Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I put in
- tú you put in
- usted, él, ella he/she puts in
- nosotros we put in
- vosotros Spain you all put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put in
SPANISH VERB
echar
to put in, to throw
- #98 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: echando
- Past participle: echado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I put in
- tú you put in
- usted, él, ella he/she put in
- nosotros we put in
- vosotros Spain you all put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put in
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to put in
- tú you used to put in
- usted, él, ella he/she used to put in
- nosotros we used to put in
- vosotros Spain you all used to put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to put in
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will put in
- tú you will put in
- usted, él, ella he/she will put in
- nosotros we will put in
- vosotros Spain you all will put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will put in
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would put in
- tú you would put in
- usted, él, ella he/she would put in
- nosotros we would put in
- vosotros Spain you all would put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would put in
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I put in
- tú (that) you put in
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she put in
- nosotros (that) we put in
- vosotros Spain (that) you all put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they put in
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I put in
- tú (if) you put in
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she put in
- nosotros (if) we put in
- vosotros Spain (if) you all put in
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they put in
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú put in!
- usted put in! (formal)
- nosotros put in! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain put in! (all of you)
- ustedes put in! (all of you)
How to use echar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre le echo un poco de limón al pescado.
I always put a bit of lemon on the fish.
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Past
¿Quién le echó tanta sal a la sopa?
Who put so much salt in the soup?
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Imperfect
Mi abuela echaba pan duro a las palomas.
My grandmother used to throw stale bread to the pigeons.
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Future
Después de comer me echaré una siesta.
After lunch I'll have a nap.
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Conditional
Yo le echaría más ajo al gazpacho.
I'd put more garlic in the gazpacho.
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Present subjunctive
Dile que no eche el aceite todavía.
Tell him not to add the oil yet.
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Past subjunctive
Me pidió que le echara una mano con la mudanza.
He asked me to lend him a hand with the move.
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Imperative
¡Échale un vistazo a este coche, está nuevo!
Take a look at this car, it's like new!
Good to know
- "Echar" does many jobs: echar sal (put in salt), echar de menos (miss), echar una siesta (take a nap), echar una mano (lend a hand).
Where you hear echar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Yo siempre le echo un poco de comino al gazpacho. I always put a little cumin in the gazpacho.
- ¿Quién le ha echado tanta sal a las croquetas? Who's put so much salt in the croquettes?
- No le voy a echar sal a nada. Te lo prometo. I'm not going to put salt in anything. I promise you.
Spanish · Fluency Level 2
- A las dos, echo a todo el mundo del bar. At two, I throw everyone out of the bar.
- Me echaste de mi despacho, pero con cariño. You threw me out of my office, but kindly.
- Si sigue el ruido, voy a echar a los obreros. If the noise goes on, I'm going to throw the builders out.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.