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SPANISH VERB

marcharse

to leave, to go away

  • #376 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: marchándose
  • Past participle: marchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use marcharse

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

  1. Present

    Mis padres se marchan al pueblo este fin de semana.

    My parents are going off to the village this weekend.

  2. Past

    ¿A qué hora se marchó Carmen de la fiesta?

    What time did Carmen leave the party?

  3. Imperfect

    Cada verano nos marchábamos a la playa en agosto.

    Every summer we went off to the beach in August.

  4. Future

    Me marcharé temprano, mañana madrugo.

    I'll leave early, I'm up at dawn tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me marcharía ya, el último tren sale pronto.

    I'd leave now, the last train leaves soon.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que te marches sin despedirte.

    I don't want you to leave without saying goodbye.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos pidieron que nos marcháramos antes de medianoche.

    They asked us to leave before midnight.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Márchate ya, que pierdes el avión!

    Go now, you'll miss the plane!

Good to know

  • "Marcharse" is Spain's everyday word; in Mexico people say "irse".

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