Maquillar means to apply makeup or cosmetics to someone's face. It is used when referring to the act of beautifying or enhancing appearance with makeup.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillo | Yo maquillo a mis clientes por la mañana. I do makeup for my clients in the morning. | |
| Tú | maquillas | Tú maquillas muy bien, ¿verdad? You do makeup very well, right? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquilla | Ella maquilla a sus amigas los fines de semana. She does makeup for her friends on weekends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillamos | Nosotros maquillamos en el salón de belleza. We do makeup at the beauty salon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquilláis | Vosotros maquilláis muy bien para la fiesta. You all do makeup very well for the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillan | Ellos maquillan a las modelos antes del desfile. They do makeup for the models before the show. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillé | Ayer me maquillé para la fiesta. Yesterday I put on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | maquillaste | Tú te maquillaste muy bien. You did your makeup very well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquilló | Ella se maquilló antes de salir. She put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillamos | Nosotros nos maquillamos juntas. We put on makeup together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillasteis | Vosotros os maquillasteis para la boda. You all put on makeup for the wedding. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillaron | Ellos se maquillaron para la fiesta. They put on makeup for the party. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaba | Yo maquillaba a mis muñecas de niña. I used to put makeup on my dolls as a girl. | |
| Tú | maquillabas | Tú maquillabas muy bien para la fiesta. You used to do very good makeup for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquillaba | Ella maquillaba a sus amigas los fines de semana. She used to do her friends' makeup on weekends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillábamos | Nosotros maquillábamos a las modelos antes del desfile. We used to do the models' makeup before the show. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillabais | Vosotros maquillabais a los actores en el teatro. You all used to do the actors' makeup at the theater. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillaban | Ellos maquillaban a los clientes en el salón. They used to do the clients' makeup at the salon. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy maquillando | Me estoy maquillando para la fiesta. I am putting on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | te estás maquillando | Tú te estás maquillando en el espejo. You are putting on makeup in the mirror. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está maquillando | Ella se está maquillando para la reunión. She is putting on makeup for the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos maquillando | Nos estamos maquillando juntas ahora. We are putting on makeup together now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis maquillando | Vosotros os estáis maquillando para la foto. You all are putting on makeup for the photo. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están maquillando | Ellos se están maquillando antes de salir. They are putting on makeup before going out. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a maquillarme | Voy a maquillarme para la fiesta. I am going to put on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | vas a maquillarme | ¿Vas a maquillarme antes de salir? Are you going to put on makeup before leaving? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a maquillarme | Ella va a maquillarme para la boda. She is going to put on makeup for me for the wedding. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a maquillarme | Vamos a maquillarme juntas para la fiesta. We are going to put on makeup together for the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a maquillarme | ¿Vais a maquillarme para la foto? Are you going to put on makeup for me for the photo? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a maquillarme | Ellos van a maquillarme antes del evento. They are going to put on makeup for me before the event. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaré | Maquillaré a los niños mañana. I will put makeup on the children tomorrow. | |
| Tú | maquillarás | Tú maquillarás a tu hermana hoy. You will put makeup on your sister today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquillará | Ella maquilará a la novia en la boda. She will do the bride's makeup at the wedding. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillaremos | Nosotros maquillaremos a las modelos mañana. We will do the models' makeup tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillaréis | Vosotros maquillaréis a los actores en la fiesta. You all will do the actors' makeup at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillarán | Ellos maquilarán a las participantes del concurso. They will do the contestants' makeup. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaría | Yo me maquillaría antes de salir. I would put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Tú | maquillarías | Tú te maquillarías para la fiesta. You would put on makeup for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquillaría | Ella se maquillaría para la boda. She would put on makeup for the wedding. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillaríamos | Nosotros nos maquillaríamos para la foto. We would put on makeup for the photo. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillaríais | Vosotros os maquillaríais para la fiesta. You all would put on makeup for the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillarían | Ellos se maquillarían si tuvieran tiempo. They would put on makeup if they had time. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he maquillado | Me he maquillado para la fiesta. I have put on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | te has maquillado | ¿Te has maquillado ya? Have you already put on makeup? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha maquillado | Ella se ha maquillado antes de salir. She has put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos maquillado | Nos hemos maquillado para la boda. We have put on makeup for the wedding. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis maquillado | ¿Os habéis maquillado para la fiesta? Have you all put on makeup for the party? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han maquillado | Ellos se han maquillado para la foto. They have put on makeup for the photo. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me maquillaba | Yo me maquillaba antes de salir. I had put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Tú | te maquillabas | Tú te maquillabas en la fiesta. You had put on makeup at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se maquillaba | Ella se maquillaba antes de la reunión. She had put on makeup before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos maquillábamos | Nosotros nos maquillábamos para la foto. We had put on makeup for the photo. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os maquillabais | Vosotros os maquillabais para la fiesta. You all had put on makeup for the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se maquillaban | Ellos se maquillaban antes del evento. They had put on makeup before the event. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré maquillado | Para las fotos, me habré maquillado temprano. For the photos, I will have done my makeup early. | |
| Tú | te habrás maquillado | Cuando llegues, ya te habrás maquillado. When you arrive, you will have already done your makeup. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá maquillado | Ella se habrá maquillado antes de salir. She will have done her makeup before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos maquillado | Nosotros nos habremos maquillado para la fiesta. We will have done our makeup for the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis maquillado | Vosotros os habréis maquillado para la boda. You all will have done your makeup for the wedding. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán maquillado | Ellos se habrán maquillado antes de la ceremonia. They will have done their makeup before the ceremony. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría maquillado | Yo habría maquillado si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have put on makeup if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías maquillado | Tú habrías maquillado para la fiesta. You would have put on makeup for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría maquillado | Ella habría maquillado antes de salir. She would have put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos maquillado | Nosotros habríamos maquillado para la boda. We would have put on makeup for the wedding. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais maquillado | Vosotros habríais maquillado si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have put on makeup if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían maquillado | Ellos habrían maquillado para la sesión de fotos. They would have put on makeup for the photo shoot. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquille | Espero que yo me maquille para la fiesta. I hope I put on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | maquilles | Es importante que tú te maquilles antes de salir. It's important that you put on makeup before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquille | Es posible que ella se maquille para la boda. It's possible that she puts on makeup for the wedding. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillemos | Queremos que nosotros nos maquillemos para la sesión. We want us to put on makeup for the session. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquilléis | Dudo que vosotros os maquilleis para la reunión. I doubt that you all put on makeup for the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillen | Es bueno que ellas se maquillen antes de salir. It's good that they put on makeup before leaving. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillara | Esperaba que ella maquillara bien. I hoped that she would put on makeup well. | |
| Tú | maquillaras | Pensé que tú maquillaras más rápido. I thought that you would put on makeup faster. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquillara | Dudaba que él maquillara esa noche. I doubted that he would put on makeup that night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquilláramos | Queríamos que nosotros maquilláramos juntas. We wanted us to put on makeup together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillarais | Esperaban que vosotros maquillárais bien. They hoped that you all would put on makeup well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillaran | No creían que ellas maquillaran esa tarde. They didn't believe that they would put on makeup that afternoon. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillare | Si me lo pidas, maquillare para la fiesta. If you ask me, I will put on makeup for the party. | |
| Tú | maquillare | Cuando llegues, maquillare a la novia. When you arrive, I will put makeup on the bride. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquillare | El artista maquillare al actor para la escena. The artist will put makeup on the actor for the scene. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillare | Nosotros maquillaré a los modelos mañana. We will put makeup on the models tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillare | Vosotros maquillarare a las actrices en la película. You all will put makeup on the actresses in the movie. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillare | Ellos maquillarare a los personajes en la obra. They will put makeup on the characters in the play. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya maquillado | Espero que haya maquillado bien. I hope I have done my makeup well. | |
| Tú | hayas maquillado | ¿Crees que hayas maquillado suficiente? Do you think you have done enough makeup? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya maquillado | Es posible que ella haya maquillado para la fiesta. It's possible that she has done her makeup for the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos maquillado | Esperamos que hayamos maquillado bien para la foto. We hope we have done our makeup well for the photo. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis maquillado | ¿Habéis maquillado a los niños ya? Have you all done the kids' makeup yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan maquillado | Es importante que hayan maquillado antes de salir. It's important that they have done their makeup before leaving. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera maquillado | Pensé que ella hubiera maquillado bien. I thought she had done her makeup well. | |
| Tú | hubieras maquillado | Dudo que tú hubieras maquillado antes. I doubt that you had done your makeup before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera maquillado | Esperaba que ella hubiera maquillado para la fiesta. I hoped that she had done her makeup for the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos maquillado | No creímos que nosotros hubiéramos maquillado tanto. We didn't think we had done so much makeup. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais maquillado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais maquillado tan rápido. I was surprised that you all had done your makeup so quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran maquillado | No sabían que ellos hubieran maquillado antes. They didn't know that they had done their makeup before. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere maquillado | Para entonces, ya hubiere maquillado a la novia. By then, I will have already done the bride's makeup. | |
| Tú | hubieres maquillado | Es probable que tú hubieres maquillado antes de salir. It's likely that you will have done your makeup before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere maquillado | Es posible que ella hubiere maquillado para la fiesta. It's possible that she will have done her makeup for the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos maquillado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos maquillado a todos. By then, we will have done everyone's makeup. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis maquillado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis maquillado antes de la ceremonia. Maybe you all will have done your makeup before the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren maquillado | Es probable que ellos hubieren maquillado a las modelos. It's likely that they will have done the models' makeup. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquille | ¡Maquille esa cara ahora! Put on makeup on that face now! | |
| Tú | maquilla | ¡Maquilla tus ojos para la fiesta! Put on makeup on your eyes for the party! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | maquille | ¡Maquille su rostro antes de salir! Put makeup on your face before leaving! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | maquillemos | ¡Maquillemos a las modelos para la pasarela! Let's put makeup on the models for the runway! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | maquillad | ¡Maquillad las caras para la obra! Put makeup on the faces for the play! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | maquillen | ¡Maquillen a los niños para la foto! Put makeup on the children for the photo! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me maquilles | No me maquilles antes de la fiesta. Don't put makeup on me before the party. | |
| Tú | no te maquilles | No te maquilles para la reunión. Don't put makeup on yourself for the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se maquille | No se maquille antes de salir. Don't put makeup on her/him before going out. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos maquillemos | No nos maquillemos para la competencia. Let's not put makeup on ourselves for the competition. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os maquilléis | No os maquilléis antes de la foto. Don't put makeup on yourselves before the photo. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se maquillen | No se maquillen para la entrevista. Don't put makeup on them/you all for the interview. |
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