Casar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of casar — “to marry (someone off)” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for casar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Casar means to marry someone off, and it is the transitive verb for marrying a daughter, a son or a couple: parents marry their daughter in June, a priest marries the couple in church. To get married yourself, Spanish uses the reflexive casarse, and the two must not be confused. Casar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Caso a su hija en junio.

Present tense conjugation table: casar

Every person of casar in the present tense. The gerund is casando and the past participle is casado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo caso
tú casas
él/ella/Ud. casa
nosotros/as casamos
vosotros/as casáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. casan

How the present of casar is formed

The present of casar is built from the stem cas- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o caso
tú -as casas
él/ella/Ud. -a casa
nosotros/as -amos casamos
vosotros/as -áis casáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an casan

For casar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem cas- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with casar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo caso a su hija en junio. — I marry off his daughter in June.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella casa a los novios en la iglesia. — He marries off the couple in church.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as casamos a su hijo con una vecina. — Right now, We marry off his son to a neighbour.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú casas a la pareja el sábado. — Tomorrow, You marry off the couple on Saturday.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella casa a su hija en junio. — He marries off his daughter in June.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with casar.

  1. Yo caso a su hija en junio. — I marry off his daughter in June. / Ayer, Yo casé a su hija en junio. — Yesterday, I married off his daughter in June.
  2. Yo caso a los novios en la iglesia. — I marry off the couple in church. / Ayer, Yo casé a los novios en la iglesia. — Yesterday, I married off the couple in church.
  3. Yo caso a su hijo con una vecina. — I marry off his son to a neighbour. / Ayer, Yo casé a su hijo con una vecina. — Yesterday, I married off his son to a neighbour.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with casar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

  1. Yo caso a su hija en junio. — I marry off his daughter in June.
  2. Tú casas a los novios en la iglesia. — You marry off the couple in church.
  3. Él/Ella casa a su hijo con una vecina. — He marries off his son to a neighbour.
  4. Nosotros/as casamos a la pareja el sábado. — We marry off the couple on Saturday.
  5. Vosotros/as casáis a su hija en junio. — You marry off his daughter in June.
  6. Ellos/as casan a los novios en la iglesia. — They marry off the couple in church.
  7. Yo caso a su hijo con una vecina. — I marry off his son to a neighbour.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo casa a su hija en junio. — Right: Yo caso a su hija en junio. — The person matters: casa is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is caso.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo caso a los novios en la iglesia. — Right: Ayer, yo casé a los novios en la iglesia. — With ayer, use the preterite (casé), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using casar where casarse belongs. — Right: Casar means to marry (someone off), while casarse means to get married yourself. — Check the meaning before you choose: casar fits Caso a su hija en junio.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él casa a los novios en la iglesia. — Right: Espero que él case a los novios en la iglesia. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: case, not the present indicative casa.

Quiz: the present tense of casar

Eight questions on the present tense of casar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a su hija en junio. (present tense, yo) A. caso B. casas C. casa D. casamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ a los novios en la iglesia. (present tense, tú) A. caso B. casa C. casamos D. casas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ a su hijo con una vecina. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. casas B. casamos C. casa D. caso

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ a la pareja el sábado. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. casa B. casamos C. caso D. casas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ a su hija en junio. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. casáis B. caso C. casas D. casa

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ a los novios en la iglesia. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. caso B. casas C. casa D. casan

  7. Which is the gerund of casar? A. caso B. casé C. casando D. casado

  8. Which is the past participle of casar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. casé B. casado C. casando D. caso

Answer key

  1. caso — The yo present form of casar is caso.
  2. casas — The tú present form of casar is casas.
  3. casa — The él/ella/Ud. present form of casar is casa.
  4. casamos — The nosotros/as present form of casar is casamos.
  5. casáis — The vosotros/as present form of casar is casáis.
  6. casan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of casar is casan.
  7. casando — The gerund of casar is casando: estoy casando.
  8. casado — The past participle of casar is casado: he casado, has casado, ha casado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of casar formed?

Take the infinitive casar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem cas-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of casar is fully regular: the stem cas- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of casar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Caso a su hija en junio.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of casar?

The present (caso) and the preterite (casé) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of casar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of casar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the casar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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