masticar
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Sacar is regular except for spelling. Before e we write qu to keep the k sound: saqué, saque (not *sace). So preterite saqué, subjunctive saque. Same rule as tocar (toqué), buscar (busqué).
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — masticar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber masticado
- Gerundio — masticando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo masticado
- Participio — masticado
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Key forms
yo
mastico
tú
masticas
él/ella
mastica
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he masticado
tú
has masticado
él/ella
ha masticado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
mastiqué
tú
masticaste
él/ella
masticó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
masticaba
tú
masticabas
él/ella
masticaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había masticado
tú
habías masticado
él/ella
había masticado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube masticado
tú
hubiste masticado
él/ella
hubo masticado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
masticaré
tú
masticarás
él/ella
masticará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
masticaría
tú
masticarías
él/ella
masticaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré masticado
tú
habrás masticado
él/ella
habrá masticado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría masticado
tú
habrías masticado
él/ella
habría masticado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
mastique
tú
mastiques
él/ella
mastique
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya masticado
tú
hayas masticado
él/ella
haya masticado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
masticara (masticase)
tú
masticaras (masticases)
él/ella
masticara (masticase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera masticado (hubiese masticado)
tú
hubieras masticado (hubieses masticado)
él/ella
hubiera masticado (hubiese masticado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
masticare
tú
masticares
él/ella
masticare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere masticado
tú
hubieres masticado
él/ella
hubiere masticado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
mastica
él/ella
mastique
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
mastiques
él/ella
mastique
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