masticarverb
Masticar means to chew in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as masticando, mastican and mastica.
- to chew
Para morder y masticar.
To bite and chew.
Tomás está masticando algo.
Tomás is chewing something.
María está masticando algo.
María is chewing something.
El perro está masticando un hueso.
The dog is chewing a bone.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| masticando | Gerund | |
| mastican | they | Present |
| mastica | he, she, it | Present |
| mastique | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| masticaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| masticaban | they | Imperfect |
| masticado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| masticadas | feminine plural | Past participle |
| masticamos | we | Present or preterite |
| masticó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| masticada | feminine singular | Past participle |