SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

marcar

to mark, to set

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

marcar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarco
túmarcas
él / ella / ustedmarca
nosotros / nosotrasmarcamos
vosotros / vosotrasmarcáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarcan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

marcar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarqué
túmarcaste
él / ella / ustedmarcó
nosotros / nosotrasmarcamos
vosotros / vosotrasmarcasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarcaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

marcar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarcaba
túmarcabas
él / ella / ustedmarcaba
nosotros / nosotrasmarcábamos
vosotros / vosotrasmarcabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarcaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

marcar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarcaré
túmarcarás
él / ella / ustedmarcará
nosotros / nosotrasmarcaremos
vosotros / vosotrasmarcaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarcarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

marcar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarcaría
túmarcarías
él / ella / ustedmarcaría
nosotros / nosotrasmarcaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasmarcaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarcarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

marcar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yomarque
túmarques
él / ella / ustedmarque
nosotros / nosotrasmarquemos
vosotros / vosotrasmarquéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmarquen

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to mark, to set
  • to write down, jot down
  • to score

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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