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quemar

to burn

verb Word 939 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate quemar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo quemo I burn / I am burning
tú quemas you burn / you are burning
él/ella quema he/she burns / he/she is burning / you burn (formal) / you are burning (formal)
nosotros quemamos we burn / we are burning
ellos/ellas queman they burn / they are burning / you all burn / you all are burning

Preterite

yo quemé I burned
tú quemaste you burned
él/ella quemó he/she burned / you burned (formal)
nosotros quemamos we burned
ellos/ellas quemaron they burned / you all burned

Imperfect

yo quemaba I was burning / I used to burn
tú quemabas you were burning / you used to burn
él/ella quemaba he/she was burning / he/she used to burn / you were burning (formal) / you used to burn (formal)
nosotros quemábamos we were burning / we used to burn
ellos/ellas quemaban they were burning / they used to burn / you all were burning / you all used to burn

Future

yo quemaré I will burn
tú quemarás you will burn
él/ella quemará he/she will burn / you will burn (formal)
nosotros quemaremos we will burn
ellos/ellas quemarán they will burn / you all will burn

In a sentence

¡Cuidado, el café está caliente y quema!

Careful, the coffee is hot and it burns!

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