mamar
to suckle, to breastfeed
El cordero mama de su madre.
The lamb suckles from its mother.
mamar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
mamar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
mamar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
mamar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
mamar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
mamar future
Actions yet to happen.
mamar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
mamar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
mamar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
mamar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
mamar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
mamar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
mamar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
mamar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
mamar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
mamar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
mamar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.