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SPANISH VERB

guisar

to stew, to cook

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: guisando
  • Past participle: guisado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use guisar

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

  1. Present

    Mi madre guisa los garbanzos con chorizo los jueves.

    My mother stews chickpeas with chorizo on Thursdays.

  2. Past

    Guisé unas lentejas estupendas para toda la semana.

    I made a great pot of lentils for the whole week.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela guisaba a fuego lento durante toda la mañana.

    My grandmother used to cook on a low heat all morning.

  4. Future

    El domingo guisaré un rabo de toro para la familia.

    On Sunday I'll stew an oxtail for the family.

  5. Conditional

    Yo guisaría más en invierno si tuviera tiempo.

    I'd make more stews in winter if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que guises tú hoy, yo friego después.

    I want you to cook today, I'll wash up afterwards.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que guisara algo sencillo para la cena.

    She asked me to cook something simple for dinner.

  8. Imperative

    Guisa las patatas con un poco de pimentón.

    Stew the potatoes with a bit of paprika.

Good to know

  • "Guisar" is cooking slowly in a pot; "cocinar" is cooking in general. "Un guiso" is a stew.

Where you hear guisar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Guiso la carne a fuego lento. I stew the meat over a low heat.
  • Ayer guisé unas patatas con verduras. Yesterday I stewed some potatoes with vegetables.
  • Mañana voy a guisar lentejas. Tomorrow I'm going to cook lentils.
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Advanced Level 1 · guisado

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