Ella VerbsTo snap (fingers), to click (fingers) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Chasquear (to snap (fingers), to click (fingers)) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: chasqueo, chasqueas, chasquea, chasqueamos, chasqueáis, chasquean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Chasquear is the Spanish verb for "to snap (fingers), to click (fingers)". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | chasquear | to snap (fingers), to click (fingers) |
| Past participle | chasqueado | snapped |
| Gerund | chasqueando | snapping |
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The Indicative Present of chasquear is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "chasqueo", meaning "I snap".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasqueo | I snap |
| Tú | chasqueas | you snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasquea | s/he snaps |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueamos | we snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasqueáis | you (plural) snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquean | they snap |
The Indicative Preterite of chasquear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "chasqueé", meaning "I snapped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasqueé | I snapped |
| Tú | chasqueaste | you snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasqueó | s/he snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueamos | we snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasqueasteis | you (plural) snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquearon | they snapped |
The Indicative Imperfect of chasquear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "chasqueaba", meaning "I used to snap".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasqueaba | I used to snap |
| Tú | chasqueabas | you used to snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasqueaba | s/he used to snap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueábamos | we used to snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasqueabais | you (plural) used to snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasqueaban | they used to snap |
The Indicative Present Continuous of chasquear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy chasqueando", meaning "I am snapping".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy chasqueando | I am snapping |
| Tú | estás chasqueando | you are snapping |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está chasqueando | s/he is snapping |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos chasqueando | we are snapping |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis chasqueando | you (plural) are snapping |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están chasqueando | they are snapping |
The Indicative Informal Future of chasquear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a chasquear", meaning "I am going to snap".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a chasquear | I am going to snap |
| Tú | vas a chasquear | you are going to snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a chasquear | s/he is going to snap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a chasquear | we are going to snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a chasquear | you (plural) are going to snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a chasquear | they are going to snap |
The Indicative Future of chasquear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "chasquearé", meaning "I will snap".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasquearé | I will snap |
| Tú | chasquearás | you will snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasqueará | s/he will snap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasquearemos | we will snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasquearéis | you (plural) will snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquearán | they will snap |
The Indicative Conditional of chasquear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "chasquearía", meaning "I would snap".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasquearía | I would snap |
| Tú | chasquearías | you would snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasquearía | s/he would snap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasquearíamos | we would snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasquearíais | you (plural) would snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquearían | they would snap |
The Indicative Present Perfect of chasquear is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he chasqueado", meaning "I have snapped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he chasqueado | I have snapped |
| Tú | has chasqueado | you have snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha chasqueado | s/he has snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos chasqueado | we have snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis chasqueado | you (plural) have snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han chasqueado | they have snapped |
The Indicative Past Perfect of chasquear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había chasqueado", meaning "I had snapped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había chasqueado | I had snapped |
| Tú | habías chasqueado | you had snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había chasqueado | s/he had snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos chasqueado | we had snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais chasqueado | you (plural) had snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían chasqueado | they had snapped |
The Indicative Future Perfect of chasquear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré chasqueado", meaning "I will have snapped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré chasqueado | I will have snapped |
| Tú | habrás chasqueado | you will have snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá chasqueado | s/he will have snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos chasqueado | we will have snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis chasqueado | you (plural) will have snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán chasqueado | they will have snapped |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of chasquear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría chasqueado", meaning "I would have snapped".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría chasqueado | I would have snapped |
| Tú | habrías chasqueado | you would have snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría chasqueado | s/he would have snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos chasqueado | we would have snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais chasqueado | you (plural) would have snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían chasqueado | they would have snapped |
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "chasquee", meaning "I snap".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasquee | I snap |
| Tú | chasquees | you snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasquee | s/he snaps |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueemos | we snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasqueéis | you (plural) snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasqueen | they snap |
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "chasqueara", meaning "I snapped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasqueara | I snapped |
| Tú | chasquearas | you snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasqueara | s/he snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueáramos | we snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasquearais | you (plural) snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquearan | they snapped |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "chasqueare", meaning "I will snap".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | chasqueare | I will snap |
| Tú | chasqueares | you will snap |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasqueare | s/he will snap |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueáremos | we will snap |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasqueareis | you (plural) will snap |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasquearen | they will snap |
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya chasqueado", meaning "I have snapped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya chasqueado | I have snapped |
| Tú | hayas chasqueado | you have snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya chasqueado | s/he has snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos chasqueado | we have snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis chasqueado | you (plural) have snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan chasqueado | they have snapped |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera chasqueado", meaning "I had snapped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera chasqueado | I had snapped |
| Tú | hubieras chasqueado | you had snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera chasqueado | s/he had snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos chasqueado | we had snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais chasqueado | you (plural) had snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran chasqueado | they had snapped |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere chasqueado", meaning "I will have snapped".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere chasqueado | I will have snapped |
| Tú | hubieres chasqueado | you will have snapped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere chasqueado | s/he will have snapped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos chasqueado | we will have snapped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis chasqueado | you (plural) will have snapped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren chasqueado | they will have snapped |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "chasquee", meaning "(to you formal) snap!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | chasquea | (to you) snap! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | chasquee | (to you formal) snap! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | chasqueemos | let's snap! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | chasquead | (to you plural) snap! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | chasqueen | (to you plural formal) snap! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no chasquee", meaning "(to you formal) don't snap!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no chasquees | (to you) don't snap! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no chasquee | (to you formal) don't snap! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no chasqueemos | let's not snap! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no chasqueéis | (to you plural) don't snap! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no chasqueen | (to you plural formal) don't snap! |
Chasquear is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
In the present tense (presente), chasquear is conjugated as: yo chasqueo, tú chasqueas, él/ella/usted chasquea, nosotros chasqueamos, vosotros chasqueáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chasquean. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), chasquear is conjugated as: yo chasqueé, tú chasqueaste, él/ella/usted chasqueó, nosotros chasqueamos, vosotros chasqueasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chasquearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), chasquear is conjugated as: yo chasqueaba, tú chasqueabas, él/ella/usted chasqueaba, nosotros chasqueábamos, vosotros chasqueabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes chasqueaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), chasquear is conjugated as: yo chasquearé, tú chasquearás, él/ella/usted chasqueará, nosotros chasquearemos, vosotros chasquearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chasquearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), chasquear is conjugated as: yo chasquee, tú chasquees, él/ella/usted chasquee, nosotros chasqueemos, vosotros chasqueéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes chasqueen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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