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SPANISH VERB

mojar

to dip, to wet

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mojando
  • Past participle: mojado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mojar

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

  1. Present

    Mojo el pan en el aceite con un poco de sal.

    I dip the bread in the oil with a bit of salt.

  2. Past

    Nos mojamos enteros con la tormenta de ayer.

    We got soaked in yesterday's storm.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo mojaba las galletas en el café con leche.

    My grandfather used to dip biscuits in his milky coffee.

  4. Future

    Si no coges paraguas, te mojarás seguro.

    If you don't take an umbrella, you'll get wet for sure.

  5. Conditional

    Yo mojaría los churros en el chocolate, es lo mejor.

    I'd dip the churros in the chocolate, that's the best part.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que se moje el móvil en la playa.

    Don't let your phone get wet at the beach.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Guardé los libros para que no se mojaran con la lluvia.

    I put the books away so they wouldn't get wet in the rain.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Moja el pan en la salsa, que está riquísima!

    Dip the bread in the sauce, it's delicious!

Good to know

  • "Mojar pan en la salsa" is a Spanish habit; "mojarse" is to get wet.

Where you hear mojar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Mojo el churro en el chocolate. I dip the churro in the chocolate.
  • Mojé el pan en la sopa. I dipped the bread in the soup.
  • Voy a mojar otro churro en el chocolate. I'm going to dip another churro in the chocolate.

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • El sirimiri no moja, pero cala. The drizzle doesn't wet you, but it soaks you.
  • La lluvia de Bilbao me mojó hasta los huesos. The Bilbao rain soaked me to the bone.
  • Lleva paraguas, que te vas a mojar. Take an umbrella, or you'll get wet.
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If We Won

Advanced Level 1 · para mojar

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It Doesn't Wet You

Fluency Level 2 · No moja.

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Verbs like this one

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