Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Mecer in Spanish
To rock (e.g. side-to-side) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Mecer (to rock (e.g. side-to-side)) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: mezo, meces, mece, mecemos, mecéis, mecen. Its irregularities include: C changes to z for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Mecer
- Mecer in the Indicative Present
- Mecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Mecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Mecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Mecer in the Indicative Future
- Mecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Mecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mecer
- Imperative tenses of Mecer
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Mecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Mecer is the Spanish verb for "to rock (e.g. side-to-side)". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mecer | to rock (e.g. side-to-side) |
| Past participle | mecido | rocked |
| Gerund | meciendo | rocking |
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Mecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of mecer 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, "mezo", meaning "I rock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mezo | I rock |
| Tú | meces | you rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mece | s/he rocks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mecemos | we rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mecéis | you (plural) rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecen | they rock |
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Mecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of mecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "mecí", meaning "I rocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mecí | I rocked |
| Tú | meciste | you rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meció | s/he rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mecimos | we rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mecisteis | you (plural) rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecieron | they rocked |
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Mecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of mecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "mecía", meaning "I used to rock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mecía | I used to rock |
| Tú | mecías | you used to rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mecía | s/he used to rock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mecíamos | we used to rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mecíais | you (plural) used to rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecían | they used to rock |
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Mecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of mecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy meciendo", meaning "I am rocking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy meciendo | I am rocking |
| Tú | estás meciendo | you are rocking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está meciendo | s/he is rocking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos meciendo | we are rocking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis meciendo | you (plural) are rocking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están meciendo | they are rocking |
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Mecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of mecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a mecer", meaning "I am going to rock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a mecer | I am going to rock |
| Tú | vas a mecer | you are going to rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a mecer | s/he is going to rock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a mecer | we are going to rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a mecer | you (plural) are going to rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a mecer | they are going to rock |
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Mecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of mecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "meceré", meaning "I will rock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meceré | I will rock |
| Tú | mecerás | you will rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mecerá | s/he will rock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meceremos | we will rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meceréis | you (plural) will rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecerán | they will rock |
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Mecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of mecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "mecería", meaning "I would rock".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mecería | I would rock |
| Tú | mecerías | you would rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mecería | s/he would rock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meceríamos | we would rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meceríais | you (plural) would rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecerían | they would rock |
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Mecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of mecer 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 mecido", meaning "I have rocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he mecido | I have rocked |
| Tú | has mecido | you have rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha mecido | s/he has rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos mecido | we have rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis mecido | you (plural) have rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han mecido | they have rocked |
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Mecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of mecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había mecido", meaning "I had rocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había mecido | I had rocked |
| Tú | habías mecido | you had rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había mecido | s/he had rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos mecido | we had rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais mecido | you (plural) had rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían mecido | they had rocked |
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Mecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of mecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré mecido", meaning "I will have rocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré mecido | I will have rocked |
| Tú | habrás mecido | you will have rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá mecido | s/he will have rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos mecido | we will have rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis mecido | you (plural) will have rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán mecido | they will have rocked |
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Mecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mecido", meaning "I would have rocked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría mecido | I would have rocked |
| Tú | habrías mecido | you would have rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría mecido | s/he would have rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos mecido | we would have rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais mecido | you (plural) would have rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían mecido | they would have rocked |
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Mecer 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, "meza", meaning "I rock".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meza | I rock |
| Tú | mezas | you rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meza | s/he rocks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mezamos | we rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mezáis | you (plural) rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mezan | they rock |
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Mecer 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, "meciera", meaning "I rocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meciera | I rocked |
| Tú | mecieras | you rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meciera | s/he rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meciéramos | we rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mecierais | you (plural) rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecieran | they rocked |
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Mecer 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, "meciere", meaning "I will rock".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meciere | I will rock |
| Tú | mecieres | you will rock |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meciere | s/he will rock |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meciéremos | we will rock |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meciereis | you (plural) will rock |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mecieren | they will rock |
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Mecer 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 mecido", meaning "I have rocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya mecido | I have rocked |
| Tú | hayas mecido | you have rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya mecido | s/he has rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos mecido | we have rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis mecido | you (plural) have rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan mecido | they have rocked |
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Mecer 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 mecido", meaning "I had rocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera mecido | I had rocked |
| Tú | hubieras mecido | you had rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera mecido | s/he had rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos mecido | we had rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais mecido | you (plural) had rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran mecido | they had rocked |
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Mecer 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 mecido", meaning "I will have rocked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere mecido | I will have rocked |
| Tú | hubieres mecido | you will have rocked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere mecido | s/he will have rocked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos mecido | we will have rocked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis mecido | you (plural) will have rocked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren mecido | they will have rocked |
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Mecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "meza", meaning "(to you formal) rock!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | mece | (to you) rock! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meza | (to you formal) rock! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mezamos | let's rock! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meced | (to you plural) rock! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mezan | (to you plural formal) rock! |
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Mecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no meza", meaning "(to you formal) don't rock!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no mezas | (to you) don't rock! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no meza | (to you formal) don't rock! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no mezamos | let's not rock! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no mezáis | (to you plural) don't rock! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no mezan | (to you plural formal) don't rock! |
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Frequently asked questions about Mecer
Is mecer a regular or irregular verb?
Mecer is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: C changes to z for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate mecer in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), mecer is conjugated as: yo mezo, tú meces, él/ella/usted mece, nosotros mecemos, vosotros mecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mecen. 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.
How do you conjugate mecer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), mecer is conjugated as: yo mecí, tú meciste, él/ella/usted meció, nosotros mecimos, vosotros mecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mecieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate mecer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), mecer is conjugated as: yo mecía, tú mecías, él/ella/usted mecía, nosotros mecíamos, vosotros mecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes mecían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate mecer in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), mecer is conjugated as: yo meceré, tú mecerás, él/ella/usted mecerá, nosotros meceremos, vosotros meceréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mecerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate mecer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), mecer is conjugated as: yo meza, tú mezas, él/ella/usted meza, nosotros mezamos, vosotros mezáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mezan. 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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