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Merendar (to have a snack) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of merendar (to have a snack) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Merendar (to have a snack) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 4: Estilo de vida (Lifestyle)

Lesson 25: Comida y hábitos saludables (Healthy food and habits)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Merendar (to have a snack) Merendando (Having a snack) Merendado (Had a snack)

Merendar (to have a snack): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) meriendo I have a snack
(tú) meriendas You have a snack
(él/ella) merienda he has a snack/she has a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendamos we have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendáis You have a snack
(ellos/ellas) meriendan they have a snack

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he merendado I have had a snack
(tú) has merendado You have had a snack
(él/ella) ha merendado he has had a snack/she has had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos merendado We have had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis merendado You have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) han merendado They have had a snack

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) meriende I have a snack
(tú) meriendes you have a snack
(él/ella) meriende he/she has a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendemos we have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendéis You have a snack
(ellos/ellas) merienden they have a snack

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya merendado I have had a snack
(tú) hayas merendado You have had a snack
(él/ella) haya merendado he/she has had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos merendado we have had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis merendado You have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) hayan merendado they have had a snack

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) merendaba I used to have a snack
(tú) merendabas You used to have a snack
(él/ella) merendaba he/she used to have a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendábamos we used to have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendabais You had a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendaban they were having a snack

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había merendado I had had a snack
(tú) habías merendado You had had a snack
(él/ella) había merendado he/she had had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos merendado we had had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais merendado You had had a snack
(ellos/ellas) habían merendado they had had a snack

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) merendara/merendase I were to have a snack
(tú) merendaras/merendases You had a snack
(él/ella) merendara/merendase he would have a snack/she would have a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendáramos/merendásemos we had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendarais/merendaseis you would have a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendaran/merendasen they were to have a snack

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese merendado I would have had a snack
(tú) hubieras/hubieses merendado you had had a snack
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese merendado he/she had had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos merendado we had snacked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis merendado you would have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen merendado they had had a snack

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) merendé I had a snack
(tú) merendaste You had a snack
(él/ella) merendó he/she had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendamos we had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendasteis You had a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendaron they had a snack

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube merendado I had a snack
(tú) hubiste merendado You had had a snack
(él/ella) hubo merendado he/she had had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos merendado we had had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis merendado You had had a snack
(ellos/ellas) hubieron merendado They had had a snack

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) merendare I will have a snack
(tú) merendares You will have a snack
(él/ella) merendare he/she will have a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendáremos we will have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendareis You will have a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendaren they will have a snack

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) subjuntivo_futuro_perfecto I will have had a snack
(tú) hubiere merendado You will have had a snack
(él/ella) hubieres merendado he/she will have had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiere merendado we will have had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiéremos merendado You will have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) hubiereis merendado they will have had a snack

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) merendaré I will have a snack
(tú) merendarás You will have a snack
(él/ella) merendará he/she will have a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendaremos we will have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendaréis You will have a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendarán they will have a snack

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré merendado I will have had a snack
(tú) habrás merendado You will have had a snack
(él/ella) habrá merendado he/she will have had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos merendado we will have had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis merendado You will have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) habrán merendado they will have had a snack
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
— have a snack
Merienda! Have a snack!
Meriende! Let's have a snack
Merendemos! Let's have a snack
Merendad! Have a snack!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No meriende! You don't have a snack!
No meriendes! Don't have a snack!
No meriende! You don't have a snack!
No merendemos! Let's not have a snack!
No merendéis! They do not have a snack

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) merendaría I would have a snack
(tú) merendarías You would have a snack
(él/ella) merendaría he would have a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) merendaríamos we would have a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) merendaríais You would have a snack
(ellos/ellas) merendarían they would have a snack

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría merendado I would have had a snack
(tú) habrías merendado You would have had a snack
(él/ella) habría merendado he would have had a snack
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos merendado we would have had a snack
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais merendado You would have had a snack
(ellos/ellas) habrían merendado they would have had a snack

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will have a snack together after classes.
Nosotros merendaremos juntos después de las clases.
2. You have a snack of some crisps after class.
Vosotros merendáis unas patatas fritas después de clase.
3. You have a snack of some croquettes with your friends.
Tú meriendas unas croquetas con tus amigos.
4. You will have a snack on some tapas at the bar.
Vosotros merendaréis unas tapas en el bar.
5. I have a snack of a portion of patatas bravas.
Yo meriendo una ración de las patatas bravas.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They have had a snack with ham.
Ellos han merendado con jamón.
2. You used to have a snack on the tapas before your Spanish classes.
Tú merendabas las tapas antes de tus clases de español.
3. Yesterday I had a snack of Spanish omelette.
Ayer merendé una tortilla de patata.
4. Did you have the crisps with the skewer?
¿merendasteis las patatas fritas con el pincho?
5. They used to have a snack on crisps after leaving work.
Ellos merendaban las patatas fritas después de salir del trabajo.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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merendáramos/merendásemos, merendéis, merendara/merendase, merendaras/merendases, merendarais/merendaseis

1.
Nosotros ... la tortilla de patata juntos si no estuviéramos llenos.
(We would have a tea break with the Spanish omelette together if we weren't full.)
2.
Vosotros ... las tapas si no estuvierais tan ocupados.
(You would have the tapas if you weren't so busy.)
3.
Yo ... una ración de patatas bravas si tuviera hambre.
(I would have a portion of patatas bravas if I were hungry.)
4.
¿... tú un pincho antes de salir con tus amigos?
(Will you have a snack before going out with your friends?)
5.
Es posible que ... la ración de jamón.
(It is possible that you have a snack of ham.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If you had had a snack on the croquettes, you would have understood why they are so popular.
Si hubieras/hubieses merendado las croquetas, habrías entendido por qué son tan populares.
2. Perhaps you have had a snack of the croquettes.
Quizás hayáis merendado las croquetas.
3. If they had had a snack with the patatas bravas, they wouldn't be so tired.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen merendado las patatas bravas, no estarían tan cansados.
4. I would have had a snack of croquettes.
Yo habría merendado una ración de croquetas.
5. I hope you have had a snack before class.
Espero que haya merendado antes de clase.