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SPANISH VERB

chupar

to suck

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: chupando
  • Past participle: chupado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use chupar

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

  1. Present

    El bebé se chupa el dedo para dormirse.

    The baby sucks his thumb to fall asleep.

  2. Past

    Nos chupamos los dedos con las gambas al ajillo.

    We licked our fingers over the garlic prawns.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeña chupaba los caramelos hasta el final.

    As a girl I used to suck sweets right to the end.

  4. Future

    Con este arroz te chuparás los dedos, ya verás.

    You'll lick your fingers with this rice, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Yo chuparía un caramelo de menta para la tos.

    I'd suck a mint sweet for the cough.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que el perro chupe los platos.

    Don't let the dog lick the plates.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La médica me dijo que chupara hielo para la garganta.

    The doctor told me to suck ice for my throat.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Chupa el hueso, que ahí está lo mejor!

    Suck the bone, that's where the best bit is!

Good to know

  • "Chuparse los dedos" is to lick your fingers: "para chuparse los dedos" means delicious. "Un chupito" is a shot.

Where you hear chupar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Mi nieto chupa el caramelo. My grandson sucks the sweet.
  • Chupé la cabeza de la gamba. I sucked the prawn's head.
  • Voy a chupar un caramelo de limón. I'm going to suck a lemon sweet.
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Midnight Mass

Advanced Level 1 · se chupa · chupar

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.