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SPANISH VERB

asar

to grill, to roast

  • #327 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: asando
  • Past participle: asado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I grill
  2. tú you grill
  3. usted, él, ella he/she grills
  4. nosotros we grill
  5. vosotros Spain you all grill
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they grill

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I grilled
  2. tú you grilled
  3. usted, él, ella he/she grilled
  4. nosotros we grilled
  5. vosotros Spain you all grilled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they grilled

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to grill
  2. tú you used to grill
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to grill
  4. nosotros we used to grill
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to grill
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to grill

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will grill
  2. tú you will grill
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will grill
  4. nosotros we will grill
  5. vosotros Spain you all will grill
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will grill

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would grill
  2. tú you would grill
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would grill
  4. nosotros we would grill
  5. vosotros Spain you all would grill
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would grill

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I grill
  2. tú (that) you grill
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she grill
  4. nosotros (that) we grill
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all grill
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they grill

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I grilled
  2. tú (if) you grilled
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she grilled
  4. nosotros (if) we grilled
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all grilled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they grilled

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú grill!
  2. usted grill! (formal)
  3. nosotros grill! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain grill! (all of you)
  5. ustedes grill! (all of you)

How to use asar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Los domingos mi padre asa un pollo en el horno.

    On Sundays my dad roasts a chicken in the oven.

  2. Past

    Asamos sardinas en la playa por San Juan.

    We grilled sardines on the beach for San Juan.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela asaba pimientos y la casa olía de maravilla.

    My grandma roasted peppers and the house smelt wonderful.

  4. Future

    Esta noche asaremos castañas en la chimenea.

    Tonight we'll roast chestnuts in the fireplace.

  5. Conditional

    Yo asaría las verduras en vez de freírlas.

    I'd roast the vegetables instead of frying them.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deja que se ase la carne despacio, sin prisas.

    Let the meat roast slowly, no rush.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que asara el pescado con limón.

    She asked me to grill the fish with lemon.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Asa el pan un poco, que está blando!

    Toast the bread a bit, it's soft!

Where you hear asar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • En el mercado asan la carne delante de ti. At the market they grill the meat in front of you.
  • El domingo asé sardinas para todo el barrio. On Sunday I grilled sardines for the whole neighbourhood.
  • Mañana vamos a asar carne en el patio. Tomorrow we're going to grill meat in the courtyard.
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It's Not Spicy at All

Advanced Level 3 · y te la asan ahí mismo

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