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SPANISH VERB

mezclar

to mix

  • #328 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mezclando
  • Past participle: mezclado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mezclar

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

  1. Present

    Mezclo la harina con dos huevos.

    I mix the flour with two eggs.

  2. Past

    Mezclamos jugo de naranja con mango.

    We mixed orange juice with mango.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tía mezclaba el chocolate con canela.

    My aunt used to mix the chocolate with cinnamon.

  4. Future

    Mezclaré las pinturas para hacer un verde.

    I'll mix the paints to make a green.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no mezclaría esos dos medicamentos.

    I wouldn't mix those two medicines.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Evita que los niños mezclen las piezas de los juegos.

    Keep the kids from mixing up the game pieces.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si mezclaras la ropa blanca con la roja, se mancharía.

    If you mixed the white clothes with the red, they'd get stained.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Mezcla bien la ensalada antes de servirla!

    Mix the salad well before serving it!

Where you hear mezclar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Mezcla bien. Mix it well.
  • Mezclé todo en la olla. I mixed everything in the pot.
  • Ahora vamos a mezclar. Now we're going to mix.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Mezclo la harina con la leche. I mix the flour with the milk.
  • Lo mezclé muy despacio. I mixed it very slowly.
  • Ahora lo vas a mezclar tú. Now you're going to mix it.
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First, Cut the Onion

Beginner Level 2 · ¡Mezcla!

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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · mézclalo

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When Are You Due?

Advanced Level 1 · se mezclan las palabras

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Verbs like this one

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