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SPANISH VERB

mandar

to send

  • #153 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mandando
  • Past participle: mandado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mandar

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

  1. Present

    Te mando la dirección por mensaje.

    I will send you the address by text.

  2. Past

    ¿Ya mandaste el correo al cliente?

    Did you already send the email to the client?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela mandaba cartas largas desde el rancho.

    My grandmother sent long letters from the ranch.

  4. Future

    Te mandaré las fotos esta noche.

    I will send you the photos tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Yo mandaría flores con una nota bonita.

    I would send flowers with a nice note.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que me mandes tu número de cuenta.

    I need you to send me your account number.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que mandara el paquete por mensajería.

    I asked him to send the package by courier.

  8. Imperative

    Mándame un mensaje cuando llegues, ¿va?

    Send me a text when you arrive, okay?

Good to know

  • Mandar un mensaje or un correo is to send; mandar alone is also to be in charge: aquí mando yo.

Where you hear mandar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Te mando un mensaje desde la playa. I'm sending you a message from the beach.
  • Ayer le mandé un mensaje a Mateo. Yesterday I sent Mateo a message.
  • Mañana voy a mandar un mensaje a Sara. Tomorrow I'm going to send Sarah a message.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Le mando todo por correo. I'll send you everything by email.
  • Le mandé un mensaje a Valeria. I sent Valeria a message.
  • Mañana te voy a mandar la dirección. Tomorrow I'm going to send you the address.
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Beginner Level 1 · mándame · te mando · me mandó

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I'm Staying!

Beginner Level 1 · mandar

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I Want to Change My Flight

Beginner Level 2 · me manda

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Can You Send It to Me?

Beginner Level 3 · Se la mando. · mándamela · nos los va a mandar

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For Your Own Good

Intermediate Level 1 · Usted manda.

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Just a Coffee

Intermediate Level 1 · me mandó

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The Interview

Intermediate Level 2 · que me mandara

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Old Friends

Intermediate Level 2 · me mandaba

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After They Leave

Intermediate Level 2 · mándanos

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As If It Had Always Been Here

Intermediate Level 2 · me mandaste

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Whether You Like It or Not

Advanced Level 2 · os mando

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What Father?

Advanced Level 3 · ¿Mande?

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Verbs like this one

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