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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 28: 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/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
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 have 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 was having a snack
tú merendabas You were having a snack
él/ella merendaba he/she was having a snack
nosotros/nosotras merendábamos we had 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 would have a snack
tú merendaras/merendases you would have a snack
él/ella merendara/merendase he/she had a snack
nosotros/nosotras merendáramos/merendásemos we had a snack
vosotros/vosotras merendarais/merendaseis you would have a snack
ellos/ellas merendaran/merendasen they had a snack

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese merendado I would have had a snack
tú hubieras/hubieses merendado you would have had a snack
él/ella hubiera/hubiese merendado he would have had a snack
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos merendado we would have had a snack
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 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 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 would 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 would 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/she 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/she 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.