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Conjugation of the Spanish verb matar

A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb matar, along with their English translations.

matar is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
matar	to kill

Present		Scored
yo mato	I kill
tú matas	you kill
él mata	he kills
ella mata	she kills
nosotros matamos	we kill
vosotros matáis	you kill
ellos matan	they kill
ellas matan	they kill

Imperfect		Scored
yo mataba	I was killing
tú matabas	you were killing
él mataba	he was killing
ella mataba	she was killing
nosotros matábamos	we were killing
vosotros matabais	you were killing
ellos mataban	they were killing
ellas mataban	they were killing

Preterite		Scored
yo maté	I killed
tú mataste	you killed
él mató	he killed
ella mató	she killed
nosotros matamos	we killed
vosotros matasteis	you killed
ellos mataron	they killed
ellas mataron	they killed

Preterite		Scored
yo he matado	I killed
tú has matado	you killed
él ha matado	he killed
ella ha matado	she killed
nosotros hemos matado	we killed
vosotros habéis matado	you killed
ellos han matado	they killed
ellas han matado	they killed

Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto		Scored
yo había matado	I had killed
tú habías matado	you had killed
él había matado	he had killed
ella había matado	she had killed
nosotros habíamos matado	we had killed
vosotros habíais matado	you had killed
ellos habían matado	they had killed
ellas habían matado	they had killed

Future		Scored
yo mataré	I will kill
tú matarás	you will kill
él matará	he will kill
ella matará	she will kill
nosotros mataremos	we will kill
vosotros mataréis	you will kill
ellos matarán	they will kill
ellas matarán	they will kill

Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto		Scored
yo habré matado	I will have killed
tú habrás matado	you will have killed
él habrá matado	he will have killed
ella habrá matado	she will have killed
nosotros habremos matado	we will have killed
vosotros habréis matado	you will have killed
ellos habrán matado	they will have killed
ellas habrán matado	they will have killed

Conditional		Scored
yo mataría	I would kill
tú matarías	you would kill
él mataría	he would kill
ella mataría	she would kill
nosotros mataríamos	we would kill
vosotros mataríais	you would kill
ellos matarían	they would kill
ellas matarían	they would kill

Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb.		Scored
yo habría matado	I would have killed
tú habrías matado	you would have killed
él habría matado	he would have killed
ella habría matado	she would have killed
nosotros habríamos matado	we would have killed
vosotros habríais matado	you would have killed
ellos habrían matado	they would have killed
ellas habrían matado	they would have killed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo mate	(... that) I kill
(... que) tú mates	(... that) you kill
(... que) él mate	(... that) he kills
(... que) ella mate	(... that) she kills
(... que) nosotros matemos	(... that) we kill
(... que) vosotros matéis	(... that) you kill
(... que) ellos maten	(... that) they kill
(... que) ellas maten	(... that) they kill

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo matara	(... that) I was killing
(... que) tú mataras	(... that) you were killing
(... que) él matara	(... that) he was killing
(... que) ella matara	(... that) she was killing
(... que) nosotros matáramos	(... that) we were killing
(... que) vosotros matarais	(... that) you were killing
(... que) ellos mataran	(... that) they were killing
(... que) ellas mataran	(... that) they were killing

Imperative		Scored
mata	Kill
matemos	Let's kill
maten	Kill

Present Participle		Scored
matando	killing

Past Participle		Scored
matado	killed

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