes	echen that they/you all throw	that they/you all throw

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	echara or echase that I thrown	that I thrown
tú	echaras or echases that you thrown	that you thrown
él/ella/usted	echara or echase that he/she/you thrown	that he/she/you thrown
nosotros	echáramos or echásemos that we thrown	that we thrown
vosotros	echarais or echaseis that you all thrown	that you all thrown
ellos/ustedes	echaran or echasen that they/you all thrown	that they/you all thrown

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he echado I have thrown	I have thrown
tú	has echado you have thrown	you have thrown
él/ella/usted	ha echado he/she/you have thrown	he/she/you have thrown
nosotros	hemos echado we have thrown	we have thrown
vosotros	habéis echado you all have thrown	you all have thrown
ellos/ustedes	han echado they/you all have thrown	they/you all have thrown

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había echado I had thrown	I had thrown
tú	habías echado you had thrown	you had thrown
él/ella/usted	había echado he/she/you had thrown	he/she/you had thrown
nosotros	habíamos echado we had thrown	we had thrown
vosotros	habíais echado you all had thrown	you all had thrown
ellos/ustedes	habían echado they/you all had thrown	they/you all had thrown

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube echado I had thrown	I had thrown
tú	hubiste echado you had thrown	you had thrown
él/ella/usted	hubo echado he/she/you had thrown	he/she/you had thrown
nosotros	hubimos echado we had thrown	we had thrown
vosotros	hubisteis echado you all had thrown	you all had thrown
ellos/ustedes	hubieron echado they/you all had thrown	they/you all had thrown

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré echado I will have thrown	I will have thrown
tú	habrás echado you will have thrown	you will have thrown
él/ella/usted	habrá echado he/she/you will have thrown	he/she/you will have thrown
nosotros	habremos echado we will have thrown	we will have thrown
vosotros	habréis echado you all will have thrown	you all will have thrown
ellos/ustedes	habrán echado they/you all will have thrown	they/you all will have thrown

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría echado I would have thrown	I would have thrown
tú	habrías echado you would have thrown	you would have thrown
él/ella/usted	habría echado he/she/you would have thrown	he/she/you would have thrown
nosotros	habríamos echado we would have thrown	we would have thrown
vosotros	habríais echado you all would have thrown	you all would have thrown
ellos/ustedes	habrían echado they/you all would have thrown	they/you all would have thrown

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya echado that I have thrown	that I have thrown
tú	hayas echado that you have thrown	that you have thrown
él/ella/usted	haya echado that he/she/you have thrown	that he/she/you have thrown
nosotros	hayamos echado that we have thrown	that we have thrown
vosotros	hayáis echado that you all have thrown	that you all have thrown
ellos/ustedes	hayan echado that they/you all have thrown	that they/you all have thrown

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera echado that I had thrown	that I had thrown
tú	hubieras echado that you had thrown	that you had thrown
él/ella/usted	hubiera echado that he/she/you had thrown	that he/she/you had thrown
nosotros	hubiéramos echado that we had thrown	that we had thrown
vosotros	hubierais echado that you all had thrown	that you all had thrown
ellos/ustedes	hubieran echado that they/you all had thrown	that they/you all had thrown

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	echa	throw! (you)
usted	eche	throw! (you formal)
nosotros	echemos	let's throw!
vosotros	echad	throw! (you all)
ustedes	echen	throw! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no eches	don't throw! (you)
usted	no eche	don't throw! (you formal)
nosotros	no echemos	let's not throw!
vosotros	no echéis	don't throw! (you all)
ustedes	no echen	don't throw! (you all)

More About "echar"

Idiomatic Expressions

echar de menos

to miss (someone/something)

💡 Te echo de menos (I miss you)

echar a perder

to ruin, to spoil

💡 Eché a perder la comida (I ruined the food)

echarse a reír

to burst out laughing

💡 Se echó a reír (He/She burst out laughing)

Examples in Context

Eché la carta al buzón.

I put the letter in the mailbox.

Preterite

Echo agua en el vaso.

I pour water in the glass.

Present

Me han echado del trabajo.

They have fired me from work.

Present Perfect

Echaré un vistazo.

I will take a look.

Future

Usage Notes

•Echar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to throw, to pour, to put in
•Has many idiomatic expressions

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