Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | tachar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | tachando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar tachando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Tachar conjugation
tachar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning cross out. In the present tense: yo tacho, tú tachas, él/ella tacha, nosotros tachamos, vosotros tacháis, ellos tachan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1184-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- tachar
- Gerundio
- tachando
- Meaning
- cross out
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Tachar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tacho | Yo tacho las tareas hechas al final del día.I cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | tachas | Tú normalmente tachas el nombre repetido de la lista.You usually cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tacha | Hoy, la secretaria ordenada tacha los datos viejos del formulario.Today, the tidy secretary crosses out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tachamos | A veces, nosotros tachamos dos opciones malas del menú.At times, we cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tacháis | Ahora, vosotros tacháis los errores claros del borrador.Right now, you all cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tachan | Casi siempre, los revisores finales tachan las líneas sobrantes del informe.Most of the time, the final reviewers cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he tachado | Este año, yo he tachado las tareas hechas al final del día.This year, I have crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | has tachado | Últimamente, tú has tachado el nombre repetido de la lista.Lately, you have crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | ha tachado | En estos meses, la secretaria ordenada ha tachado los datos viejos del formulario.In these months, the tidy secretary has crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | hemos tachado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos tachado dos opciones malas del menú.So far, we have crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | habéis tachado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis tachado los errores claros del borrador.This term, you all have crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | han tachado | En este tiempo, los revisores finales han tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe.During this time, the final reviewers have crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | taché | Ayer, yo taché las tareas hechas al final del día.Yesterday, I crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | tachaste | Hace un rato, tú tachaste el nombre repetido de la lista.A little while ago, you crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tachó | Esta mañana, la secretaria ordenada tachó los datos viejos del formulario.This morning, the tidy secretary crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tachamos | Anoche, nosotros tachamos dos opciones malas del menú.Last night, we crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tachasteis | El sábado, vosotros tachasteis los errores claros del borrador.On Saturday, you all crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tacharon | Hace poco, los revisores finales tacharon las líneas sobrantes del informe.Not long ago, the final reviewers crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tachaba | Antes, yo tachaba las tareas hechas al final del día.Before, I used to cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | tachabas | Por entonces, tú tachabas el nombre repetido de la lista.Back then, you used to cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tachaba | En esa época, la secretaria ordenada tachaba los datos viejos del formulario.At that time, the tidy secretary used to cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tachábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros tachábamos dos opciones malas del menú.When that was normal, we used to cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tachabais | Hace años, vosotros tachabais los errores claros del borrador.Years ago, you all used to cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tachaban | En aquellos días, los revisores finales tachaban las líneas sobrantes del informe.In those days, the final reviewers used to cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había tachado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había tachado las tareas hechas al final del día.When you arrived, I had already crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | habías tachado | Para entonces, tú ya habías tachado el nombre repetido de la lista.By then, you had already crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | había tachado | Al volver, la secretaria ordenada ya había tachado los datos viejos del formulario.When we came back, the tidy secretary had already crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | habíamos tachado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos tachado dos opciones malas del menú.Before talking it through, we had already crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | habíais tachado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais tachado los errores claros del borrador.When you looked again, you all had already crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | habían tachado | Para ese momento, los revisores finales ya habían tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe.By that moment, the final reviewers had already crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube tachado | Apenas yo hube tachado las tareas hechas al final del día, todo cambió.As soon as I had crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste tachado | En cuanto tú hubiste tachado el nombre repetido de la lista, se notó.The moment you had crossed out the repeated name from the list, it showed. |
| él | hubo tachado | No bien la secretaria ordenada hubo tachado los datos viejos del formulario, hubo ruido.As soon as the tidy secretary had crossed out the old data from the form, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos tachado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos tachado dos opciones malas del menú, seguimos adelante.Once we had crossed out two bad options from the menu, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis tachado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis tachado los errores claros del borrador, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron tachado | En cuanto los revisores finales hubieron tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe, el ambiente cambió.The moment the final reviewers had crossed out the extra lines from the report, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tacharé | Mañana, yo tacharé las tareas hechas al final del día.Tomorrow, I will cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | tacharás | Dentro de poco, tú tacharás el nombre repetido de la lista.Soon, you will cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tachará | Esta tarde, la secretaria ordenada tachará los datos viejos del formulario.This afternoon, the tidy secretary will cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tacharemos | La semana que viene, nosotros tacharemos dos opciones malas del menú.Next week, we will cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tacharéis | Pronto, vosotros tacharéis los errores claros del borrador.Before long, you all will cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tacharán | Más adelante, los revisores finales tacharán las líneas sobrantes del informe.Later on, the final reviewers will cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré tachado | Para entonces, yo ya habré tachado las tareas hechas al final del día.By then, I will already have crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | habrás tachado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás tachado el nombre repetido de la lista.Before closing time, you will already have crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | habrá tachado | Al final del día, la secretaria ordenada ya habrá tachado los datos viejos del formulario.By the end of the day, the tidy secretary will already have crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | habremos tachado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos tachado dos opciones malas del menú.By tomorrow, we will already have crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | habréis tachado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis tachado los errores claros del borrador.Before leaving, you all will already have crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | habrán tachado | Para esa hora, los revisores finales ya habrán tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe.By that hour, the final reviewers will already have crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tacharía | En un caso así, yo tacharía las tareas hechas al final del día.In a case like that, I would cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | tacharías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú tacharías el nombre repetido de la lista.With a little more time, you would cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tacharía | En esa situación, la secretaria ordenada tacharía los datos viejos del formulario.In that situation, the tidy secretary would cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tacharíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros tacharíamos dos opciones malas del menú.With that outlook, we would cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tacharíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros tacharíais los errores claros del borrador.If it came to that, you all would cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tacharían | En un día así, los revisores finales tacharían las líneas sobrantes del informe.On a day like that, the final reviewers would cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría tachado | En otro momento, yo habría tachado las tareas hechas al final del día.At another moment, I would have crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | habrías tachado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías tachado el nombre repetido de la lista.With a little more margin, you would have crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | habría tachado | A esas alturas, la secretaria ordenada habría tachado los datos viejos del formulario.By then, the tidy secretary would have crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | habríamos tachado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos tachado dos opciones malas del menú.With that turn, we would have crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | habríais tachado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais tachado los errores claros del borrador.At that point, you all would have crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | habrían tachado | En ese punto, los revisores finales habrían tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe.From there, the final reviewers would have crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tache | Es mejor que yo tache las tareas hechas al final del día.It is better that I cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | taches | Hace falta que tú taches el nombre repetido de la lista.It is necessary that you cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tache | Conviene que la secretaria ordenada tache los datos viejos del formulario.It is wise that the tidy secretary cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tachemos | Importa que nosotros tachemos dos opciones malas del menú.It matters that we cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tachéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros tachéis los errores claros del borrador.It may help if you all cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tachen | Es posible que los revisores finales tachen las líneas sobrantes del informe.It is possible that the final reviewers cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya tachado | Ojalá yo haya tachado las tareas hechas al final del día.Hopefully I have crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day. |
| tú | hayas tachado | Puede que tú ya hayas tachado el nombre repetido de la lista.Maybe you already have crossed out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | haya tachado | Tal vez la secretaria ordenada haya tachado los datos viejos del formulario.Perhaps the tidy secretary has crossed out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | hayamos tachado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos tachado dos opciones malas del menú.Maybe we already have crossed out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | hayáis tachado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis tachado los errores claros del borrador.It is likely that you all have crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | hayan tachado | Puede ser que los revisores finales ya hayan tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe.It may be that the final reviewers already have crossed out the extra lines from the report. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tachara | Si yo tachara las tareas hechas al final del día, se notaría enseguida.If I crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day, it would show right away. |
| tú | tacharas | Si tú tacharas el nombre repetido de la lista, costaría ocultarlo.If you crossed out the repeated name from the list, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | tachara | Si la secretaria ordenada tachara los datos viejos del formulario, daría mucho que hablar.If the tidy secretary crossed out the old data from the form, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tacháramos | Si nosotros tacháramos dos opciones malas del menú, todo iría por otro lado.If we crossed out two bad options from the menu, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | tacharais | Si vosotros tacharais los errores claros del borrador, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft, the mood would change. |
| ellos | tacharan | Si los revisores finales tacharan las líneas sobrantes del informe, la escena sería otra.If the final reviewers crossed out the extra lines from the report, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera tachado | Si yo hubiera tachado las tareas hechas al final del día, aún se recordaría.If I had crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras tachado | Si tú hubieras tachado el nombre repetido de la lista, eso habría dejado marca.If you had crossed out the repeated name from the list, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera tachado | Si la secretaria ordenada hubiera tachado los datos viejos del formulario, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the tidy secretary had crossed out the old data from the form, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos tachado | Si nosotros hubiéramos tachado dos opciones malas del menú, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had crossed out two bad options from the menu, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais tachado | Si vosotros hubierais tachado los errores claros del borrador, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran tachado | Si los revisores finales hubieran tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe, nada habría quedado igual.If the final reviewers had crossed out the extra lines from the report, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tachare | Si yo tachare las tareas hechas al final del día, se notará enseguida.If I cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day, it will show right away. |
| tú | tachares | Si tú tachares el nombre repetido de la lista, costará ignorarlo.If you cross out the repeated name from the list, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | tachare | Si la secretaria ordenada tachare los datos viejos del formulario, dará mucho que hablar.If the tidy secretary crosses out the old data from the form, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | tacháremos | Si nosotros tacháremos dos opciones malas del menú, todo irá por otro camino.If we cross out two bad options from the menu, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | tachareis | Si vosotros tachareis los errores claros del borrador, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | tacharen | Si los revisores finales tacharen las líneas sobrantes del informe, la escena será distinta.If the final reviewers cross out the extra lines from the report, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere tachado | Cuando yo hubiere tachado las tareas hechas al final del día, ya se notará.When I have crossed out the finished tasks at the end of the day, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres tachado | En cuanto tú hubieres tachado el nombre repetido de la lista, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have crossed out the repeated name from the list, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere tachado | Cuando la secretaria ordenada hubiere tachado los datos viejos del formulario, se verá de inmediato.When the tidy secretary has crossed out the old data from the form, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos tachado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos tachado dos opciones malas del menú, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have crossed out two bad options from the menu, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis tachado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis tachado los errores claros del borrador, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have crossed out the obvious mistakes from the draft, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren tachado | En cuanto los revisores finales hubieren tachado las líneas sobrantes del informe, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the final reviewers have crossed out the extra lines from the report, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | tacha | tacha el nombre repetido de la lista.Cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | tache | Que la secretaria ordenada tache los datos viejos del formulario.Let the tidy secretary Cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | tachemos | tachemos dos opciones malas del menú.Cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | tachad | tachad los errores claros del borrador.Cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | tachen | Que los revisores finales tachen las líneas sobrantes del informe.Let the final reviewers Cross out the extra lines from the report. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no taches | No no taches el nombre repetido de la lista.Do not cross out the repeated name from the list. |
| él | no tache | Que la secretaria ordenada no no tache los datos viejos del formulario.Let the tidy secretary not cross out the old data from the form. |
| nosotros | no tachemos | No no tachemos dos opciones malas del menú.Let us not cross out two bad options from the menu. |
| vosotros | no tachéis | No no tachéis los errores claros del borrador.Do not cross out the obvious mistakes from the draft. |
| ellos | no tachen | Que los revisores finales no no tachen las líneas sobrantes del informe.Let the final reviewers not cross out the extra lines from the report. |
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Practice tachar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ las tareas hechas al final del día.
I cross out the finished tasks at the end of the day.
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 tachar.
- What does 'tachar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'tachar' means to cross out. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is tachar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Tachar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate tachar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of tachar: yo tacho, tú tachas, él/ella/usted tacha, nosotros tachamos, vosotros tacháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tachan.
- How do you conjugate tachar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of tachar: yo taché, tú tachaste, él/ella/usted tachó, nosotros tachamos, vosotros tachasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tacharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of tachar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of tachar: yo tachaba, tú tachabas, él/ella/usted tachaba, nosotros tachábamos, vosotros tachabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tachaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of tachar?
- The past participle of tachar is 'tachado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he tachado' (I have cross outed), 'has tachado', 'ha tachado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of tachar?
- The gerundio of tachar is 'tachando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy tachando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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