Mandar conjugation
to send, order
Past participlemandado
Gerundmandando
Future stemmandar-
Preterite (yo)mandé
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Mandar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo mando |
| tú mandas |
| él/ella/usted manda |
| nosotros/as mandamos |
| vosotros/as mandáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes mandan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo mandé |
| tú mandaste |
| él/ella/usted mandó |
| nosotros/as mandamos |
| vosotros/as mandasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes mandaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo mandaba |
| tú mandabas |
| él/ella/usted mandaba |
| nosotros/as mandábamos |
| vosotros/as mandabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes mandaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a mandar |
| tú vas a mandar |
| él/ella/usted va a mandar |
| nosotros/as vamos a mandar |
| vosotros/as vais a mandar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a mandar |
Futuro simple future
| yo mandaré |
| tú mandarás |
| él/ella/usted mandará |
| nosotros/as mandaremos |
| vosotros/as mandaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes mandarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo mandaría |
| tú mandarías |
| él/ella/usted mandaría |
| nosotros/as mandaríamos |
| vosotros/as mandaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes mandarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he mandado |
| tú has mandado |
| él/ella/usted ha mandado |
| nosotros/as hemos mandado |
| vosotros/as habéis mandado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han mandado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy mandando |
| tú estás mandando |
| él/ella/usted está mandando |
| nosotros/as estamos mandando |
| vosotros/as estáis mandando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están mandando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) manda |
| (usted) mande |
| (vosotros/as) mandad |
| (ustedes) manden |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había mandado |
| tú habías mandado |
| él/ella/usted había mandado |
| nosotros/as habíamos mandado |
| vosotros/as habíais mandado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían mandado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo mande |
| tú mandes |
| él/ella/usted mande |
| nosotros/as mandemos |
| vosotros/as mandéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes manden |
Quick questions about mandar
Is mandar regular or irregular?
Mandar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of mandar?
In the preterite, yo mandé and él/ella/usted mandó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of mandar?
The past participle of mandar is mandado, as in yo he mandado.
What is the gerund of mandar?
The gerund (-ing form) of mandar is mandando, as in yo estoy mandando.
What is the future stem of mandar?
The future and conditional stem of mandar is mandar-: yo mandaré, yo mandaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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