escupirverb
Escupir means to spit in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as escupió, escupiendo and escupen.
- to spit
No debes escupir en la calle.
You shouldn't spit in the street.
Él tiene el hábito de escupir al piso.
He has the habit of spitting on the ground.
Tomás tomó un bocado y después lo escupió.
Tomás took one bite and then spit it back out.
El niño escupió el jarabe porque no le gustó el sabor.
The child spat out the syrup because he didn't like the taste.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| escupió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| escupiendo | Gerund | |
| escupen | they | Present |
| escupía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| escupieron | they | Preterite |
| escupo | I | Present |
| escupiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| escupirán | they | Future |
| escupes | you | Present |
| escupirá | he, she, it | Future |
| escupiese | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |