Conjugation of marchar in Galician
marcharto leave, to go awayregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marcho | |
| ti | marchas | |
| el/ela | marcha | |
| nós | marchamos | |
| vós | marchades | |
| eles/elas | marchan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
marchómarchoPresent first person singular is marcho, not the preterite-like form. - vós
marcháismarchadesGalician uses marchades for vos in the present, not the Castilian-style ending.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marchei | |
| ti | marchaches | |
| el/ela | marchou | |
| nós | marchamos | |
| vós | marchastes | |
| eles/elas | marcharon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
marchómarcheiFirst person singular preterite is marchei, not marchó.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marchaba | |
| ti | marchabas | |
| el/ela | marchaba | |
| nós | marchabamos | |
| vós | marchabades | |
| eles/elas | marchaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marcharei | |
| ti | marcharás | |
| el/ela | marchará | |
| nós | marcharemos | |
| vós | marcharedes | |
| eles/elas | marcharán |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- el/ela
marcharàmarcharáUse Galician accentuation: marchará, with á, not à.
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marcharía | |
| ti | marcharías | |
| el/ela | marcharía | |
| nós | marcharíamos | |
| vós | marcharíades | |
| eles/elas | marcharían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marche | |
| ti | marches | |
| el/ela | marche | |
| nós | marchemos | |
| vós | marchedes | |
| eles/elas | marchen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- vós
marchamarchedesThe present subjunctive for vos is marchedes, not the imperative form.
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marchase | |
| ti | marchases | |
| el/ela | marchase | |
| nós | marchásemos | |
| vós | marchásedes | |
| eles/elas | marchasen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo imperfecto
- eu
marcharamarchasemarchara is another Galician form, but here the expected simple imperfect subjunctive is marchase.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | marcha | |
| el/ela | marche | |
| nós | marchemos | |
| vós | marchade | |
| eles/elas | marchen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- ti
marchasmarchaImperative singular ti is marcha, not the present indicative form. - nós
marchamosmarchemosImperative nos is marchemos, not the indicative present form. - vós
marchadesmarchadeImperative vos is marchade, not the present indicative form.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marchando | |
| ti | marchando | |
| el/ela | marchando | |
| nós | marchando | |
| vós | marchando | |
| eles/elas | marchando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | marchado | |
| ti | marchado | |
| el/ela | marchado | |
| nós | marchado | |
| vós | marchado | |
| eles/elas | marchado |
marchar — frequently asked questions
Is marchar a regular verb?
Yes — marchar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does marchar mean?
marchar is a Galician verb meaning "to leave, to go away".