Spanish verb manchar conjugation

manchar

to stain

regular verbPast participle: manchadoGerund: manchando

Manchar means to make something dirty or stained, often by spilling or smudging a substance. It is used to describe the act of discoloring or dirtying surfaces or objects.

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Complete conjugation of manchar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	mancho	Yo mancho la camisa con vino. I stain the shirt with wine.
Tú	manchas	Tú manchas la mesa con jugo. You stain the table with juice.
Él / Ella / Usted	mancha	Ella mancha su vestido con pintura. She stains her dress with paint.
Nosotros / Nosotras	manchamos	Nosotros manchamos las paredes de barro. We stain the walls with mud.
Vosotros / Vosotras	mancháis	Vosotros mancháis los papeles con tinta. You all stain the papers with ink.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	manchan	Ellos manchan las sábanas con vino tinto. They stain the sheets with red wine.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manché	Yo manché la camisa con vino. I stained the shirt with wine.
Tú	manchaste	Tú manchaste la alfombra ayer. You stained the carpet yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	manchó	Ella manchó su vestido en la fiesta. She stained her dress at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotras	manchamos	Nosotros manchamos las paredes con pintura. We stained the walls with paint.
Vosotros / Vosotras	manchasteis	Vosotros manchasteis las sábanas con tinta. You all stained the sheets with ink.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	mancharon	Ellos mancharon la mesa con vino. They stained the table with wine.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manchaba	Yo manchaba la camisa frecuentemente. I used to stain the shirt frequently.
Tú	manchabas	Tú manchabas la ropa sin querer. You used to stain the clothes unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Usted	manchaba	Ella manchaba los pantalones a menudo. She used to stain the pants often.
Nosotros / Nosotras	manchábamos	Nosotros manchábamos las sábanas con pintura. We used to stain the sheets with paint.
Vosotros / Vosotras	manchabais	Vosotros manchabais las paredes de barro. You all used to stain the walls with mud.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	manchaban	Ellos manchaban la alfombra con barro. They used to stain the carpet with mud.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy manchando	Estoy manchando la camisa ahora mismo. I am staining the shirt right now.
Tú	estás manchando	Estás manchando la pared sin querer. You are staining the wall unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Usted	está manchando	Ella está manchando su vestido. She is staining her dress.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos manchando	Estamos manchando las sábanas con vino. We are staining the sheets with wine.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis manchando	Vosotros estáis manchando la mesa. You all are staining the table.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están manchando	Los niños están manchando los papeles. The children are staining the papers.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a manchar	Voy a manchar la camisa si no tengo cuidado. I am going to stain the shirt if I'm not careful.
Tú	vas a manchar	¿Vas a mancharte con esa pintura? Are you going to stain yourself with that paint?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a manchar	Ella va a manchar la alfombra con vino. She is going to stain the carpet with wine.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a manchar	Vamos a manchar las paredes si no tenemos cuidado. We are going to stain the walls if we're not careful.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a manchar	¿Vais a manchar la ropa con esa tinta? Are you going to stain the clothes with that ink?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a manchar	Se van a manchar con el barro si corren. They are going to stain themselves with mud if they run.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	mancharé	Yo mancharé la camisa con el vino. I will stain the shirt with wine.
Tú	mancharás	Tú mancharás la ropa sin querer. You will stain the clothes unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Usted	manchará	Él manchará el suelo con la pintura. He will stain the floor with paint.
Nosotros / Nosotras	mancharemos	Nosotros mancharemos las paredes de barro. We will stain the walls with mud.
Vosotros / Vosotras	mancharéis	Vosotros mancharéis la ropa en la playa. You all will stain the clothes at the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	mancharán	Ellos mancharán la alfombra con vino. They will stain the carpet with wine.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	mancharía	Yo mancharía la camisa si no tuviera cuidado. I would stain the shirt if I weren't careful.
Tú	mancharías	Tú mancharías la ropa si no tuvieras cuidado. You would stain the clothes if you weren't careful.
Él / Ella / Usted	mancharía	Él mancharía la alfombra si no tuviera cuidado. He would stain the carpet if he weren't careful.
Nosotros / Nosotras	mancharíamos	Nosotros mancharíamos la mesa si no tuviéramos cuidado. We would stain the table if we weren't careful.
Vosotros / Vosotras	mancharíais	Vosotros mancharíais la ropa si no tuvierais cuidado. You all would stain the clothes if you weren't careful.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	mancharían	Ellos mancharían el suelo si no tuvieran cuidado. They would stain the floor if they weren't careful.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he manchado	Yo he manchado la camisa. I have stained the shirt.
Tú	has manchado	Tú has manchado la mesa. You have stained the table.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha manchado	Él ha manchado el suelo. He has stained the floor.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos manchado	Nosotros hemos manchado las paredes. We have stained the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis manchado	Vosotros habéis manchado la ropa. You all have stained the clothes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han manchado	Ellos han manchado el tapiz. They have stained the tapestry.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había manchado	Yo había manchado la camisa. I had stained the shirt.
Tú	habías manchado	Tú habías manchado el suelo. You had stained the floor.
Él / Ella / Usted	había manchado	Ella había manchado el vestido. She had stained the dress.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos manchado	Nosotros habíamos manchado la mesa. We had stained the table.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais manchado	Vosotros habíais manchado las paredes. You all had stained the walls.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían manchado	Ellos habían manchado el suelo. They had stained the floor.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré manchado	Para entonces, habré manchado la camisa. By then, I will have stained the shirt.
Tú	habrás manchado	¿Cuándo habrás manchado la pared? When will you have stained the wall?
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá manchado	Ella habrá manchado el vestido. She will have stained the dress.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos manchado	Nosotros habremos manchado la mesa. We will have stained the table.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis manchado	Vosotros habréis manchado el suelo. You all will have stained the floor.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán manchado	Ellos habrán manchado la ropa. They will have stained the clothes.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría manchado	Yo habría manchado la camisa. I would have stained the shirt.
Tú	habrías manchado	Tú habrías manchado la alfombra. You would have stained the carpet.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría manchado	Él habría manchado el suelo. He would have stained the floor.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos manchado	Nosotros habríamos manchado la ropa. We would have stained the clothes.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais manchado	Vosotros habríais manchado la mesa. You all would have stained the table.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían manchado	Ellos habrían manchado las paredes. They would have stained the walls.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manche	Espero que yo no manche la ropa. I hope I don't stain the clothes.
Tú	manches	Es importante que tú no manches el suelo. It's important that you don't stain the floor.
Él / Ella / Usted	manche	Dudo que él manche la camisa. I doubt that he stains the shirt.
Nosotros / Nosotras	manchemos	Queremos que nosotros no manchemos la alfombra. We want us not to stain the carpet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	manchéis	Es posible que vosotros no mancheis la mesa. It's possible that you all don't stain the table.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	manchen	Es mejor que ellos no manchen el tapiz. It's better that they don't stain the tapestry.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manchara	Esperaba que él manchara la camisa. I hoped that he stained the shirt.
Tú	mancharas	Dudaba que tú mancharas la alfombra. I doubted that you stained the carpet.
Él / Ella / Usted	manchara	No creía que ella manchara la ropa. I didn't believe that she stained the clothes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	mancháramos	Era posible que nosotros mancháramos el suelo. It was possible that we stained the floor.
Vosotros / Vosotras	mancharais	Pensaba que vosotros mancharais el papel. I thought that you all stained the paper.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	mancharan	No creían que ellos mancharan la mesa. They didn't believe that they stained the table.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manchare	Si llueve, manchare la ropa. If it rains, I will stain the clothes.
Tú	mancharas	Tú mancharas el suelo sin querer. You will stain the floor unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Usted	manchará	Él manchará la camisa en la fiesta. He will stain the shirt at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotras	mancharemos	Nosotros mancharemos la mesa con pintura. We will stain the table with paint.
Vosotros / Vosotras	mancharéis	Vosotros mancharéis las paredes si no tenéis cuidado. You all will stain the walls if you're not careful.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	mancharán	Ellos mancharán la ropa en el barro. They will stain the clothes in the mud.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya manchado	Espero que haya manchado la camisa. I hope I have stained the shirt.
Tú	hayas manchado	¿Crees que hayas manchado el suelo? Do you think you have stained the floor?
Él / Ella / Usted	haya manchado	Es posible que él haya manchado la pared. It's possible that he has stained the wall.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos manchado	Es probable que hayamos manchado la ropa. It's likely that we have stained the clothes.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis manchado	¿Habéis manchado el tapiz? Have you stained the tapestry?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan manchado	No creo que hayan manchado nada. I don't think they have stained anything.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera manchado	Si hubiera manchado la camisa, la habría lavado. If I had stained the shirt, I would have washed it.
Tú	hubieras manchado	Es posible que hubieras manchado el suelo. It's possible that you had stained the floor.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera manchado	Ella pensó que él hubiera manchado la pared. She thought that he had stained the wall.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos manchado	No creía que hubiéramos manchado el coche. I didn't think that we had stained the car.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais manchado	Quizá vosotros hubierais manchado la ropa. Maybe you all had stained the clothes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran manchado	No estaban seguros de que ellos hubieran manchado la mesa. They weren't sure that they had stained the table.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere manchado	Cuando llegue, ya hubiere manchado la camisa. By the time I arrive, I will have already stained the shirt.
Tú	hubieres manchado	Es posible que tú hubieres manchado el pantalón. It's possible that you will have stained the pants.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere manchado	Quizá él hubiere manchado el tapiz. Perhaps he will have stained the tapestry.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos manchado	Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos manchado la alfombra. By then, we will have stained the carpet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis manchado	Es probable que vosotros hubiereis manchado la pared. It's likely that you all will have stained the wall.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren manchado	Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren manchado las cortinas. When they arrive, they will have already stained the curtains.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	manche	¡Manche la pared hoy! Paint the wall today!
Tú	mancha	¡Mancha la ropa antes de lavarla! Stain the clothes before washing them!
Él / Ella / Usted	manche	¡Manche el cuadro con cuidado! Stain the picture carefully!
Nosotros / Nosotras	manchemos	¡Manchemos las paredes de color! Let's stain the walls with color!
Vosotros / Vosotras	manchad	¡Manchad las camisetas de pintura! Stain the T-shirts with paint!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	manchen	¡Manchen las sábanas con tinta! Stain the sheets with ink!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no manches	No manches con esa pintura. Don't stain with that paint.
Tú	no manches	No manches la ropa sucia allí. Don't stain the clothes there.
Él / Ella / Usted	no manche	Por favor, no manche el suelo. Please, don't stain the floor.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no manchemos	No manchamos las paredes, por favor. Let's not stain the walls, please.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no manchéis	No manchéis la ropa nueva. Don't stain the new clothes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no manchen	No manchen las cortinas con tinta. Don't stain the curtains with ink.