Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am on its way
- tú you are on its way
- usted, él, ella he/she is on its way
- nosotros we are on its way
- vosotros Spain you all are on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are on its way
SPANISH VERB
marchar
to be on its way; to leave
- #198 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: marchando
- Past participle: marchado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was on its way
- tú you were on its way
- usted, él, ella he/she was on its way
- nosotros we were on its way
- vosotros Spain you all were on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were on its way
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be on its way
- tú you used to be on its way
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be on its way
- nosotros we used to be on its way
- vosotros Spain you all used to be on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be on its way
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be on its way
- tú you will be on its way
- usted, él, ella he/she will be on its way
- nosotros we will be on its way
- vosotros Spain you all will be on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be on its way
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be on its way
- tú you would be on its way
- usted, él, ella he/she would be on its way
- nosotros we would be on its way
- vosotros Spain you all would be on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be on its way
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be on its way
- tú (that) you be on its way
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be on its way
- nosotros (that) we be on its way
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be on its way
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were on its way
- tú (if) you were on its way
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were on its way
- nosotros (if) we were on its way
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were on its way
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were on its way
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be on its way!
- usted be on its way! (formal)
- nosotros be on its way! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be on its way! (all of you)
- ustedes be on its way! (all of you)
How to use marchar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El negocio marcha bien desde que abrimos la terraza.
Business has been going well since we opened the terrace.
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Past
Pablo se marchó de la fiesta sin despedirse.
Pablo left the party without saying goodbye.
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Imperfect
Las cosas marchaban bien hasta que llegó la crisis.
Things were going well until the crisis came.
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Future
Nos marcharemos a Cádiz el sábado por la mañana.
We'll leave for Cádiz on Saturday morning.
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Conditional
Yo me marcharía ya, que mañana madrugamos.
I'd leave now, we're up early tomorrow.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que todo marche bien en tu nuevo trabajo.
I hope everything goes well at your new job.
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Past subjunctive
Nos pidió que nos marcháramos antes de medianoche.
He asked us to leave before midnight.
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Imperative
¡Marcha ya, que pierdes el tren!
Get going now, you'll miss the train!
Good to know
- "¡Marchando!" is what a waiter shouts when your order is on its way; "marcharse" is to leave: me marcho.
Where you hear marchar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Los clientes se marchan después de comer. The customers leave after eating.
- Mis padres se marcharon ayer. My parents left yesterday.
- Pablo se va a marchar seis meses. Pablo's going to go away for six months.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.