Masticar

to chew

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

masticar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

masticando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

masticado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mastico I chew	I chew
tú	masticas you chew	you chew
él/ella/usted	mastica he/she/you chews	he/she/you chews
nosotros	masticamos we chew	we chew
vosotros	masticáis you all chew	you all chew
ellos/ustedes	mastican 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	masticaba I used to chew	I used to chew
tú	masticabas you used to chew	you used to chew
él/ella/usted	masticaba he/she/you used to chew	he/she/you used to chew
nosotros	masticábamos we used to chew	we used to chew
vosotros	masticabais you all used to chew	you all used to chew
ellos/ustedes	masticaban 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	masticé I chewed	I chewed
tú	masticaste you chewed	you chewed
él/ella/usted	masticó he/she/you chewed	he/she/you chewed
nosotros	masticamos we chewed	we chewed
vosotros	masticasteis you all chewed	you all chewed
ellos/ustedes	masticaron they/you all chewed	they/you all chewed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	masticaré I will chew	I will chew
tú	masticarás you will chew	you will chew
él/ella/usted	masticará he/she/you will chew	he/she/you will chew
nosotros	masticaremos we will chew	we will chew
vosotros	masticaréis you all will chew	you all will chew
ellos/ustedes	masticarán 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	masticaría I would chew	I would chew
tú	masticarías you would chew	you would chew
él/ella/usted	masticaría he/she/you would chew	he/she/you would chew
nosotros	masticaríamos we would chew	we would chew
vosotros	masticaríais you all would chew	you all would chew
ellos/ustedes	masticarían 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	mastice that I chew	that I chew
tú	mastices that you chew	that you chew
él/ella/usted	mastice that he/she/you chew	that he/she/you chew
nosotros	masticemos that we chew	that we chew
vosotros	masticéis that you all chew	that you all chew
ellos/ustedes	masticen 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	masticara or masticase that I chewed	that I chewed
tú	masticaras or masticases that you chewed	that you chewed
él/ella/usted	masticara or masticase that he/she/you chewed	that he/she/you chewed
nosotros	masticáramos or masticásemos that we chewed	that we chewed
vosotros	masticarais or masticaseis that you all chewed	that you all chewed
ellos/ustedes	masticaran or masticasen 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 masticado I have chewed	I have chewed
tú	has masticado you have chewed	you have chewed
él/ella/usted	ha masticado he/she/you have chewed	he/she/you have chewed
nosotros	hemos masticado we have chewed	we have chewed
vosotros	habéis masticado you all have chewed	you all have chewed
ellos/ustedes	han masticado 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 masticado I had chewed	I had chewed
tú	habías masticado you had chewed	you had chewed
él/ella/usted	había masticado he/she/you had chewed	he/she/you had chewed
nosotros	habíamos masticado we had chewed	we had chewed
vosotros	habíais masticado you all had chewed	you all had chewed
ellos/ustedes	habían masticado 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 masticado I had chewed	I had chewed
tú	hubiste masticado you had chewed	you had chewed
él/ella/usted	hubo masticado he/she/you had chewed	he/she/you had chewed
nosotros	hubimos masticado we had chewed	we had chewed
vosotros	hubisteis masticado you all had chewed	you all had chewed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron masticado 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 masticado I will have chewed	I will have chewed
tú	habrás masticado you will have chewed	you will have chewed
él/ella/usted	habrá masticado he/she/you will have chewed	he/she/you will have chewed
nosotros	habremos masticado we will have chewed	we will have chewed
vosotros	habréis masticado you all will have chewed	you all will have chewed
ellos/ustedes	habrán masticado 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 masticado I would have chewed	I would have chewed
tú	habrías masticado you would have chewed	you would have chewed
él/ella/usted	habría masticado he/she/you would have chewed	he/she/you would have chewed
nosotros	habríamos masticado we would have chewed	we would have chewed
vosotros	habríais masticado you all would have chewed	you all would have chewed
ellos/ustedes	habrían masticado 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 masticado that I have chewed	that I have chewed
tú	hayas masticado that you have chewed	that you have chewed
él/ella/usted	haya masticado that he/she/you have chewed	that he/she/you have chewed
nosotros	hayamos masticado that we have chewed	that we have chewed
vosotros	hayáis masticado that you all have chewed	that you all have chewed
ellos/ustedes	hayan masticado 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 masticado that I had chewed	that I had chewed
tú	hubieras masticado that you had chewed	that you had chewed
él/ella/usted	hubiera masticado that he/she/you had chewed	that he/she/you had chewed
nosotros	hubiéramos masticado that we had chewed	that we had chewed
vosotros	hubierais masticado that you all had chewed	that you all had chewed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran masticado 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	mastica	chew! (you)
usted	mastice	chew! (you formal)
nosotros	masticemos	let's chew!
vosotros	masticad	chew! (you all)
ustedes	masticen	chew! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no mastices	don't chew! (you)
usted	no mastice	don't chew! (you formal)
nosotros	no masticemos	let's not chew!
vosotros	no masticéis	don't chew! (you all)
ustedes	no masticen	don't chew! (you all)

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