What does echar mean?
echar means to throw, toss, cast, jettison in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to pour; to put in, add.
Spanish verb guide
Echar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn echar, meaning to throw, toss, cast, jettison, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: echandoparticiple: echado
Principal forms of echar
- Infinitive
- echar
- Gerund
- echando
- Past participle
- echado
Echar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | echo | eché | echaba | echaré |
| tú | echas | echaste | echabas | echarás |
| él / ella / usted | echa | echó | echaba | echará |
| nosotros/as | echamos | echamos | echábamos | echaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | echan | echaron | echaban | echarán |
Pattern notes
- Echar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with echar
Ella lo echó a él.She threw him out.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él me echó de casa.He threw me out of the house.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Echo de menos a Tom.I miss Tom.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate echar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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