Merendar means to have a light meal or snack, typically in the afternoon or evening. It is a regular verb used to describe the act of eating a small meal between main meals.
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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 | meriendo | Yo meriendo fruta por la tarde. I have a snack of fruit in the afternoon. | |
| Tú | meriendas | Tú meriendas en el parque. You have a snack in the park. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | meriendas | Ella merienda con sus amigos. She has a snack with her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendamos | Nosotros merendamos en la cafetería. We have a snack at the café. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendáis | Vosotros merendáis en la terraza. You all have a snack on the terrace. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendan | Ellos merendan después del trabajo. They have a snack after work. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendé | Ayer merendé con mis amigos. Yesterday I had a snack with my friends. | |
| Tú | merendaste | Tú merendaste en la cafetería. You had a snack at the café. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendó | Ella merendó en casa. She had a snack at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendamos | Nosotros merendamos en el parque. We had a snack in the park. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendasteis | Vosotros merendasteis tarde. You all had a snack late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendaron | Ellos merendaron antes de cenar. They had a snack before dinner. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendaba | Yo merendaba en el parque todos los días. I used to have a snack in the park every day. | |
| Tú | merendabas | Tú merendabas con tus amigos en la cafetería. You used to have a snack with your friends at the café. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendaba | Ella merendaba mientras leía un libro. She used to have a snack while reading a book. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendábamos | Nosotros merendábamos en la playa cada verano. We used to have a snack at the beach every summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendabais | Vosotros merendabais en la terraza por la tarde. You all used to have a snack on the terrace in the afternoon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendaban | Ellos merendaban juntos después del trabajo. They used to have a snack together after work. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy merendando | Estoy merendando en la cocina ahora mismo. I am having a snack in the kitchen right now. | |
| Tú | estás merendando | Estás merendando mientras miras la televisión. You are having a snack while watching TV. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está merendando | Ella está merendando en el parque ahora. She is having a snack in the park now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos merendando | Estamos merendando juntos en la terraza. We are having a snack together on the terrace. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis merendando | Vosotros estáis merendando en la cafetería. You all are having a snack at the café. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están merendando | Ellos están merendando en el parque ahora. They are having a snack in the park now. |
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 merendar | Voy a merendar con mis amigos. I am going to have a snack with my friends. | |
| Tú | vas a merendar | ¿Vas a merendar ahora? Are you going to have a snack now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a merendar | Ella va a merendar en casa. She is going to have a snack at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a merendar | Vamos a merendar después del trabajo. We are going to have a snack after work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a merendar | ¿Vosotros vais a merendar juntos? Are you all going to have a snack together? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a merendar | Ellos van a merendar en el parque. They are going to have a snack in the park. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendaré | Mañana merendaré con mis amigos. Tomorrow I will have a snack with my friends. | |
| Tú | merendarás | Tú merendarás después del trabajo. You will have a snack after work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendará | Ella merendará en la cafetería. She will have a snack at the café. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendaremos | Nosotros merendaremos en el parque. We will have a snack in the park. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendaréis | Vosotros merendaréis en casa. You all will have a snack at home. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendarán | Ellos merendarán después de la clase. They will have a snack after class. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendaría | Yo merendaría si tuviera tiempo. I would have a snack if I had time. | |
| Tú | merendarías | Tú merendarías más si estuvieras en casa. You would have a snack more if you were at home. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendaría | Ella merendaría con nosotros mañana. She would have a snack with us tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendaríamos | Nosotros merendaríamos juntos si pudiéramos. We would have a snack together if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendaríais | Vosotros merendaríais más si tuvierais hambre. You all would have a snack more if you were hungry. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendarían | Ellos merendarían en el parque si hace buen tiempo. They would have a snack in the park if the weather is good. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he merendado | Yo he merendado antes de salir. I have had a snack before leaving. | |
| Tú | has merendado | Tú has merendado ya, ¿verdad? You have already had a snack, right? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha merendado | Ella ha merendado con sus amigos. She has had a snack with her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos merendado | Nosotros hemos merendado juntos. We have had a snack together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis merendado | Vosotros habéis merendado temprano. You all have had a snack early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han merendado | Ellos han merendado en la cafetería. They have had a snack at the café. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había merendado | Yo ya había merendado cuando llegaste. I had already had a snack when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías merendado | Tú habías merendado antes de salir. You had had a snack before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había merendado | Ella había merendado antes de la reunión. She had had a snack before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos merendado | Nosotros habíamos merendado temprano. We had had a snack early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais merendado | Vosotros habíais merendado ya. You all had had a snack already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían merendado | Ellos habían merendado antes de salir. They had had a snack before leaving. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré merendado | Para las cinco, habré merendado. By five o'clock, I will have had my snack. | |
| Tú | habrás merendado | Para entonces, habrás merendado. By then, you will have had your snack. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá merendado | Ella habrá merendado antes de salir. She will have had her snack before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos merendado | Nosotros habremos merendado para las ocho. We will have had our snack by eight o'clock. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis merendado | Vosotros habréis merendado ya. You all will have had your snack already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán merendado | Ellos habrán merendado antes de la reunión. They will have had their snack before the meeting. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría merendado | Yo habría merendado si hubiera tenido hambre. I would have had a snack if I had been hungry. | |
| Tú | habrías merendado | Tú habrías merendado si hubieras llegado a tiempo. You would have had a snack if you had arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría merendado | Ella habría merendado antes de salir. She would have had a snack before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos merendado | Nosotros habríamos merendado si no hubiera llovido. We would have had a snack if it hadn't rained. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais merendado | Vosotros habríais merendado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have had a snack if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían merendado | Ellos habrían merendado después del trabajo. They would have had a snack after work. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | meriende | Espero que yo meriende bien. I hope that I have a good snack. | |
| Tú | meriendes | Es importante que tú meriendes antes de salir. It's important that you have a snack before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | meriende | Es bueno que él meriende fruta. It's good that he has fruit as a snack. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendemos | Queremos que nosotros merendemos juntos. We want us to have a snack together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendéis | Espero que vosotros merendéis en la cafetería. I hope that you all have a snack at the café. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merienden | Es posible que ellas merienden tarde. It's possible that they have a snack late. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendara | Esperaba que yo merendara temprano. I hoped that I snacked early. | |
| Tú | merendaras | Dudaba que tú merendaras con ellos. I doubted that you snacked with them. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendara | No creía que él merendara en la tarde. I didn't believe that he snacked in the afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendáramos | Pensaba que nosotros merendáramos juntos. I thought that we snacked together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendarais | Era posible que vosotros merendarais más tarde. It was possible that you all snacked later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendaran | No creían que ellos merendaran en la calle. They didn't believe that they snacked on the street. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | merendare | Si mañana merendare temprano, estaré descansado. If I snack early tomorrow, I will be rested. | |
| Tú | merendares | Cuando merendares, recuerda la fruta. When you snack, remember the fruit. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | merendare | Es posible que merendare en el parque. He/She/You might snack in the park. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendáremos | Nosotros merendáremos juntos mañana. We will snack together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendareis | Vosotros merendareis después de la clase. You all will snack after class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merendaren | Ellos merendaren en la terraza si hace buen tiempo. They/You all might snack on the terrace if the weather is good. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya merendado | Espero que haya merendado bien. I hope he/she has had a good snack. | |
| Tú | hayas merendado | Es posible que hayas merendado ya. It's possible that you have already had a snack. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya merendado | Es importante que él haya merendado antes de salir. It's important that he has had a snack before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos merendado | Dudo que hayamos merendado todavía. I doubt that we have had a snack yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis merendado | No creo que hayáis merendado todavía. I don't think that you all have had a snack yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan merendado | Es probable que hayan merendado antes de venir. It's likely that they have had a snack before coming. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera merendado | Si hubiera merendado antes, no tendría hambre ahora. If I had had a snack before, I wouldn't be hungry now. | |
| Tú | hubieras merendado | Es posible que tú hubieras merendado más temprano. It's possible that you had had a snack earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera merendado | Ella pensó que él hubiera merendado ya. She thought that he had already had a snack. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos merendado | Si hubiéramos merendado, no estaríamos hambrientos. If we had had a snack, we wouldn't be hungry. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais merendado | No creía que vosotros hubierais merendado todavía. I didn't believe that you all had had a snack yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran merendado | Es importante que ellos hubieran merendado antes de salir. It's important that they had had a snack before leaving. |
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 merendado | Para entonces, ya hubiere merendado. By then, I will have already had my snack. | |
| Tú | hubieres merendado | Es posible que tú hubieres merendado antes. It's possible that you will have had your snack earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere merendado | Quizá él hubiere merendado ya. Perhaps he will have already had his snack. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos merendado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos merendado. By tomorrow, we will have had our snack. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis merendado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis merendado. It's likely that you all will have had your snack. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren merendado | Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren merendado. When they arrive, they will have had their snack. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses yo en imperativo. Don't use 'yo' in the imperative. | |
| Tú | merienda | ¡Merienda antes de salir! Have a snack before leaving! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | meriende | Por favor, meriende algo ligero. Please, have a light snack. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | merendemos | ¡Meriendemos juntos en la tarde! Let's have a snack together in the afternoon! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | merendad | ¡Meredad en el parque! Have a snack in the park! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | merienden | Merienden en la cafetería ahora. They are having a snack at the café now. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no meriendo | No meriendo antes de la cena. I do not have a snack before dinner. | |
| Tú | no merendes | No merendes en la tarde. Don't have a snack in the afternoon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no meriende | No meriende durante la reunión. He/She/You (formal) does not have a snack during the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no merendemos | No merendemos antes de salir. Let's not have a snack before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no merendéis | No merendéis en clase. Don't have a snack in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no merienden | No merienden después del ejercicio. They/You all (formal) do not have a snack after exercise. |
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