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Ensuciar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn ensuciar, meaning to dirty, soil, to stain, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: ensuciandoparticiple: ensuciado

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What does ensuciar mean?

ensuciar means to dirty, soil, to stain in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to foul, to defile; to sully, to smear, to besmirch, to blacken, to tarnish (a person's name, reputation or memory).

Principal forms of ensuciar

Infinitive: ensuciar
Gerund: ensuciando
Past participle: ensuciado

Ensuciar 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	ensucio	ensucié	ensuciaba	ensuciaré
tú	ensucias	ensuciaste	ensuciabas	ensuciarás
él / ella / usted	ensucia	ensució	ensuciaba	ensuciará
nosotros/as	ensuciamos	ensuciamos	ensuciábamos	ensuciaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	ensucian	ensuciaron	ensuciaban	ensuciarán

Pattern notes

Ensuciar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with ensuciar

El niño se ensució las manos.The boy got his hands dirty.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Tom se ensució los pantalones.Tom got his pants dirty.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Yo no ensucié su ropa.I didn't get your clothes dirty.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate ensuciar 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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