Mascar

to chew

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

mascar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

mascando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

mascado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	masco I chew	I chew
tú	mascas you chew	you chew
él/ella/usted	masca he/she/you chews	he/she/you chews
nosotros	mascamos we chew	we chew
vosotros	mascáis you all chew	you all chew
ellos/ustedes	mascan they/you all chew	they/you all chew

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mascaba I used to chew	I used to chew
tú	mascabas you used to chew	you used to chew
él/ella/usted	mascaba he/she/you used to chew	he/she/you used to chew
nosotros	mascábamos we used to chew	we used to chew
vosotros	mascabais you all used to chew	you all used to chew
ellos/ustedes	mascaban they/you all used to chew	they/you all used to chew

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mascé I chewed	I chewed
tú	mascaste you chewed	you chewed
él/ella/usted	mascó he/she/you chewed	he/she/you chewed
nosotros	mascamos we chewed	we chewed
vosotros	mascasteis you all chewed	you all chewed
ellos/ustedes	mascaron they/you all chewed	they/you all chewed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mascaré I will chew	I will chew
tú	mascarás you will chew	you will chew
él/ella/usted	mascará he/she/you will chew	he/she/you will chew
nosotros	mascaremos we will chew	we will chew
vosotros	mascaréis you all will chew	you all will chew
ellos/ustedes	mascarán they/you all will chew	they/you all will chew

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mascaría I would chew	I would chew
tú	mascarías you would chew	you would chew
él/ella/usted	mascaría he/she/you would chew	he/she/you would chew
nosotros	mascaríamos we would chew	we would chew
vosotros	mascaríais you all would chew	you all would chew
ellos/ustedes	mascarían they/you all would chew	they/you all would chew

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	masce that I chew	that I chew
tú	masces that you chew	that you chew
él/ella/usted	masce that he/she/you chew	that he/she/you chew
nosotros	mascemos that we chew	that we chew
vosotros	mascéis that you all chew	that you all chew
ellos/ustedes	mascen that they/you all chew	that they/you all chew

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mascara or mascase that I chewed	that I chewed
tú	mascaras or mascases that you chewed	that you chewed
él/ella/usted	mascara or mascase that he/she/you chewed	that he/she/you chewed
nosotros	mascáramos or mascásemos that we chewed	that we chewed
vosotros	mascarais or mascaseis that you all chewed	that you all chewed
ellos/ustedes	mascaran or mascasen that they/you all chewed	that they/you all chewed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	masca	chew! (you)
usted	masce	chew! (you formal)
nosotros	mascemos	let's chew!
vosotros	mascad	chew! (you all)
ustedes	mascen	chew! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no masces	don't chew! (you)
usted	no masce	don't chew! (you formal)
nosotros	no mascemos	let's not chew!
vosotros	no mascéis	don't chew! (you all)
ustedes	no mascen	don't chew! (you all)

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