Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | mermar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | mermando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar mermando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Mermar conjugation
mermar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning cut down. In the present tense: yo mermo, tú mermas, él/ella merma, nosotros mermamos, vosotros mermáis, ellos merman. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1930-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- mermar
- Gerundio
- mermando
- Meaning
- cut down
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Mermar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermo | Yo mermo los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermas | Normalmente, tú mermas la sal de la sopa al probarla.You usually cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | merma | Hoy, la cocinera del colegio merma el ruido cerrando la ventana.Today, the cook at the school cuts down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermamos | A veces, nosotros mermamos la lista de compra antes de pagar.At times, we cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermáis | Ahora, vosotros mermáis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Right now, you all cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | merman | Casi siempre, los contables de la empresa merman las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.Most of the time, the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he mermado | Este año, yo he mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.This year, I have cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | has mermado | Últimamente, tú has mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla.Lately, you have cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | ha mermado | En estos meses, la cocinera del colegio ha mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana.In these months, the cook at the school has cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | hemos mermado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar.So far, we have cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | habéis mermado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.This term, you all have cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | han mermado | En este tiempo, los contables de la empresa han mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.During this time, the accountants at the company have cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermé | Ayer, yo mermé los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.Yesterday, I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermaste | Hace un rato, tú mermaste la sal de la sopa al probarla.A little while ago, you cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | mermó | Esta mañana, la cocinera del colegio mermó el ruido cerrando la ventana.This morning, the cook at the school cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermamos | Anoche, nosotros mermamos la lista de compra antes de pagar.Last night, we cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermasteis | El sábado, vosotros mermasteis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.On Saturday, you all cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermaron | Hace poco, los contables de la empresa mermaron las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.Not long ago, the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermaba | Antes, yo mermaba los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.Before, I used to cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermabas | Por entonces, tú mermabas la sal de la sopa al probarla.Back then, you used to cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | mermaba | En esa época, la cocinera del colegio mermaba el ruido cerrando la ventana.At that time, the cook at the school used to cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros mermábamos la lista de compra antes de pagar.When that was normal, we used to cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermabais | Hace años, vosotros mermabais el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Years ago, you all used to cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermaban | En aquellos días, los contables de la empresa mermaban las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.In those days, the accountants at the company used to cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había mermado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.When you arrived, I had already cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | habías mermado | Para entonces, tú ya habías mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla.By then, you had already cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | había mermado | Al volver, la cocinera del colegio ya había mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana.When we came back, the cook at the school had already cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | habíamos mermado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar.Before talking it through, we had already cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | habíais mermado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.When you looked again, you all had already cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | habían mermado | Para ese momento, los contables de la empresa ya habían mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.By that moment, the accountants at the company had already cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube mermado | Apenas yo hube mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos, todo cambió.As soon as I had cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste mermado | En cuanto tú hubiste mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla, se notó.The moment you had cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it, it showed. |
| él | hubo mermado | No bien la cocinera del colegio hubo mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana, hubo ruido.As soon as the cook at the school had cut down the noise by closing the window, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos mermado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar, seguimos adelante.Once we had cut down the shopping list before paying, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis mermado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had cut down the trip budget ahead of time, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron mermado | En cuanto los contables de la empresa hubieron mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the accountants at the company had cut down the losses by changing suppliers, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermaré | Mañana, yo mermaré los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.Tomorrow, I will cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermarás | Dentro de poco, tú mermarás la sal de la sopa al probarla.Soon, you will cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | mermará | Esta tarde, la cocinera del colegio mermará el ruido cerrando la ventana.This afternoon, the cook at the school will cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros mermaremos la lista de compra antes de pagar.Next week, we will cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermaréis | Pronto, vosotros mermaréis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Before long, you all will cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermarán | Más adelante, los contables de la empresa mermarán las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.Later on, the accountants at the company will cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré mermado | Para entonces, yo ya habré mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.By then, I will already have cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | habrás mermado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla.Before closing time, you will already have cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | habrá mermado | Al final del día, la cocinera del colegio ya habrá mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana.By the end of the day, the cook at the school will already have cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | habremos mermado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar.By tomorrow, we will already have cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | habréis mermado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Before leaving, you all will already have cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | habrán mermado | Para esa hora, los contables de la empresa ya habrán mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.By that hour, the accountants at the company will already have cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermaría | En un caso así, yo mermaría los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.In a case like that, I would cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú mermarías la sal de la sopa al probarla.With a little more time, you would cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | mermaría | En esa situación, la cocinera del colegio mermaría el ruido cerrando la ventana.In that situation, the cook at the school would cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros mermaríamos la lista de compra antes de pagar.With that outlook, we would cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros mermaríais el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.If it came to that, you all would cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermarían | En un día así, los contables de la empresa mermarían las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.On a day like that, the accountants at the company would cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría mermado | En otro momento, yo habría mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.At another moment, I would have cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | habrías mermado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla.With a little more margin, you would have cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | habría mermado | A esas alturas, la cocinera del colegio habría mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana.By then, the cook at the school would have cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | habríamos mermado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar.With that turn, we would have cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | habríais mermado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.At that point, you all would have cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | habrían mermado | En ese punto, los contables de la empresa habrían mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.From there, the accountants at the company would have cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | merme | Es mejor que yo merme los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.It is better that I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | mermes | Hace falta que tú mermes la sal de la sopa al probarla.It is necessary that you cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | merme | Conviene que la cocinera del colegio merme el ruido cerrando la ventana.It is wise that the cook at the school cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermemos | Importa que nosotros mermemos la lista de compra antes de pagar.It matters that we cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | merméis | Puede ser útil que vosotros merméis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.It may help if you all cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermen | Es posible que los contables de la empresa mermen las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.It is possible that the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya mermado | Ojalá yo haya mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.Hopefully I have cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries. |
| tú | hayas mermado | Puede que tú ya hayas mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla.Maybe you already have cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | haya mermado | Tal vez la cocinera del colegio haya mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana.Perhaps the cook at the school has cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | hayamos mermado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar.Maybe we already have cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | hayáis mermado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.It is likely that you all have cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | hayan mermado | Puede ser que los contables de la empresa ya hayan mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.It may be that the accountants at the company already have cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermara | Si yo mermara los gastos del mes quitando caprichos, se notaría enseguida.If I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries, it would show right away. |
| tú | mermaras | Si tú mermaras la sal de la sopa al probarla, costaría ocultarlo.If you cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | mermara | Si la cocinera del colegio mermara el ruido cerrando la ventana, daría mucho que hablar.If the cook at the school cut down the noise by closing the window, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mermáramos | Si nosotros mermáramos la lista de compra antes de pagar, todo iría por otro lado.If we cut down the shopping list before paying, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | mermarais | Si vosotros mermarais el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all cut down the trip budget ahead of time, the mood would change. |
| ellos | mermaran | Si los contables de la empresa mermaran las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor, la escena sería otra.If the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera mermado | Si yo hubiera mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos, aún se recordaría.If I had cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras mermado | Si tú hubieras mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla, eso habría dejado marca.If you had cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera mermado | Si la cocinera del colegio hubiera mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the cook at the school had cut down the noise by closing the window, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos mermado | Si nosotros hubiéramos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had cut down the shopping list before paying, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais mermado | Si vosotros hubierais mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had cut down the trip budget ahead of time, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran mermado | Si los contables de la empresa hubieran mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor, nada habría quedado igual.If the accountants at the company had cut down the losses by changing suppliers, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mermare | Si yo mermare los gastos del mes quitando caprichos, se notará enseguida.If I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries, it will show right away. |
| tú | mermares | Si tú mermares la sal de la sopa al probarla, costará ignorarlo.If you cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | mermare | Si la cocinera del colegio mermare el ruido cerrando la ventana, dará mucho que hablar.If the cook at the school cuts down the noise by closing the window, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mermáremos | Si nosotros mermáremos la lista de compra antes de pagar, todo irá por otro camino.If we cut down the shopping list before paying, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | mermareis | Si vosotros mermareis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cut down the trip budget ahead of time, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | mermaren | Si los contables de la empresa mermaren las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor, la escena será distinta.If the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere mermado | Cuando yo hubiere mermado los gastos del mes quitando caprichos, ya se notará.When I have cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres mermado | En cuanto tú hubieres mermado la sal de la sopa al probarla, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere mermado | Cuando la cocinera del colegio hubiere mermado el ruido cerrando la ventana, se verá de inmediato.When the cook at the school has cut down the noise by closing the window, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos mermado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos mermado la lista de compra antes de pagar, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have cut down the shopping list before paying, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis mermado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis mermado el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have cut down the trip budget ahead of time, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren mermado | En cuanto los contables de la empresa hubieren mermado las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the accountants at the company have cut down the losses by changing suppliers, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | merma | merma la sal de la sopa al probarla.Cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | merme | Que la cocinera del colegio merme el ruido cerrando la ventana.Let the cook at the school cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | mermemos | mermemos la lista de compra antes de pagar.Cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | mermad | mermad el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | mermen | Que los contables de la empresa mermen las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.Let the accountants at the company cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no mermes | No no mermes la sal de la sopa al probarla.Do not cut down the salt in the soup when you taste it. |
| él | no merme | Que la cocinera del colegio no no merme el ruido cerrando la ventana.Let the cook at the school not cut down the noise by closing the window. |
| nosotros | no mermemos | No no mermemos la lista de compra antes de pagar.Let us not cut down the shopping list before paying. |
| vosotros | no merméis | No no merméis el presupuesto del viaje con tiempo.Do not cut down the trip budget ahead of time. |
| ellos | no mermen | Que los contables de la empresa no no mermen las pérdidas cambiando de proveedor.Let the accountants at the company not cut down the losses by changing suppliers. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ los gastos del mes quitando caprichos.
I cut down the monthly expenses by dropping luxuries.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about mermar.
- What does 'mermar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'mermar' means to cut down. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is mermar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Mermar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate mermar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of mermar: yo mermo, tú mermas, él/ella/usted merma, nosotros mermamos, vosotros mermáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes merman.
- How do you conjugate mermar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of mermar: yo mermé, tú mermaste, él/ella/usted mermó, nosotros mermamos, vosotros mermasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mermaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of mermar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of mermar: yo mermaba, tú mermabas, él/ella/usted mermaba, nosotros mermábamos, vosotros mermabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes mermaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of mermar?
- The past participle of mermar is 'mermado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he mermado' (I have cut downed), 'has mermado', 'ha mermado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of mermar?
- The gerundio of mermar is 'mermando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy mermando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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