How to conjugate Merendar in Spanish
To snack Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Merendar
- Merendar in the Indicative Present
- Merendar in the Indicative Preterite
- Merendar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Merendar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Merendar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Merendar in the Indicative Future
- Merendar in the Indicative Conditional
- Merendar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Merendar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Merendar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Merendar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Merendar
- Imperative tenses of Merendar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Merendar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Merendar is the Spanish verb for "to snack". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | merendar | to snack |
Past participle | merendado | snacked |
Gerund | merendando | snacking |
Indicative Tenses of Merendar
Merendar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of merendar 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, "meriendo", meaning "I snack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | meriendo | I snack |
Tú | meriendas | you snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | merienda | s/he snacks, you (formal) snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendamos | we snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendáis | you (plural) snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | meriendan | they snack, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Merendar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of merendar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "merendé", meaning "I snacked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendé | I snacked |
Tú | merendaste | you snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendó | s/he snacked, you (formal) snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendamos | we snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendasteis | you (plural) snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendaron | they snacked, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of merendar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "merendaba", meaning "I used to snack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendaba | I used to snack |
Tú | merendabas | you used to snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendaba | s/he used to snack, you (formal) used to snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendábamos | we used to snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendabais | you (plural) used to snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendaban | they used to snack, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of merendar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy merendando", meaning "I am snacking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy merendando | I am snacking |
Tú | estás merendando | you are snacking |
Ella / Él / Usted | está merendando | s/he is snacking, you (formal) are snacking |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos merendando | we are snacking |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis merendando | you (plural) are snacking |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están merendando | they are snacking, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of merendar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a merendar", meaning "I am going to snack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a merendar | I am going to snack |
Tú | vas a merendar | you are going to snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a merendar | s/he is going to snack, you (formal) are going to snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a merendar | we are going to snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a merendar | you (plural) are going to snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a merendar | they are going to snack, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of merendar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "merendaré", meaning "I will snack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendaré | I will snack |
Tú | merendarás | you will snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendará | s/he will snack, you (formal) will snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendaremos | we will snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendaréis | you (plural) will snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendarán | they will snack, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of merendar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "merendaría", meaning "I would snack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendaría | I would snack |
Tú | merendarías | you would snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendaría | s/he would snack, you (formal) would snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendaríamos | we would snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendaríais | you (plural) would snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendarían | they would snack, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of merendar 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 merendado", meaning "I have snacked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he merendado | I have snacked |
Tú | has merendado | you have snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha merendado | s/he has snacked, you (formal) have snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos merendado | we have snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis merendado | you (plural) have snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han merendado | they have snacked, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of merendar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había merendado", meaning "I had snacked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había merendado | I had snacked |
Tú | habías merendado | you had snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | había merendado | s/he had snacked, you (formal) had snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos merendado | we had snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais merendado | you (plural) had snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían merendado | they had snacked, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of merendar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré merendado", meaning "I will have snacked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré merendado | I will have snacked |
Tú | habrás merendado | you will have snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá merendado | s/he will have snacked, you (formal) will have snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos merendado | we will have snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis merendado | you (plural) will have snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán merendado | they will have snacked, |
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Merendar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of merendar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría merendado", meaning "I would have snacked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría merendado | I would have snacked |
Tú | habrías merendado | you would have snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría merendado | s/he would have snacked, you (formal) would have snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos merendado | we would have snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais merendado | you (plural) would have snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían merendado | they would have snacked, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Merendar
Merendar 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, "meriende", meaning "I snack".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | meriende | I snack |
Tú | meriendes | you snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | meriende | s/he snacks, you (formal) snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendemos | we snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendéis | you (plural) snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merienden | they snack, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Merendar 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, "merendara", meaning "I snacked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendara | I snacked |
Tú | merendaras | you snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendara | s/he snacked, you (formal) snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendáramos | we snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendarais | you (plural) snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendaran | they snacked, |
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Merendar 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, "merendare", meaning "I will snack".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | merendare | I will snack |
Tú | merendares | you will snack |
Ella / Él / Usted | merendare | s/he will snack, you (formal) will snack |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendáremos | we will snack |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendareis | you (plural) will snack |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merendaren | they will snack, |
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Merendar 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 merendado", meaning "I have snacked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya merendado | I have snacked |
Tú | hayas merendado | you have snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya merendado | s/he has snacked, you (formal) have snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos merendado | we have snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis merendado | you (plural) have snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan merendado | they have snacked, |
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Merendar 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 merendado", meaning "I had snacked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera merendado | I had snacked |
Tú | hubieras merendado | you had snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera merendado | s/he had snacked, you (formal) had snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos merendado | we had snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais merendado | you (plural) had snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran merendado | they had snacked, |
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Merendar 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 merendado", meaning "I will have snacked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere merendado | I will have snacked |
Tú | hubieres merendado | you will have snacked |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere merendado | s/he will have snacked, you (formal) will have snacked |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos merendado | we will have snacked |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis merendado | you (plural) will have snacked |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren merendado | they will have snacked, |
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Imperative Tenses of Merendar
Merendar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "meriende", meaning "(to you formal) snack!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | merienda | (to you) snack! |
Ella / Él / Usted | meriende | (to you formal) snack! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | merendemos | let's snack! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | merendad | (to you plural) snack! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | merienden | (to you plural formal) snack! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Merendar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no meriende", meaning "(to you formal) don't snack!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no meriendes | (to you) don't snack! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no meriende | (to you formal) don't snack! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no merendemos | let's not snack! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no merendéis | (to you plural) don't snack! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no merienden | (to you plural formal) don't snack! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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