Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | degustar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | degustando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar degustando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Degustar conjugation
degustar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning taste. In the present tense: yo degusto, tú degustas, él/ella degusta, nosotros degustamos, vosotros degustáis, ellos degustan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2375-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- degustar
- Gerundio
- degustando
- Meaning
- taste
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Degustar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degusto | Yo degusto la salsa antes de servirla.I taste the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustas | Normalmente, tú degustas ese queso con pan caliente.You usually taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | degusta | Hoy, la chef invitada degusta el plato nuevo en silencio.Today, the guest chef tastes the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustamos | A veces, nosotros degustamos los vinos de la feria.At times, we taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustáis | Ahora, vosotros degustáis el postre al salir del horno.Right now, you all taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degustan | Casi siempre, los jueces del concurso degustan cada muestra con mucha calma.Most of the time, the judges in the contest taste each sample very slowly. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he degustado | Este año, yo he degustado la salsa antes de servirla.This year, I have tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | has degustado | Últimamente, tú has degustado ese queso con pan caliente.Lately, you have tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | ha degustado | En estos meses, la chef invitada ha degustado el plato nuevo en silencio.In these months, the guest chef has tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | hemos degustado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos degustado los vinos de la feria.So far, we have tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | habéis degustado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis degustado el postre al salir del horno.This term, you all have tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | han degustado | En este tiempo, los jueces del concurso han degustado cada muestra con mucha calma.During this time, the judges in the contest have tasted each sample very slowly. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degusté | Ayer, yo degusté la salsa antes de servirla.Yesterday, I tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustaste | Hace un rato, tú degustaste ese queso con pan caliente.A little while ago, you tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | degustó | Esta mañana, la chef invitada degustó el plato nuevo en silencio.This morning, the guest chef tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustamos | Anoche, nosotros degustamos los vinos de la feria.Last night, we tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustasteis | El sábado, vosotros degustasteis el postre al salir del horno.On Saturday, you all tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degustaron | Hace poco, los jueces del concurso degustaron cada muestra con mucha calma.Not long ago, the judges in the contest tasted each sample very slowly. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degustaba | Antes, yo degustaba la salsa antes de servirla.Before, I used to taste the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustabas | Por entonces, tú degustabas ese queso con pan caliente.Back then, you used to taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | degustaba | En esa época, la chef invitada degustaba el plato nuevo en silencio.At that time, the guest chef used to taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros degustábamos los vinos de la feria.When that was normal, we used to taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustabais | Hace años, vosotros degustabais el postre al salir del horno.Years ago, you all used to taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degustaban | En aquellos días, los jueces del concurso degustaban cada muestra con mucha calma.In those days, the judges in the contest used to taste each sample very slowly. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había degustado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había degustado la salsa antes de servirla.When you arrived, I had already tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | habías degustado | Para entonces, tú ya habías degustado ese queso con pan caliente.By then, you had already tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | había degustado | Al volver, la chef invitada ya había degustado el plato nuevo en silencio.When we came back, the guest chef had already tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | habíamos degustado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos degustado los vinos de la feria.Before talking it through, we had already tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | habíais degustado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais degustado el postre al salir del horno.When you looked again, you all had already tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | habían degustado | Para ese momento, los jueces del concurso ya habían degustado cada muestra con mucha calma.By that moment, the judges in the contest had already tasted each sample very slowly. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube degustado | Apenas yo hube degustado la salsa antes de servirla, todo cambió.As soon as I had tasted the sauce before serving it, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste degustado | En cuanto tú hubiste degustado ese queso con pan caliente, se notó.The moment you had tasted that cheese with warm bread, it showed. |
| él | hubo degustado | No bien la chef invitada hubo degustado el plato nuevo en silencio, hubo ruido.As soon as the guest chef had tasted the new dish in silence, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos degustado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos degustado los vinos de la feria, seguimos adelante.Once we had tasted the wines at the fair, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis degustado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis degustado el postre al salir del horno, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron degustado | En cuanto los jueces del concurso hubieron degustado cada muestra con mucha calma, el ambiente cambió.The moment the judges in the contest had tasted each sample very slowly, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degustaré | Mañana, yo degustaré la salsa antes de servirla.Tomorrow, I will taste the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustarás | Dentro de poco, tú degustarás ese queso con pan caliente.Soon, you will taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | degustará | Esta tarde, la chef invitada degustará el plato nuevo en silencio.This afternoon, the guest chef will taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros degustaremos los vinos de la feria.Next week, we will taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustaréis | Pronto, vosotros degustaréis el postre al salir del horno.Before long, you all will taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degustarán | Más adelante, los jueces del concurso degustarán cada muestra con mucha calma.Later on, the judges in the contest will taste each sample very slowly. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré degustado | Para entonces, yo ya habré degustado la salsa antes de servirla.By then, I will already have tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | habrás degustado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás degustado ese queso con pan caliente.Before closing time, you will already have tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | habrá degustado | Al final del día, la chef invitada ya habrá degustado el plato nuevo en silencio.By the end of the day, the guest chef will already have tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | habremos degustado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos degustado los vinos de la feria.By tomorrow, we will already have tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | habréis degustado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis degustado el postre al salir del horno.Before leaving, you all will already have tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | habrán degustado | Para esa hora, los jueces del concurso ya habrán degustado cada muestra con mucha calma.By that hour, the judges in the contest will already have tasted each sample very slowly. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degustaría | En un caso así, yo degustaría la salsa antes de servirla.In a case like that, I would taste the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú degustarías ese queso con pan caliente.With a little more time, you would taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | degustaría | En esa situación, la chef invitada degustaría el plato nuevo en silencio.In that situation, the guest chef would taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros degustaríamos los vinos de la feria.With that outlook, we would taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros degustaríais el postre al salir del horno.If it came to that, you all would taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degustarían | En un día así, los jueces del concurso degustarían cada muestra con mucha calma.On a day like that, the judges in the contest would taste each sample very slowly. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría degustado | En otro momento, yo habría degustado la salsa antes de servirla.At another moment, I would have tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | habrías degustado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías degustado ese queso con pan caliente.With a little more margin, you would have tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | habría degustado | A esas alturas, la chef invitada habría degustado el plato nuevo en silencio.By then, the guest chef would have tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | habríamos degustado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos degustado los vinos de la feria.With that turn, we would have tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | habríais degustado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais degustado el postre al salir del horno.At that point, you all would have tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | habrían degustado | En ese punto, los jueces del concurso habrían degustado cada muestra con mucha calma.From there, the judges in the contest would have tasted each sample very slowly. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deguste | Es mejor que yo deguste la salsa antes de servirla.It is better that I taste the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | degustes | Hace falta que tú degustes ese queso con pan caliente.It is necessary that you taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | deguste | Conviene que la chef invitada deguste el plato nuevo en silencio.It is wise that the guest chef taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustemos | Importa que nosotros degustemos los vinos de la feria.It matters that we taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros degustéis el postre al salir del horno.It may help if you all taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degusten | Es posible que los jueces del concurso degusten cada muestra con mucha calma.It is possible that the judges in the contest taste each sample very slowly. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya degustado | Ojalá yo haya degustado la salsa antes de servirla.Hopefully I have tasted the sauce before serving it. |
| tú | hayas degustado | Puede que tú ya hayas degustado ese queso con pan caliente.Maybe you already have tasted that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | haya degustado | Tal vez la chef invitada haya degustado el plato nuevo en silencio.Perhaps the guest chef has tasted the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | hayamos degustado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos degustado los vinos de la feria.Maybe we already have tasted the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | hayáis degustado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis degustado el postre al salir del horno.It is likely that you all have tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | hayan degustado | Puede ser que los jueces del concurso ya hayan degustado cada muestra con mucha calma.It may be that the judges in the contest already have tasted each sample very slowly. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degustara | Si yo degustara la salsa antes de servirla, se notaría enseguida.If I tasted the sauce before serving it, it would show right away. |
| tú | degustaras | Si tú degustaras ese queso con pan caliente, costaría ocultarlo.If you tasted that cheese with warm bread, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | degustara | Si la chef invitada degustara el plato nuevo en silencio, daría mucho que hablar.If the guest chef tasted the new dish in silence, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | degustáramos | Si nosotros degustáramos los vinos de la feria, todo iría por otro lado.If we tasted the wines at the fair, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | degustarais | Si vosotros degustarais el postre al salir del horno, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven, the mood would change. |
| ellos | degustaran | Si los jueces del concurso degustaran cada muestra con mucha calma, la escena sería otra.If the judges in the contest tasted each sample very slowly, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera degustado | Si yo hubiera degustado la salsa antes de servirla, aún se recordaría.If I had tasted the sauce before serving it, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras degustado | Si tú hubieras degustado ese queso con pan caliente, eso habría dejado marca.If you had tasted that cheese with warm bread, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera degustado | Si la chef invitada hubiera degustado el plato nuevo en silencio, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the guest chef had tasted the new dish in silence, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos degustado | Si nosotros hubiéramos degustado los vinos de la feria, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had tasted the wines at the fair, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais degustado | Si vosotros hubierais degustado el postre al salir del horno, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran degustado | Si los jueces del concurso hubieran degustado cada muestra con mucha calma, nada habría quedado igual.If the judges in the contest had tasted each sample very slowly, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degustare | Si yo degustare la salsa antes de servirla, se notará enseguida.If I taste the sauce before serving it, it will show right away. |
| tú | degustares | Si tú degustares ese queso con pan caliente, costará ignorarlo.If you taste that cheese with warm bread, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | degustare | Si la chef invitada degustare el plato nuevo en silencio, dará mucho que hablar.If the guest chef tastes the new dish in silence, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | degustáremos | Si nosotros degustáremos los vinos de la feria, todo irá por otro camino.If we taste the wines at the fair, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | degustareis | Si vosotros degustareis el postre al salir del horno, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | degustaren | Si los jueces del concurso degustaren cada muestra con mucha calma, la escena será distinta.If the judges in the contest taste each sample very slowly, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere degustado | Cuando yo hubiere degustado la salsa antes de servirla, ya se notará.When I have tasted the sauce before serving it, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres degustado | En cuanto tú hubieres degustado ese queso con pan caliente, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have tasted that cheese with warm bread, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere degustado | Cuando la chef invitada hubiere degustado el plato nuevo en silencio, se verá de inmediato.When the guest chef has tasted the new dish in silence, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos degustado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos degustado los vinos de la feria, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have tasted the wines at the fair, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis degustado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis degustado el postre al salir del horno, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have tasted the dessert as it comes out of the oven, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren degustado | En cuanto los jueces del concurso hubieren degustado cada muestra con mucha calma, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the judges in the contest have tasted each sample very slowly, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | degusta | degusta ese queso con pan caliente.Taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | deguste | Que la chef invitada deguste el plato nuevo en silencio.Let the guest chef taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | degustemos | degustemos los vinos de la feria.Taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | degustad | degustad el postre al salir del horno.Taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | degusten | Que los jueces del concurso degusten cada muestra con mucha calma.Let the judges in the contest taste each sample very slowly. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no degustes | No no degustes ese queso con pan caliente.Do not taste that cheese with warm bread. |
| él | no deguste | Que la chef invitada no no deguste el plato nuevo en silencio.Let the guest chef not taste the new dish in silence. |
| nosotros | no degustemos | No no degustemos los vinos de la feria.Let us not taste the wines at the fair. |
| vosotros | no degustéis | No no degustéis el postre al salir del horno.Do not taste the dessert as it comes out of the oven. |
| ellos | no degusten | Que los jueces del concurso no no degusten cada muestra con mucha calma.Let the judges in the contest not taste each sample very slowly. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la salsa antes de servirla.
I taste the sauce before serving it.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'degustar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'degustar' means to taste. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is degustar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Degustar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate degustar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of degustar: yo degusto, tú degustas, él/ella/usted degusta, nosotros degustamos, vosotros degustáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes degustan.
- How do you conjugate degustar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of degustar: yo degusté, tú degustaste, él/ella/usted degustó, nosotros degustamos, vosotros degustasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes degustaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of degustar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of degustar: yo degustaba, tú degustabas, él/ella/usted degustaba, nosotros degustábamos, vosotros degustabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes degustaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of degustar?
- The past participle of degustar is 'degustado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he degustado' (I have tasteed), 'has degustado', 'ha degustado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of degustar?
- The gerundio of degustar is 'degustando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy degustando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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