Amasar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb amasar means to knead, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Amasar means to knead, and it is used for kneading bread dough, pizza dough and pastry with your hands. It is fully regular, and it appears in baking contexts, usually with la masa or el pan. Like every Spanish verb, amasar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say amaso la masa para el pan, and in the preterite you say amasé la pizza antes de hornear. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: amasar
  • English: to knead
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: amasando
  • Past participle: amasado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + amasado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for amasar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Amasar is fully regular: amasé, amasaba, amasaré. Amasar la masa is to knead the dough.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for amasar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo amaso
tú amasas
él/ella/Ud. amasa
nosotros/as amasamos
vosotros/as amasáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasan

Preterite

Person Form
yo amasé
tú amasaste
él/ella/Ud. amasó
nosotros/as amasamos
vosotros/as amasasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasaron

Imperfect

Person Form
yo amasaba
tú amasabas
él/ella/Ud. amasaba
nosotros/as amasábamos
vosotros/as amasabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasaban

Future

Person Form
yo amasaré
tú amasarás
él/ella/Ud. amasará
nosotros/as amasaremos
vosotros/as amasaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasarán

Conditional

Person Form
yo amasaría
tú amasarías
él/ella/Ud. amasaría
nosotros/as amasaríamos
vosotros/as amasaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasarían

Present perfect

Person Form
yo he amasado
tú has amasado
él/ella/Ud. ha amasado
nosotros/as hemos amasado
vosotros/as habéis amasado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han amasado

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había amasado
tú habías amasado
él/ella/Ud. había amasado
nosotros/as habíamos amasado
vosotros/as habíais amasado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían amasado

Future perfect

Person Form
yo habré amasado
tú habrás amasado
él/ella/Ud. habrá amasado
nosotros/as habremos amasado
vosotros/as habréis amasado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán amasado

Conditional perfect

Person Form
yo habría amasado
tú habrías amasado
él/ella/Ud. habría amasado
nosotros/as habríamos amasado
vosotros/as habríais amasado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían amasado

Present subjunctive

Person Form
yo amase
tú amases
él/ella/Ud. amase
nosotros/as amasemos
vosotros/as amaséis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo amasara
tú amasaras
él/ella/Ud. amasara
nosotros/as amasáramos
vosotros/as amasarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasaran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú amasa
él/ella/Ud. amase
nosotros/as amasemos
vosotros/as amasad
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasen

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú amases
él/ella/Ud. amase
nosotros/as amasemos
vosotros/as amaséis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amasen

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund amasando with estar for the progressive: estoy amasando
Past participle amasado with haber for the perfect tenses: he amasado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Amaso la masa para el pan. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, amasé el pan con las manos. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, amasaba la pizza antes de hornear. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, amasaré con fuerza en la mesa. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Amasaría la masa para el pan si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he amasado el pan con las manos. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había amasado la pizza antes de hornear antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré amasado con fuerza en la mesa. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría amasado la masa para el pan con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él amase el pan con las manos. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él amasara la pizza antes de hornear, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Amasa con fuerza en la mesa! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amasar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No amases la masa para el pan. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with amasar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Amaso la masa para el pan. — I knead the dough for the bread.
  2. Amasa el pan con las manos. — He/she kneads the bread with my hands.
  3. Ayer, amasé la pizza antes de hornear. — Yesterday, I kneaded the pizza before baking.
  4. Antes, nosotros amasábamos con fuerza en la mesa. — Before, we used to knead hard on the table.
  5. Mañana, tú amasarás la masa para el pan. — Tomorrow, you will knead the dough for the bread.
  6. Yo amasaría el pan con las manos si tuviera más tiempo. — I would knead the bread with my hands if I had more time.
  7. Él ha amasado la pizza antes de hornear. — He has kneaded the pizza before baking.
  8. Espero que él amase con fuerza en la mesa. — I hope he kneads hard on the table.
  9. Yo ya había amasado la masa para el pan antes de salir. — I had already kneaded the dough for the bread before leaving.
  10. Ellos amasaban el pan con las manos cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to knead the bread with my hands when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo amasa la masa para el pan. — Right: Yo amaso la masa para el pan. — The person matters: amasa is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is amaso. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Ayer yo amaso el pan con las manos. — Right: Ayer yo amasé el pan con las manos. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: amaso is happening now, while amasé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
  3. Wrong: Treating amasar and mezclar as identical in every context. — Right: Amasar means to knead, while mezclar means to mix. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: amasar fits sentences such as Amaso la masa para el pan, while mezclar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy amasado el pan con las manos. — Right: Yo he amasado el pan con las manos. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he amasado, has amasado, ha amasado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo amasé la pizza antes de hornear todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo amasaba la pizza antes de hornear todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (amasaba), not the preterite. The preterite (amasé) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on amasar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la masa para el pan. (present tense) A. amaso B. amasas C. amasa D. amasamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el pan con las manos. (preterite) A. amasé B. amasaste C. amasaron D. amasó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la pizza antes de hornear. (imperfect) A. amasabas B. amasaban C. amasábamos D. amasaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ con fuerza en la mesa. (future) A. amasaremos B. amasarás C. amasaré D. amasará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la masa para el pan si pudiera. (conditional) A. amasaría B. amasarías C. amasarían D. amaso

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el pan con las manos. (present subjunctive) A. amases B. amasemos C. amaso D. amase

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la pizza antes de hornear, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. amasáramos B. amaso C. amasara D. amasaras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ con fuerza en la mesa. (present perfect) A. han amasado B. hemos amasado C. he amasado D. has amasado

  9. Complete the command: ¡___ la masa para el pan! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. amasa B. amase C. amasemos D. amasad

  10. Which is the gerund of amasar, used with estar for the progressive? A. amasado B. amaso C. amasé D. amasando

Answer key

  1. amaso — The first-person present of amasar is amaso. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
  2. amasó — The third-person preterite of amasar is amasó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
  3. amasábamos — The nosotros imperfect of amasar is amasábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
  4. amasarás — The second-person future of amasar is amasarás.
  5. amasaría — The first-person conditional of amasar is amasaría, the form for what would happen.
  6. amase — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of amasar is amase.
  7. amasara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of amasar is amasara.
  8. hemos amasado — The nosotros present perfect of amasar is hemos amasado: hemos + amasado.
  9. amasa — The affirmative tú imperative of amasar is amasa.
  10. amasando — The gerund of amasar is amasando: estoy amasando. The participle amasado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does amasar mean in English?

Amasar means to knead. It is used in everyday situations such as Amaso la masa para el pan. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is amasar regular or irregular?

Amasar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including amaso in the present and amasé in the preterite.

What is the difference between amasar and mezclar?

Amasar means to knead, while mezclar means to mix. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use amasar when you mean to knead, as in Amaso la masa para el pan, and use mezclar for to mix. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I knead” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo amasé el pan con las manos. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo amasaba la pizza antes de hornear. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he amasado el pan con las manos.

How do I practise amasar?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the amasar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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