Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | mortificar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | mortificando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar mortificando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Mortificar conjugation
mortificar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning embarrass. In the present tense: yo mortifico, tú mortificas, él/ella mortifica, nosotros mortificamos, vosotros mortificáis, ellos mortifican. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1935-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- mortificar
- Gerundio
- mortificando
- Meaning
- embarrass
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Mortificar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortifico | Yo mortifico a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.I embarrass my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortificas | Normalmente, tú mortificas a tu hijo cantando tan alto.You usually embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortifica | Hoy, mi chiste malo mortifica al camarero delante de todos.Today, my bad joke embarrasses the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortificamos | A veces, nosotros mortificamos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.At times, we embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificáis | Ahora, vosotros mortificáis al portero con tantas bromas.Right now, you all embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortifican | Casi siempre, los comentarios de la grada mortifican al árbitro desde la primera falta.Most of the time, the comments from the stands embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he mortificado | Este año, yo he mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.This year, I have embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | has mortificado | Últimamente, tú has mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Lately, you have embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | ha mortificado | En estos meses, mi chiste malo ha mortificado al camarero delante de todos.In these months, my bad joke has embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | hemos mortificado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.So far, we have embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | habéis mortificado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis mortificado al portero con tantas bromas.This term, you all have embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | han mortificado | En este tiempo, los comentarios de la grada han mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta.During this time, the comments from the stands have embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortifiqué | Ayer, yo mortifiqué a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.Yesterday, I embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortificaste | Hace un rato, tú mortificaste a tu hijo cantando tan alto.A little while ago, you embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortificó | Esta mañana, mi chiste malo mortificó al camarero delante de todos.This morning, my bad joke embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortificamos | Anoche, nosotros mortificamos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Last night, we embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificasteis | El sábado, vosotros mortificasteis al portero con tantas bromas.On Saturday, you all embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortificaron | Hace poco, los comentarios de la grada mortificaron al árbitro desde la primera falta.Not long ago, the comments from the stands embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortificaba | Antes, yo mortificaba a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.Before, I used to embarrass my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortificabas | Por entonces, tú mortificabas a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Back then, you used to embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortificaba | En esa época, mi chiste malo mortificaba al camarero delante de todos.At that time, my bad joke used to embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortificábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros mortificábamos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.When that was normal, we used to embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificabais | Hace años, vosotros mortificabais al portero con tantas bromas.Years ago, you all used to embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortificaban | En aquellos días, los comentarios de la grada mortificaban al árbitro desde la primera falta.In those days, the comments from the stands used to embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había mortificado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.When you arrived, I had already embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | habías mortificado | Para entonces, tú ya habías mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto.By then, you had already embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | había mortificado | Al volver, mi chiste malo ya había mortificado al camarero delante de todos.When we came back, my bad joke had already embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | habíamos mortificado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Before talking it through, we had already embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | habíais mortificado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais mortificado al portero con tantas bromas.When you looked again, you all had already embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habían mortificado | Para ese momento, los comentarios de la grada ya habían mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta.By that moment, the comments from the stands had already embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube mortificado | Apenas yo hube mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota, todo cambió.As soon as I had embarrassed my sister by telling that story, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste mortificado | En cuanto tú hubiste mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto, se notó.The moment you had embarrassed your son by singing so loudly, it showed. |
| él | hubo mortificado | No bien mi chiste malo hubo mortificado al camarero delante de todos, hubo ruido.As soon as my bad joke had embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos mortificado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez, seguimos adelante.Once we had embarrassed Marta by arriving late again, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis mortificado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis mortificado al portero con tantas bromas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron mortificado | En cuanto los comentarios de la grada hubieron mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta, el ambiente cambió.The moment the comments from the stands had embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortificaré | Mañana, yo mortificaré a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.Tomorrow, I will embarrass my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortificarás | Dentro de poco, tú mortificarás a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Soon, you will embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortificará | Esta tarde, mi chiste malo mortificará al camarero delante de todos.This afternoon, my bad joke will embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortificaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros mortificaremos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Next week, we will embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificaréis | Pronto, vosotros mortificaréis al portero con tantas bromas.Before long, you all will embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortificarán | Más adelante, los comentarios de la grada mortificarán al árbitro desde la primera falta.Later on, the comments from the stands will embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré mortificado | Para entonces, yo ya habré mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.By then, I will already have embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | habrás mortificado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Before closing time, you will already have embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | habrá mortificado | Al final del día, mi chiste malo ya habrá mortificado al camarero delante de todos.By the end of the day, my bad joke will already have embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | habremos mortificado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.By tomorrow, we will already have embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | habréis mortificado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis mortificado al portero con tantas bromas.Before leaving, you all will already have embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habrán mortificado | Para esa hora, los comentarios de la grada ya habrán mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta.By that hour, the comments from the stands will already have embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortificaría | En un caso así, yo mortificaría a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.In a case like that, I would embarrass my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortificarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú mortificarías a tu hijo cantando tan alto.With a little more time, you would embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortificaría | En esa situación, mi chiste malo mortificaría al camarero delante de todos.In that situation, my bad joke would embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortificaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros mortificaríamos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.With that outlook, we would embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros mortificaríais al portero con tantas bromas.If it came to that, you all would embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortificarían | En un día así, los comentarios de la grada mortificarían al árbitro desde la primera falta.On a day like that, the comments from the stands would embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría mortificado | En otro momento, yo habría mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.At another moment, I would have embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | habrías mortificado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto.With a little more margin, you would have embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | habría mortificado | A esas alturas, mi chiste malo habría mortificado al camarero delante de todos.By then, my bad joke would have embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | habríamos mortificado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.With that turn, we would have embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | habríais mortificado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais mortificado al portero con tantas bromas.At that point, you all would have embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | habrían mortificado | En ese punto, los comentarios de la grada habrían mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta.From there, the comments from the stands would have embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortifique | Es mejor que yo mortifique a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.It is better that I embarrass my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | mortifiques | Hace falta que tú mortifiques a tu hijo cantando tan alto.It is necessary that you embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortifique | Conviene que mi chiste malo mortifique al camarero delante de todos.It is wise that my bad joke embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortifiquemos | Importa que nosotros mortifiquemos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.It matters that we embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortifiquéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros mortifiquéis al portero con tantas bromas.It may help if you all embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortifiquen | Es posible que los comentarios de la grada mortifiquen al árbitro desde la primera falta.It is possible that the comments from the stands embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya mortificado | Ojalá yo haya mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.Hopefully I have embarrassed my sister by telling that story. |
| tú | hayas mortificado | Puede que tú ya hayas mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Maybe you already have embarrassed your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | haya mortificado | Tal vez mi chiste malo haya mortificado al camarero delante de todos.Perhaps my bad joke has embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | hayamos mortificado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Maybe we already have embarrassed Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | hayáis mortificado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis mortificado al portero con tantas bromas.It is likely that you all have embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | hayan mortificado | Puede ser que los comentarios de la grada ya hayan mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta.It may be that the comments from the stands already have embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortificara | Si yo mortificara a mi hermana contando esa anécdota, se notaría enseguida.If I embarrassed my sister by telling that story, it would show right away. |
| tú | mortificaras | Si tú mortificaras a tu hijo cantando tan alto, costaría ocultarlo.If you embarrassed your son by singing so loudly, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | mortificara | Si mi chiste malo mortificara al camarero delante de todos, daría mucho que hablar.If my bad joke embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mortificáramos | Si nosotros mortificáramos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez, todo iría por otro lado.If we embarrassed Marta by arriving late again, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | mortificarais | Si vosotros mortificarais al portero con tantas bromas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes, the mood would change. |
| ellos | mortificaran | Si los comentarios de la grada mortificaran al árbitro desde la primera falta, la escena sería otra.If the comments from the stands embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera mortificado | Si yo hubiera mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota, aún se recordaría.If I had embarrassed my sister by telling that story, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras mortificado | Si tú hubieras mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto, eso habría dejado marca.If you had embarrassed your son by singing so loudly, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera mortificado | Si mi chiste malo hubiera mortificado al camarero delante de todos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If my bad joke had embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos mortificado | Si nosotros hubiéramos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had embarrassed Marta by arriving late again, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais mortificado | Si vosotros hubierais mortificado al portero con tantas bromas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran mortificado | Si los comentarios de la grada hubieran mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta, nada habría quedado igual.If the comments from the stands had embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mortificare | Si yo mortificare a mi hermana contando esa anécdota, se notará enseguida.If I embarrass my sister by telling that story, it will show right away. |
| tú | mortificares | Si tú mortificares a tu hijo cantando tan alto, costará ignorarlo.If you embarrass your son by singing so loudly, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | mortificare | Si mi chiste malo mortificare al camarero delante de todos, dará mucho que hablar.If my bad joke embarrasses the waiter in front of everyone, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | mortificáremos | Si nosotros mortificáremos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez, todo irá por otro camino.If we embarrass Marta by arriving late again, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | mortificareis | Si vosotros mortificareis al portero con tantas bromas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | mortificaren | Si los comentarios de la grada mortificaren al árbitro desde la primera falta, la escena será distinta.If the comments from the stands embarrass the referee from the first foul onward, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere mortificado | Cuando yo hubiere mortificado a mi hermana contando esa anécdota, ya se notará.When I have embarrassed my sister by telling that story, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres mortificado | En cuanto tú hubieres mortificado a tu hijo cantando tan alto, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have embarrassed your son by singing so loudly, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere mortificado | Cuando mi chiste malo hubiere mortificado al camarero delante de todos, se verá de inmediato.When my bad joke has embarrassed the waiter in front of everyone, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos mortificado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos mortificado a Marta llegando tarde otra vez, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have embarrassed Marta by arriving late again, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis mortificado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis mortificado al portero con tantas bromas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have embarrassed the goalkeeper with so many jokes, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren mortificado | En cuanto los comentarios de la grada hubieren mortificado al árbitro desde la primera falta, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the comments from the stands have embarrassed the referee from the first foul onward, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | mortifica | mortifica a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | mortifique | Que mi chiste malo mortifique al camarero delante de todos.Let my bad joke embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | mortifiquemos | mortifiquemos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | mortificad | mortificad al portero con tantas bromas.Embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | mortifiquen | Que los comentarios de la grada mortifiquen al árbitro desde la primera falta.Let the comments from the stands embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no mortifiques | No no mortifiques a tu hijo cantando tan alto.Do not embarrass your son by singing so loudly. |
| él | no mortifique | Que mi chiste malo no no mortifique al camarero delante de todos.Let my bad joke not embarrass the waiter in front of everyone. |
| nosotros | no mortifiquemos | No no mortifiquemos a Marta llegando tarde otra vez.Let us not embarrass Marta by arriving late again. |
| vosotros | no mortifiquéis | No no mortifiquéis al portero con tantas bromas.Do not embarrass the goalkeeper with so many jokes. |
| ellos | no mortifiquen | Que los comentarios de la grada no no mortifiquen al árbitro desde la primera falta.Let the comments from the stands not embarrass the referee from the first foul onward. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi hermana contando esa anécdota.
I embarrass my sister by telling that story.
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 'mortificar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'mortificar' means to embarrass. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is mortificar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Mortificar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate mortificar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of mortificar: yo mortifico, tú mortificas, él/ella/usted mortifica, nosotros mortificamos, vosotros mortificáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mortifican.
- How do you conjugate mortificar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of mortificar: yo mortifiqué, tú mortificaste, él/ella/usted mortificó, nosotros mortificamos, vosotros mortificasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mortificaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of mortificar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of mortificar: yo mortificaba, tú mortificabas, él/ella/usted mortificaba, nosotros mortificábamos, vosotros mortificabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes mortificaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of mortificar?
- The past participle of mortificar is 'mortificado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he mortificado' (I have embarrassed), 'has mortificado', 'ha mortificado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of mortificar?
- The gerundio of mortificar is 'mortificando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy mortificando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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