Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | guisar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | guisando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar guisando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Guisar conjugation
guisar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning cook. In the present tense: yo guiso, tú guisas, él/ella guisa, nosotros guisamos, vosotros guisáis, ellos guisan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1815-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- guisar
- Gerundio
- guisando
- Meaning
- cook
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Guisar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guiso | Yo guiso un arroz simple para todos.I cook a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guisas | Normalmente, tú guisas las lentejas con chorizo.You usually cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guisa | Hoy, la tía del pueblo guisa el pollo en una olla grande.Today, the aunt in the village cooks the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisamos | A veces, nosotros guisamos verduras para la cena.At times, we cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisáis | Ahora, vosotros guisáis la sopa con pan duro.Right now, you all cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisan | Casi siempre, los cocineros del mercado guisan el pescado del mediodía.Most of the time, the cooks at the market cook the fish for lunch. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he guisado | Este año, yo he guisado un arroz simple para todos.This year, I have cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | has guisado | Últimamente, tú has guisado las lentejas con chorizo.Lately, you have cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | ha guisado | En estos meses, la tía del pueblo ha guisado el pollo en una olla grande.In these months, the aunt in the village has cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | hemos guisado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos guisado verduras para la cena.So far, we have cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | habéis guisado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis guisado la sopa con pan duro.This term, you all have cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | han guisado | En este tiempo, los cocineros del mercado han guisado el pescado del mediodía.During this time, the cooks at the market have cooked the fish for lunch. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisé | Ayer, yo guisé un arroz simple para todos.Yesterday, I cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guisaste | Hace un rato, tú guisaste las lentejas con chorizo.A little while ago, you cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guisó | Esta mañana, la tía del pueblo guisó el pollo en una olla grande.This morning, the aunt in the village cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisamos | Anoche, nosotros guisamos verduras para la cena.Last night, we cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisasteis | El sábado, vosotros guisasteis la sopa con pan duro.On Saturday, you all cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisaron | Hace poco, los cocineros del mercado guisaron el pescado del mediodía.Not long ago, the cooks at the market cooked the fish for lunch. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisaba | Antes, yo guisaba un arroz simple para todos.Before, I used to cook a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guisabas | Por entonces, tú guisabas las lentejas con chorizo.Back then, you used to cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guisaba | En esa época, la tía del pueblo guisaba el pollo en una olla grande.At that time, the aunt in the village used to cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros guisábamos verduras para la cena.When that was normal, we used to cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisabais | Hace años, vosotros guisabais la sopa con pan duro.Years ago, you all used to cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisaban | En aquellos días, los cocineros del mercado guisaban el pescado del mediodía.In those days, the cooks at the market used to cook the fish for lunch. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había guisado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había guisado un arroz simple para todos.When you arrived, I had already cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | habías guisado | Para entonces, tú ya habías guisado las lentejas con chorizo.By then, you had already cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | había guisado | Al volver, la tía del pueblo ya había guisado el pollo en una olla grande.When we came back, the aunt in the village had already cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | habíamos guisado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos guisado verduras para la cena.Before talking it through, we had already cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | habíais guisado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais guisado la sopa con pan duro.When you looked again, you all had already cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | habían guisado | Para ese momento, los cocineros del mercado ya habían guisado el pescado del mediodía.By that moment, the cooks at the market had already cooked the fish for lunch. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube guisado | Apenas yo hube guisado un arroz simple para todos, todo cambió.As soon as I had cooked a simple rice dish for everyone, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste guisado | En cuanto tú hubiste guisado las lentejas con chorizo, se notó.The moment you had cooked the lentils with sausage, it showed. |
| él | hubo guisado | No bien la tía del pueblo hubo guisado el pollo en una olla grande, hubo ruido.As soon as the aunt in the village had cooked the chicken in a large pot, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos guisado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos guisado verduras para la cena, seguimos adelante.Once we had cooked vegetables for dinner, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis guisado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis guisado la sopa con pan duro, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had cooked the soup with stale bread, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron guisado | En cuanto los cocineros del mercado hubieron guisado el pescado del mediodía, el ambiente cambió.The moment the cooks at the market had cooked the fish for lunch, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisaré | Mañana, yo guisaré un arroz simple para todos.Tomorrow, I will cook a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guisarás | Dentro de poco, tú guisarás las lentejas con chorizo.Soon, you will cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guisará | Esta tarde, la tía del pueblo guisará el pollo en una olla grande.This afternoon, the aunt in the village will cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros guisaremos verduras para la cena.Next week, we will cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisaréis | Pronto, vosotros guisaréis la sopa con pan duro.Before long, you all will cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisarán | Más adelante, los cocineros del mercado guisarán el pescado del mediodía.Later on, the cooks at the market will cook the fish for lunch. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré guisado | Para entonces, yo ya habré guisado un arroz simple para todos.By then, I will already have cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | habrás guisado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás guisado las lentejas con chorizo.Before closing time, you will already have cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | habrá guisado | Al final del día, la tía del pueblo ya habrá guisado el pollo en una olla grande.By the end of the day, the aunt in the village will already have cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | habremos guisado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos guisado verduras para la cena.By tomorrow, we will already have cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | habréis guisado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis guisado la sopa con pan duro.Before leaving, you all will already have cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | habrán guisado | Para esa hora, los cocineros del mercado ya habrán guisado el pescado del mediodía.By that hour, the cooks at the market will already have cooked the fish for lunch. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisaría | En un caso así, yo guisaría un arroz simple para todos.In a case like that, I would cook a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guisarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú guisarías las lentejas con chorizo.With a little more time, you would cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guisaría | En esa situación, la tía del pueblo guisaría el pollo en una olla grande.In that situation, the aunt in the village would cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros guisaríamos verduras para la cena.With that outlook, we would cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros guisaríais la sopa con pan duro.If it came to that, you all would cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisarían | En un día así, los cocineros del mercado guisarían el pescado del mediodía.On a day like that, the cooks at the market would cook the fish for lunch. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría guisado | En otro momento, yo habría guisado un arroz simple para todos.At another moment, I would have cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | habrías guisado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías guisado las lentejas con chorizo.With a little more margin, you would have cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | habría guisado | A esas alturas, la tía del pueblo habría guisado el pollo en una olla grande.By then, the aunt in the village would have cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | habríamos guisado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos guisado verduras para la cena.With that turn, we would have cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | habríais guisado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais guisado la sopa con pan duro.At that point, you all would have cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | habrían guisado | En ese punto, los cocineros del mercado habrían guisado el pescado del mediodía.From there, the cooks at the market would have cooked the fish for lunch. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guise | Es mejor que yo guise un arroz simple para todos.It is better that I cook a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | guises | Hace falta que tú guises las lentejas con chorizo.It is necessary that you cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guise | Conviene que la tía del pueblo guise el pollo en una olla grande.It is wise that the aunt in the village cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisemos | Importa que nosotros guisemos verduras para la cena.It matters that we cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guiséis | Puede ser útil que vosotros guiséis la sopa con pan duro.It may help if you all cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisen | Es posible que los cocineros del mercado guisen el pescado del mediodía.It is possible that the cooks at the market cook the fish for lunch. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya guisado | Ojalá yo haya guisado un arroz simple para todos.Hopefully I have cooked a simple rice dish for everyone. |
| tú | hayas guisado | Puede que tú ya hayas guisado las lentejas con chorizo.Maybe you already have cooked the lentils with sausage. |
| él | haya guisado | Tal vez la tía del pueblo haya guisado el pollo en una olla grande.Perhaps the aunt in the village has cooked the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | hayamos guisado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos guisado verduras para la cena.Maybe we already have cooked vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | hayáis guisado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis guisado la sopa con pan duro.It is likely that you all have cooked the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | hayan guisado | Puede ser que los cocineros del mercado ya hayan guisado el pescado del mediodía.It may be that the cooks at the market already have cooked the fish for lunch. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisara | Si yo guisara un arroz simple para todos, se notaría enseguida.If I cooked a simple rice dish for everyone, it would show right away. |
| tú | guisaras | Si tú guisaras las lentejas con chorizo, costaría ocultarlo.If you cooked the lentils with sausage, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | guisara | Si la tía del pueblo guisara el pollo en una olla grande, daría mucho que hablar.If the aunt in the village cooked the chicken in a large pot, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | guisáramos | Si nosotros guisáramos verduras para la cena, todo iría por otro lado.If we cooked vegetables for dinner, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | guisarais | Si vosotros guisarais la sopa con pan duro, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all cooked the soup with stale bread, the mood would change. |
| ellos | guisaran | Si los cocineros del mercado guisaran el pescado del mediodía, la escena sería otra.If the cooks at the market cooked the fish for lunch, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera guisado | Si yo hubiera guisado un arroz simple para todos, aún se recordaría.If I had cooked a simple rice dish for everyone, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras guisado | Si tú hubieras guisado las lentejas con chorizo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had cooked the lentils with sausage, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera guisado | Si la tía del pueblo hubiera guisado el pollo en una olla grande, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the aunt in the village had cooked the chicken in a large pot, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos guisado | Si nosotros hubiéramos guisado verduras para la cena, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had cooked vegetables for dinner, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais guisado | Si vosotros hubierais guisado la sopa con pan duro, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had cooked the soup with stale bread, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran guisado | Si los cocineros del mercado hubieran guisado el pescado del mediodía, nada habría quedado igual.If the cooks at the market had cooked the fish for lunch, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guisare | Si yo guisare un arroz simple para todos, se notará enseguida.If I cook a simple rice dish for everyone, it will show right away. |
| tú | guisares | Si tú guisares las lentejas con chorizo, costará ignorarlo.If you cook the lentils with sausage, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | guisare | Si la tía del pueblo guisare el pollo en una olla grande, dará mucho que hablar.If the aunt in the village cooks the chicken in a large pot, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | guisáremos | Si nosotros guisáremos verduras para la cena, todo irá por otro camino.If we cook vegetables for dinner, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | guisareis | Si vosotros guisareis la sopa con pan duro, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cook the soup with stale bread, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | guisaren | Si los cocineros del mercado guisaren el pescado del mediodía, la escena será distinta.If the cooks at the market cook the fish for lunch, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere guisado | Cuando yo hubiere guisado un arroz simple para todos, ya se notará.When I have cooked a simple rice dish for everyone, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres guisado | En cuanto tú hubieres guisado las lentejas con chorizo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have cooked the lentils with sausage, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere guisado | Cuando la tía del pueblo hubiere guisado el pollo en una olla grande, se verá de inmediato.When the aunt in the village has cooked the chicken in a large pot, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos guisado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos guisado verduras para la cena, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have cooked vegetables for dinner, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis guisado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis guisado la sopa con pan duro, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have cooked the soup with stale bread, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren guisado | En cuanto los cocineros del mercado hubieren guisado el pescado del mediodía, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the cooks at the market have cooked the fish for lunch, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | guisa | guisa las lentejas con chorizo.Cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | guise | Que la tía del pueblo guise el pollo en una olla grande.Let the aunt in the village cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | guisemos | guisemos verduras para la cena.Cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | guisad | guisad la sopa con pan duro.Cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | guisen | Que los cocineros del mercado guisen el pescado del mediodía.Let the cooks at the market cook the fish for lunch. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no guises | No no guises las lentejas con chorizo.Do not cook the lentils with sausage. |
| él | no guise | Que la tía del pueblo no no guise el pollo en una olla grande.Let the aunt in the village not cook the chicken in a large pot. |
| nosotros | no guisemos | No no guisemos verduras para la cena.Let us not cook vegetables for dinner. |
| vosotros | no guiséis | No no guiséis la sopa con pan duro.Do not cook the soup with stale bread. |
| ellos | no guisen | Que los cocineros del mercado no no guisen el pescado del mediodía.Let the cooks at the market not cook the fish for lunch. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ un arroz simple para todos.
I cook a simple rice dish for everyone.
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 'guisar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'guisar' means to cook. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is guisar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Guisar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate guisar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of guisar: yo guiso, tú guisas, él/ella/usted guisa, nosotros guisamos, vosotros guisáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guisan.
- How do you conjugate guisar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of guisar: yo guisé, tú guisaste, él/ella/usted guisó, nosotros guisamos, vosotros guisasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes guisaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of guisar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of guisar: yo guisaba, tú guisabas, él/ella/usted guisaba, nosotros guisábamos, vosotros guisabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes guisaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of guisar?
- The past participle of guisar is 'guisado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he guisado' (I have cooked), 'has guisado', 'ha guisado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of guisar?
- The gerundio of guisar is 'guisando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy guisando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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