quemarverb
Quemar means to burn in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as quema, quemando and queman.
- to burn
El bosque se está quemando.
The forest is burning.
Tomás quemó su primera cena.
Tomás burned his first dinner.
El espía quemó los documentos.
The spy burned the papers.
Los dos edificios se quemaron.
Both buildings burned down.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| quema | he, she, it | Present |
| quemando | Gerund | |
| queman | they | Present |
| queme | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| quemó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| quemaron | they | Preterite |
| quemado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| quemen | they | Present subjunctive |
| quemaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| quemaban | they | Imperfect |
| quemados | masculine plural | Past participle |