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SPANISH VERB

lanzar

to throw, to launch

  • #177 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lanzando
  • Past participle: lanzado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lanzar

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

  1. Present

    El niño lanza la pelota al perro una y otra vez.

    The boy throws the ball to the dog over and over.

  2. Past

    La empresa lanzó un teléfono nuevo este mes.

    The company launched a new phone this month.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños lanzábamos piedras al río.

    As kids we used to throw stones into the river.

  4. Future

    Mi hermana lanzará su propia marca de ropa.

    My sister will launch her own clothing brand.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no lanzaría nada desde el balcón.

    I wouldn't throw anything off the balcony.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que el niño lance comida al suelo.

    Don't let the boy throw food on the floor.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El entrenador quería que lanzara con la izquierda.

    The coach wanted me to throw with my left.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Lánzame las llaves, que no quiero subir!

    Throw me the keys, I don't want to come up!

Good to know

  • "Lanzarse" is to dive in or go for it: "¡lánzate!" In Spain "tirar" is the everyday word for throwing.

Verbs like this one

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