Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | mancillar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | mancillando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar mancillando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Mancillar conjugation
mancillar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning taint. In the present tense: yo mancillo, tú mancillas, él/ella mancilla, nosotros mancillamos, vosotros mancilláis, ellos mancillan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1919-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- mancillar
- Gerundio
- mancillando
- Meaning
- taint
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Mancillar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillo | Yo mancillo tu recuerdo con esa frase.I taint your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancillas | Normalmente, tú mancillas el nombre de la familia por dinero.You usually taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancilla | Hoy, el político corrupto mancilla la oficina entera con un soborno.Today, the corrupt politician taints the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillamos | A veces, nosotros mancillamos la victoria con trampas tontas.At times, we taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancilláis | Ahora, vosotros mancilláis la despedida con gritos inútiles.Right now, you all taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillan | Casi siempre, los rumores falsos mancillan la boda de Laura en una tarde.Most of the time, the false rumors taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he mancillado | Este año, yo he mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase.This year, I have tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | has mancillado | Últimamente, tú has mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero.Lately, you have tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | ha mancillado | En estos meses, el político corrupto ha mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno.In these months, the corrupt politician has tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | hemos mancillado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas.So far, we have tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | habéis mancillado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles.This term, you all have tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | han mancillado | En este tiempo, los rumores falsos han mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde.During this time, the false rumors have tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillé | Ayer, yo mancillé tu recuerdo con esa frase.Yesterday, I tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancillaste | Hace un rato, tú mancillaste el nombre de la familia por dinero.A little while ago, you tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | mancilló | Esta mañana, el político corrupto mancilló la oficina entera con un soborno.This morning, the corrupt politician tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillamos | Anoche, nosotros mancillamos la victoria con trampas tontas.Last night, we tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancillasteis | El sábado, vosotros mancillasteis la despedida con gritos inútiles.On Saturday, you all tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillaron | Hace poco, los rumores falsos mancillaron la boda de Laura en una tarde.Not long ago, the false rumors tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillaba | Antes, yo mancillaba tu recuerdo con esa frase.Before, I used to taint your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancillabas | Por entonces, tú mancillabas el nombre de la familia por dinero.Back then, you used to taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancillaba | En esa época, el político corrupto mancillaba la oficina entera con un soborno.At that time, the corrupt politician used to taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros mancillábamos la victoria con trampas tontas.When that was normal, we used to taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancillabais | Hace años, vosotros mancillabais la despedida con gritos inútiles.Years ago, you all used to taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillaban | En aquellos días, los rumores falsos mancillaban la boda de Laura en una tarde.In those days, the false rumors used to taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había mancillado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase.When you arrived, I had already tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | habías mancillado | Para entonces, tú ya habías mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero.By then, you had already tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | había mancillado | Al volver, el político corrupto ya había mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno.When we came back, the corrupt politician had already tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | habíamos mancillado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas.Before talking it through, we had already tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | habíais mancillado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles.When you looked again, you all had already tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | habían mancillado | Para ese momento, los rumores falsos ya habían mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde.By that moment, the false rumors had already tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube mancillado | Apenas yo hube mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase, todo cambió.As soon as I had tainted your memory with that remark, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste mancillado | En cuanto tú hubiste mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero, se notó.The moment you had tainted the family's name for money, it showed. |
| él | hubo mancillado | No bien el político corrupto hubo mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno, hubo ruido.As soon as the corrupt politician had tainted the whole office with one bribe, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos mancillado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas, seguimos adelante.Once we had tainted the win with silly cheating, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis mancillado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had tainted the farewell with pointless shouting, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron mancillado | En cuanto los rumores falsos hubieron mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde, el ambiente cambió.The moment the false rumors had tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillaré | Mañana, yo mancillaré tu recuerdo con esa frase.Tomorrow, I will taint your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancillarás | Dentro de poco, tú mancillarás el nombre de la familia por dinero.Soon, you will taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancillará | Esta tarde, el político corrupto mancillará la oficina entera con un soborno.This afternoon, the corrupt politician will taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros mancillaremos la victoria con trampas tontas.Next week, we will taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancillaréis | Pronto, vosotros mancillaréis la despedida con gritos inútiles.Before long, you all will taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillarán | Más adelante, los rumores falsos mancillarán la boda de Laura en una tarde.Later on, the false rumors will taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré mancillado | Para entonces, yo ya habré mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase.By then, I will already have tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | habrás mancillado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero.Before closing time, you will already have tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | habrá mancillado | Al final del día, el político corrupto ya habrá mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno.By the end of the day, the corrupt politician will already have tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | habremos mancillado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas.By tomorrow, we will already have tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | habréis mancillado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles.Before leaving, you all will already have tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | habrán mancillado | Para esa hora, los rumores falsos ya habrán mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde.By that hour, the false rumors will already have tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillaría | En un caso así, yo mancillaría tu recuerdo con esa frase.In a case like that, I would taint your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancillarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú mancillarías el nombre de la familia por dinero.With a little more time, you would taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancillaría | En esa situación, el político corrupto mancillaría la oficina entera con un soborno.In that situation, the corrupt politician would taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros mancillaríamos la victoria con trampas tontas.With that outlook, we would taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancillaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros mancillaríais la despedida con gritos inútiles.If it came to that, you all would taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillarían | En un día así, los rumores falsos mancillarían la boda de Laura en una tarde.On a day like that, the false rumors would taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría mancillado | En otro momento, yo habría mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase.At another moment, I would have tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | habrías mancillado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero.With a little more margin, you would have tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | habría mancillado | A esas alturas, el político corrupto habría mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno.By then, the corrupt politician would have tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | habríamos mancillado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas.With that turn, we would have tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | habríais mancillado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles.At that point, you all would have tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | habrían mancillado | En ese punto, los rumores falsos habrían mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde.From there, the false rumors would have tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancille | Es mejor que yo mancille tu recuerdo con esa frase.It is better that I taint your memory with that remark. |
| tú | mancilles | Hace falta que tú mancilles el nombre de la familia por dinero.It is necessary that you taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancille | Conviene que el político corrupto mancille la oficina entera con un soborno.It is wise that the corrupt politician taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillemos | Importa que nosotros mancillemos la victoria con trampas tontas.It matters that we taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancilléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros mancilléis la despedida con gritos inútiles.It may help if you all taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillen | Es posible que los rumores falsos mancillen la boda de Laura en una tarde.It is possible that the false rumors taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya mancillado | Ojalá yo haya mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase.Hopefully I have tainted your memory with that remark. |
| tú | hayas mancillado | Puede que tú ya hayas mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero.Maybe you already have tainted the family's name for money. |
| él | haya mancillado | Tal vez el político corrupto haya mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno.Perhaps the corrupt politician has tainted the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | hayamos mancillado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas.Maybe we already have tainted the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | hayáis mancillado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles.It is likely that you all have tainted the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | hayan mancillado | Puede ser que los rumores falsos ya hayan mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde.It may be that the false rumors already have tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillara | Si yo mancillara tu recuerdo con esa frase, se notaría enseguida.If I tainted your memory with that remark, it would show right away. |
| tú | mancillaras | Si tú mancillaras el nombre de la familia por dinero, costaría ocultarlo.If you tainted the family's name for money, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | mancillara | Si el político corrupto mancillara la oficina entera con un soborno, daría mucho que hablar.If the corrupt politician tainted the whole office with one bribe, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mancilláramos | Si nosotros mancilláramos la victoria con trampas tontas, todo iría por otro lado.If we tainted the win with silly cheating, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | mancillarais | Si vosotros mancillarais la despedida con gritos inútiles, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all tainted the farewell with pointless shouting, the mood would change. |
| ellos | mancillaran | Si los rumores falsos mancillaran la boda de Laura en una tarde, la escena sería otra.If the false rumors tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera mancillado | Si yo hubiera mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase, aún se recordaría.If I had tainted your memory with that remark, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras mancillado | Si tú hubieras mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero, eso habría dejado marca.If you had tainted the family's name for money, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera mancillado | Si el político corrupto hubiera mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the corrupt politician had tainted the whole office with one bribe, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos mancillado | Si nosotros hubiéramos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had tainted the win with silly cheating, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais mancillado | Si vosotros hubierais mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had tainted the farewell with pointless shouting, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran mancillado | Si los rumores falsos hubieran mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde, nada habría quedado igual.If the false rumors had tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mancillare | Si yo mancillare tu recuerdo con esa frase, se notará enseguida.If I taint your memory with that remark, it will show right away. |
| tú | mancillares | Si tú mancillares el nombre de la familia por dinero, costará ignorarlo.If you taint the family's name for money, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | mancillare | Si el político corrupto mancillare la oficina entera con un soborno, dará mucho que hablar.If the corrupt politician taints the whole office with one bribe, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mancilláremos | Si nosotros mancilláremos la victoria con trampas tontas, todo irá por otro camino.If we taint the win with silly cheating, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | mancillareis | Si vosotros mancillareis la despedida con gritos inútiles, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all taint the farewell with pointless shouting, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | mancillaren | Si los rumores falsos mancillaren la boda de Laura en una tarde, la escena será distinta.If the false rumors taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere mancillado | Cuando yo hubiere mancillado tu recuerdo con esa frase, ya se notará.When I have tainted your memory with that remark, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres mancillado | En cuanto tú hubieres mancillado el nombre de la familia por dinero, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have tainted the family's name for money, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere mancillado | Cuando el político corrupto hubiere mancillado la oficina entera con un soborno, se verá de inmediato.When the corrupt politician has tainted the whole office with one bribe, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos mancillado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos mancillado la victoria con trampas tontas, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have tainted the win with silly cheating, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis mancillado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis mancillado la despedida con gritos inútiles, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have tainted the farewell with pointless shouting, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren mancillado | En cuanto los rumores falsos hubieren mancillado la boda de Laura en una tarde, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the false rumors have tainted Laura's wedding in one afternoon, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | mancilla | mancilla el nombre de la familia por dinero.Taint the family's name for money. |
| él | mancille | Que el político corrupto mancille la oficina entera con un soborno.Let the corrupt politician taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | mancillemos | mancillemos la victoria con trampas tontas.Taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | mancillad | mancillad la despedida con gritos inútiles.Taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | mancillen | Que los rumores falsos mancillen la boda de Laura en una tarde.Let the false rumors taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no mancilles | No no mancilles el nombre de la familia por dinero.Do not taint the family's name for money. |
| él | no mancille | Que el político corrupto no no mancille la oficina entera con un soborno.Let the corrupt politician not taint the whole office with one bribe. |
| nosotros | no mancillemos | No no mancillemos la victoria con trampas tontas.Let us not taint the win with silly cheating. |
| vosotros | no mancilléis | No no mancilléis la despedida con gritos inútiles.Do not taint the farewell with pointless shouting. |
| ellos | no mancillen | Que los rumores falsos no no mancillen la boda de Laura en una tarde.Let the false rumors not taint Laura's wedding in one afternoon. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ tu recuerdo con esa frase.
I taint your memory with that remark.
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 'mancillar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'mancillar' means to taint. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is mancillar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Mancillar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate mancillar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of mancillar: yo mancillo, tú mancillas, él/ella/usted mancilla, nosotros mancillamos, vosotros mancilláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mancillan.
- How do you conjugate mancillar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of mancillar: yo mancillé, tú mancillaste, él/ella/usted mancilló, nosotros mancillamos, vosotros mancillasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mancillaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of mancillar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of mancillar: yo mancillaba, tú mancillabas, él/ella/usted mancillaba, nosotros mancillábamos, vosotros mancillabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes mancillaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of mancillar?
- The past participle of mancillar is 'mancillado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he mancillado' (I have tainted), 'has mancillado', 'ha mancillado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of mancillar?
- The gerundio of mancillar is 'mancillando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy mancillando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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