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merecer
to deserve
verb
irregular
Word 637 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
How to conjugate merecer
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | merezco I deserve / I am deserving | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | mereces you deserve / you are deserving | |
| él/ella | merece he/she deserves / he/she is deserving / you deserve (formal) / you are deserving (formal) | |
| nosotros | merecemos we deserve / we are deserving | |
| ellos/ellas | merecen they deserve / they are deserving / you all deserve / you all are deserving |
Preterite
| yo | merecí I deserved | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | mereciste you deserved | |
| él/ella | mereció he/she deserved / you deserved (formal) | |
| nosotros | merecimos we deserved | |
| ellos/ellas | merecieron they deserved / you all deserved |
Imperfect
| yo | merecía I was deserving / I used to deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | merecías you were deserving / you used to deserve | |
| él/ella | merecía he/she was deserving / he/she used to deserve / you were deserving (formal) / you used to deserve (formal) | |
| nosotros | merecíamos we were deserving / we used to deserve | |
| ellos/ellas | merecían they were deserving / they used to deserve / you all were deserving / you all used to deserve |
Future
| yo | mereceré I will deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | merecerás you will deserve | |
| él/ella | merecerá he/she will deserve / you will deserve (formal) | |
| nosotros | mereceremos we will deserve | |
| ellos/ellas | merecerán they will deserve / you all will deserve |
In a sentence
Tú mereces algo mejor.
You deserve something better.
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