Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Echar in Spanish
To throw, to put, to drop Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Echar
- Echar in the Indicative Present
- Echar in the Indicative Preterite
- Echar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Echar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Echar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Echar in the Indicative Future
- Echar in the Indicative Conditional
- Echar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Echar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Echar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Echar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Echar
- Imperative tenses of Echar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Echar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Echar is the Spanish verb for "to throw, to put, to drop". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to echar include: arrojar, lanzar, tirar, colocar, meter, poner, deponer, escurrir, soltar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | echar | to throw, to put, to drop |
| Past participle | echado | thrown |
| Gerund | echando | throwing |
Indicative Tenses of Echar
Echar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of echar 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, "echo", meaning "I throw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echo | I throw |
| Tú | echas | you throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echa | s/he throws, you (formal) throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echamos | we throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echáis | you (plural) throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echan | they throw, you (plural formal) throw |
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Echar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of echar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "eché", meaning "I threw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | eché | I threw |
| Tú | echaste | you threw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echó | s/he threw, you (formal) threw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echamos | we threw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echasteis | you (plural) threw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echaron | they threw, you (plural formal) threw |
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Echar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of echar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "echaba", meaning "I used to throw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echaba | I used to throw |
| Tú | echabas | you used to throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echaba | s/he used to throw, you (formal) used to throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echábamos | we used to throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echabais | you (plural) used to throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echaban | they used to throw, you (plural formal) used to throw |
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Echar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of echar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy echando", meaning "I am throwing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy echando | I am throwing |
| Tú | estás echando | you are throwing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está echando | s/he is throwing, you (formal) are throwing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos echando | we are throwing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis echando | you (plural) are throwing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están echando | they are throwing, you (plural formal) are throwing |
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Echar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of echar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a echar", meaning "I am going to throw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a echar | I am going to throw |
| Tú | vas a echar | you are going to throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a echar | s/he is going to throw, you (formal) are going to throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a echar | we are going to throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a echar | you (plural) are going to throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a echar | they are going to throw, you (plural formal) are going to throw |
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Echar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of echar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "echaré", meaning "I will throw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echaré | I will throw |
| Tú | echarás | you will throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echará | s/he will throw, you (formal) will throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echaremos | we will throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echaréis | you (plural) will throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echarán | they will throw, you (plural formal) will throw |
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Echar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of echar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "echaría", meaning "I would throw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echaría | I would throw |
| Tú | echarías | you would throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echaría | s/he would throw, you (formal) would throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echaríamos | we would throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echaríais | you (plural) would throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echarían | they would throw, you (plural formal) would throw |
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Echar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of echar 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 echado", meaning "I have thrown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he echado | I have thrown |
| Tú | has echado | you have thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha echado | s/he has thrown, you (formal) have thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos echado | we have thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis echado | you (plural) have thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han echado | they have thrown, you (plural formal) have thrown |
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Echar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of echar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había echado", meaning "I had thrown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había echado | I had thrown |
| Tú | habías echado | you had thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había echado | s/he had thrown, you (formal) had thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos echado | we had thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais echado | you (plural) had thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían echado | they had thrown, you (plural formal) had thrown |
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Echar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of echar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré echado", meaning "I will have thrown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré echado | I will have thrown |
| Tú | habrás echado | you will have thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá echado | s/he will have thrown, you (formal) will have thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos echado | we will have thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis echado | you (plural) will have thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán echado | they will have thrown, you (plural formal) will have thrown |
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Echar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of echar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría echado", meaning "I would have thrown".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría echado | I would have thrown |
| Tú | habrías echado | you would have thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría echado | s/he would have thrown, you (formal) would have thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos echado | we would have thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais echado | you (plural) would have thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían echado | they would have thrown, you (plural formal) would have thrown |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Echar
Echar in the Subjunctive Present
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, "eche", meaning "I throw".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | eche | I throw |
| Tú | eches | you throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | eche | s/he throws, you (formal) throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echemos | we throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echéis | you (plural) throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echen | they throw, you (plural formal) throw |
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Echar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, "echara", meaning "I threw".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echara | I threw |
| Tú | echaras | you threw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echara | s/he threw, you (formal) threw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echáramos | we threw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echarais | you (plural) threw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echaran | they threw, you (plural formal) threw |
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Echar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "echare", meaning "I will throw".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | echare | I will throw |
| Tú | echares | you will throw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | echare | s/he will throw, you (formal) will throw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echáremos | we will throw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echareis | you (plural) will throw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echaren | they will throw, you (plural formal) will throw |
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Echar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 echado", meaning "I have thrown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya echado | I have thrown |
| Tú | hayas echado | you have thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya echado | s/he has thrown, you (formal) have thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos echado | we have thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis echado | you (plural) have thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan echado | they have thrown, you (plural formal) have thrown |
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Echar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 echado", meaning "I had thrown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera echado | I had thrown |
| Tú | hubieras echado | you had thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera echado | s/he had thrown, you (formal) had thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos echado | we had thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais echado | you (plural) had thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran echado | they had thrown, you (plural formal) had thrown |
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Echar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 echado", meaning "I will have thrown".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere echado | I will have thrown |
| Tú | hubieres echado | you will have thrown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere echado | s/he will have thrown, you (formal) will have thrown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos echado | we will have thrown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis echado | you (plural) will have thrown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren echado | they will have thrown, you (plural formal) will have thrown |
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Imperative Tenses of Echar
Echar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "eche", meaning "(to you formal) throw!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | echa | (to you) throw! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | eche | (to you formal) throw! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | echemos | let's throw! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | echad | (to you plural) throw! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | echen | (to you plural formal) throw! |
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Echar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no eche", meaning "(to you formal) don't throw!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no eches | (to you) don't throw! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no eche | (to you formal) don't throw! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no echemos | let's not throw! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no echéis | (to you plural) don't throw! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no echen | (to you plural formal) don't throw! |
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