Chupar means to suck or draw liquid or air into the mouth. It is used in contexts involving sucking, licking, or extracting something.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chupo | Yo chupo la piruleta. I lick the lollipop. | |
Tú | chupas | Tú chupas la cuchara. You lick the spoon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupa | Él chupa el caramelo. He sucks the candy. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chuparamos | Nosotros chupamos los helados. We lick the ice creams. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chupáis | Vosotros chupáis las piruletas. You all lick the lollipops. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chupan | Ellos chupan los caramelos. They suck the candies. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chuparé | Ayer chupé una paleta. Yesterday I licked a lollipop. | |
Tú | chupaste | Tú chupaste el caramelo rápidamente. You quickly licked the candy. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupó | Él chupó la cuchara. He licked the spoon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chupamos | Nosotros chupamos los caramelos. We licked the candies. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chupasteis | Vosotros chupasteis las piruletas. You all licked the lollipops. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chuparon | Ellos chuparon los helados rápidamente. They quickly licked the ice creams. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chupaba | Yo chupaba caramelos de niño. I used to suck on candies as a child. | |
Tú | chupabas | Tú chupabas la piruleta todo el día. You used to suck on the lollipop all day. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupaba | Ella chupaba su dedo cuando era pequeña. She used to suck her finger when she was little. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chupábamos | Nosotros chupábamos caramelos en la escuela. We used to suck on candies at school. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chupabais | Vosotros chupabais los caramelos lentamente. You all used to suck on the candies slowly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chupaban | Ellos chupaban los helados en verano. They used to suck on ice creams in summer. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy chupando | Estoy chupando una paleta ahora mismo. I am sucking on a lollipop right now. | |
Tú | estás chupando | Estás chupando un caramelo en la fiesta. You are sucking on a candy at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está chupando | Ella está chupando una piruleta. She is sucking on a lollipop. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos chupando | Estamos chupando helado en el parque. We are sucking on ice cream in the park. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis chupando | Vosotros estáis chupando caramelos. You all are sucking on candies. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están chupando | Ellos están chupando chupa-chups. They are sucking on lollipops. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a chupar | Voy a chupar una piruleta ahora. I am going to suck on a lollipop now. | |
Tú | vas a chupar | ¿Vas a chupar esa piruleta? Are you going to suck on that lollipop? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a chupar | Ella va a chupar un caramelo. She is going to suck on a candy. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a chupar | Vamos a chupar unos caramelos. We are going to suck on some candies. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a chupar | ¿Vais a chupar esa piruleta? Are you all going to suck on that lollipop? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a chupar | Ellos van a chupar caramelos. They are going to suck on candies. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chuparé | Yo chuparé la piruleta más tarde. I will lick the lollipop later. | |
Tú | chuparás | Tú chuparás el caramelo mañana. You will lick the candy tomorrow. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupará | Él chupará la fruta en unos minutos. He will lick the fruit in a few minutes. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chuparémos | Nosotros chuparémos los helados en la playa. We will lick the ice creams at the beach. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chuparéis | Vosotros chuparéis los caramelos después. You all will lick the candies later. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chuparán | Ellos chuparán las piruletas mañana. They will lick the lollipops tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chuparía | Yo chuparía esa fruta si estuviera madura. I would suck that fruit if it were ripe. | |
Tú | chuparías | Tú chuparías la cuchara si te la dieran. You would lick the spoon if they gave it to you. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chuparía | Él chuparía la piruleta si tuviera una. He would lick the lollipop if he had one. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chuparíamos | Nosotros chuparíamos los caramelos si los encontráramos. We would lick the candies if we found them. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chuparíais | Vosotros chuparíais los polos si hiciera calor. You all would lick the popsicles if it were hot. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chuparían | Ellos chuparían las piruletas si las tuvieran. They would lick the lollipops if they had them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he chupado | He chupado una paleta hoy. I have licked a popsicle today. | |
Tú | has chupado | ¿Has chupado esa fruta? Have you licked that fruit? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha chupado | Ella ha chupado un caramelo. She has licked a candy. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos chupado | Hemos chupado los huesos del pollo. We have licked the chicken bones. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis chupado | ¿Habéis chupado la lengua? Have you all licked the tongue? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han chupado | Ellos han chupado los caramelos. They have licked the candies. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había chupado | Yo ya había chupado la fruta. I had already sucked the fruit. | |
Tú | habías chupado | Tú habías chupado la piruleta antes. You had sucked the lollipop before. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había chupado | Ella había chupado el caramelo. She had sucked the candy. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos chupado | Nosotros habíamos chupado los caramelos. We had sucked the candies. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais chupado | Vosotros habíais chupado la piruleta. You all had sucked the lollipop. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían chupado | Ellos habían chupado los caramelos. They had sucked the candies. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré chupado | Para entonces, ya habré chupado la fruta. By then, I will have already sucked the fruit. | |
Tú | habrás chupado | Para mañana, tú habrás chupado la piruleta. By tomorrow, you will have sucked the lollipop. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá chupado | Ella habrá chupado el caramelo antes de salir. She will have sucked the candy before leaving. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos chupado | Nosotros habremos chupado los helados para entonces. We will have sucked the ice creams by then. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis chupado | Vosotros habréis chupado las paletas para la fiesta. You all will have sucked the popsicles for the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán chupado | Ellos habrán chupado las golosinas antes de la cena. They will have sucked the candies before dinner. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría chupado | Yo habría chupado la piruleta si tuviera más tiempo. I would have licked the lollipop if I had more time. | |
Tú | habrías chupado | Tú habrías chupado la cuchara si no la hubieras dejado. You would have licked the spoon if you hadn't left it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría chupado | Él habría chupado el caramelo si no se hubiera olvidado. He would have licked the candy if he hadn't forgotten. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos chupado | Nosotros habríamos chupado los caramelos si hubiéramos llegado antes. We would have licked the candies if we had arrived earlier. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais chupado | Vosotros habríais chupado las paletas si las hubierais probado. You all would have licked the popsicles if you had tried them. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían chupado | Ellos habrían chupado las gotas si las hubieran visto. They would have licked the drops if they had seen them. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chupe | Espero que yo chupe bien la fruta. I hope I chew the fruit well. | |
Tú | chupes | Es importante que tú chupes la medicina. It's important that you suck the medicine. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupe | Es posible que él chupe el caramelo. It's possible that he sucks the candy. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chupemos | Queremos que nosotros chupemos la fruta fresca. We want us to suck the fresh fruit. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chupéis | Dudo que vosotros chupéis esa bebida amarga. I doubt that you all suck that bitter drink. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chupen | Es importante que ellas chupen bien la sopa. It's important that they (feminine) suck the soup well. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chupara | Esperaba que yo chupara más fruta. I hoped that I ate more fruit. | |
Tú | chuparas | No creía que tú chuparas tanto. I didn't believe that you ate so much. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupara | Pensaba que él chupara en la fiesta. I thought that he ate at the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chuparamos | Era importante que nosotros chuparamos bien. It was important that we ate well. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chuparais | Deseaba que vosotros chuparais más sopa. I wished that you all ate more soup. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chupieran | No creía que ellos chupieran tanto dulce. I didn't believe that they ate so much candy. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | chupare | Si tuviera que hacerlo, chuparé la cuerda. If I had to do it, I will suck the rope. | |
Tú | chupares | Cuando llegues, chupares la fruta. When you arrive, you will suck the fruit. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupare | El doctor chupara la herida mañana. The doctor will suck the wound tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chuparemos | Nosotros chuparemos los caramelos después. We will suck the candies later. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chuparéis | Vosotros chuparéis la piña en la fiesta. You all will suck the pineapple at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chuparán | Ellos chuparán los dulces en la feria. They will suck the candies at the fair. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya chupado | Espero que haya chupado toda la leche. I hope he has drunk all the milk. | |
Tú | hayas chupado | Es posible que hayas chupado demasiado caramelo. It's possible that you have sucked too much candy. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya chupado | No creo que ella haya chupado esa fruta aún. I don't think she has sucked that fruit yet. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos chupado | Es probable que hayamos chupado todos los caramelos. It's likely that we have sucked all the candies. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis chupado | ¿Habéis chupado toda la piruleta? Have you all sucked the lollipop completely? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan chupado | No creo que hayan chupado esa fruta todavía. I don't think they have sucked that fruit yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera chupado | Si hubiera chupado más, no tendría hambre. If I had sucked more, I wouldn't be hungry. | |
Tú | hubieras chupado | Si hubieras chupado antes, no te habrías quedado sin batería. If you had sucked earlier, you wouldn't have run out of battery. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera chupado | Ella habría chupado el caramelo si lo hubiera querido. She would have sucked the candy if she had wanted to. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos chupado | Si hubiéramos chupado mejor, habríamos ganado. If we had sucked better, we would have won. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais chupado | Si hubierais chupado más, habríais disfrutado más. If you all had sucked more, you would have enjoyed it more. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran chupado | Si hubieran chupado antes, no estarían enojados. If they had sucked earlier, they wouldn't be angry. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere chupado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere chupado todo. When I arrive, I will have already finished eating. | |
Tú | hubieres chupado | Para entonces, tú hubieres chupado la fruta. By then, you will have finished eating the fruit. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere chupado | Es posible que él hubiere chupado todo. It is possible that he will have finished eating everything. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos chupado | Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos chupado las manos. When we arrive, we will have already washed our hands. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis chupado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis chupado toda la sopa. By then, you all will have finished the soup. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren chupado | Es probable que ellos hubieren chupado toda la miel. It is likely that they will have finished the honey. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | — | No se usa la forma de yo en imperativo. The 'yo' form is not used in imperative. | |
Tú | chupa | ¡Chupa la fruta antes de que se oxide! Eat the fruit before it oxidizes! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | chupe | ¡Chupe esa sopa, por favor! Eat that soup, please! | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | chupemos | Chupemos todos juntos para terminar rápido. Let's all eat together to finish quickly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | chupad | Chupad las caramelos ahora. Eat the candies now. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chupan | ¡Chupan esas papas fritas! Eat those fries! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no chupes | No chupes esa fruta madura. Don't suck that ripe fruit. | |
Tú | no chupes | Por favor, no chupes el dedo. Please, don't suck your finger. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no chupe | No chupe esa pastilla, por favor. Don't suck that pill, please. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no chupemos | No chupemos los caramelos todavía. Let's not suck the candies yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no chupéis | No chupéis esa botella de agua. Don't suck that water bottle. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no chupen | No chupen esa piruleta ahora. Don't suck that lollipop now. |
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