Condimentar Examples, Sentences and Quiz in Spanish

Introduction

condimentar means "to season" in English, and it is a verb you will use constantly once you start speaking Spanish for real. This page shows condimentar in everyday sentences, grouped by meaning, then puts it into two short conversations, lists the mistakes learners actually make, and finishes with a ten-question quiz and answers to the most common questions. Every sentence below uses a real form of condimentar, so you can copy the patterns and change the person, the tense and the complement to make your own versions. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then try the quiz without looking back.

Example sentences with condimentar

Everyday use

Condimentar means to season. The sentences below show it in everyday use, in different tenses and persons.

  1. Yo condimento la carne — "I season the meat"
  2. Él condimenta con especias — "He seasons with spices"
  3. Yo condimenté el guiso — "I seasoned the stew"
  4. Yo condimentaba la carne — "I used to season the meat"
  5. Yo condimentaré con especias — "I will season with spices"
  6. Yo he condimentado el guiso — "I have seasoned the stew"

In the past and the future

The same verb in the past and the future: the form changes, but the meaning stays the same.

  1. Él condimentó el guiso — "He seasoned the stew"
  2. Él condimentaba la carne — "He used to season the meat"
  3. Tú condimentarás con especias — "You will season with spices"
  4. Yo condimentaría el guiso — "I would season the stew"
  5. Yo había condimentado la carne — "I had seasoned the meat"
  6. Nosotros condimentamos con especias — "We season with spices"

Condimentar in conversation

The two dialogues below show condimentar in natural conversation. Read both parts aloud, then try to continue each dialogue with a sentence of your own.

Dialogue 1

  • ¿Tú condimentas la carne? — "Do you season the meat?"
  • Sí, yo condimento la carne cada día. — "Yes, I season the meat every day."
  • ¿Y ayer? ¿Tú condimentaste con especias? — "And yesterday? Did you season with spices?"
  • Sí, yo condimenté con especias. — "Yes, I seasoned with spices."
  • Mañana, yo condimentaré el guiso también. — "Tomorrow, I will season the stew too."

Dialogue 2

  • ¿Vosotros condimentáis la carne? — "Do you season the meat?"
  • Sí, nosotros condimentamos la carne los fines de semana. — "Yes, We season the meat at the weekends."
  • ¿Y ellos? ¿Ellos condimentan con especias? — "And them? Do they season with spices?"
  • Sí, ellos condimentan con especias también. — "Yes, They season with spices too."
  • Mañana nosotros condimentaremos con especias otra vez. — "Tomorrow we will season with spices again."

Useful phrases with condimentar

Four patterns you can use with condimentar in any conversation. The infinitive stays the same; only the first verb changes.

  • Voy a condimentar la carne. — "I am going to season the meat."
  • Quiero condimentar con especias. — "I want to season with spices."
  • Me gusta condimentar el guiso. — "I like to season the stew."
  • Acabo de condimentar la carne. — "I have just seasoned the meat."

Common mistakes with condimentar in everyday use

Mistake 1

  • Wrong: Ellos condimenta la carne.
  • Right: Ellos condimentan la carne.
  • Why: Ellos needs the ellos form condimentan. The singular condimenta belongs with él, ella or a singular noun.

Mistake 2

  • Wrong: Todos los días, yo condimenté.
  • Right: Todos los días, yo condimento.
  • Why: Todos los días means every day, so the action is a habit and needs the present tense. The preterite is for one finished action, not for routines.

Mistake 3

  • Wrong: Yo soy condimentado con especias.
  • Right: Yo he condimentado con especias.
  • Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he condimentado, has condimentado, ha condimentado.

Mistake 4

  • Wrong: Ayer, yo condimento.
  • Right: Ayer, yo condimenté.
  • Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite (condimenté). The present (condimento) is for habits and for now.

Mistake 5

  • Wrong: Espero que él condimenta la carne.
  • Right: Espero que él condimente la carne.
  • Why: After espero que, Spanish needs the present subjunctive: condimente. The indicative form would be wrong here.

Quiz: condimentar in use

Ten questions on condimentar across the tenses. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.

1. What is the I form of condimentar in the present tense?

  • (a) habíamos condimentado
  • (b) condimentaras
  • (c) condimentan
  • (d) condimento

Answer: (d) condimento. The I form in the present is condimento.

2. What is the he / she form of condimentar in the present tense?

  • (a) habrá condimentado
  • (b) condimenté
  • (c) he condimentado
  • (d) condimenta

Answer: (d) condimenta. The he / she form in the present is condimenta.

3. What is the he / she form of condimentar in the preterite tense?

  • (a) condimentó
  • (b) habría condimentado
  • (c) condimentaríamos
  • (d) habríamos condimentado

Answer: (a) condimentó. The he / she form in the preterite is condimentó.

4. What is the I form of condimentar in the imperfect tense?

  • (a) condimentabas
  • (b) habrían condimentado
  • (c) condimentaba
  • (d) habrás condimentado

Answer: (c) condimentaba. The I form in the imperfect is condimentaba.

5. What is the I form of condimentar in the future tense?

  • (a) condimentasteis
  • (b) condimentaré
  • (c) has condimentado
  • (d) habrías condimentado

Answer: (b) condimentaré. The I form in the future is condimentaré.

6. What is the I form of condimentar in the present perfect tense?

  • (a) he condimentado
  • (b) condimente
  • (c) condimentaban
  • (d) condimentaréis

Answer: (a) he condimentado. The I form in the present perfect is he condimentado.

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la carne.

  • (a) condimente
  • (b) condimentes
  • (c) condimentemos
  • (d) condimenten

Answer: (a) condimente. The he / she form in the present subjunctive is condimente.

8. What is the we form of condimentar in the present tense?

  • (a) habré condimentado
  • (b) condimentamos
  • (c) condimentaran
  • (d) condimente

Answer: (b) condimentamos. The we form in the present is condimentamos.

9. What is the I form of condimentar in the preterite tense?

  • (a) condimenté
  • (b) condimentaremos
  • (c) condimenta
  • (d) condimentabas

Answer: (a) condimenté. The I form in the preterite is condimenté.

10. What is the they form of condimentar in the present tense?

  • (a) condimentan
  • (b) condimentaría
  • (c) condimentara
  • (d) habías condimentado

Answer: (a) condimentan. The they form in the present is condimentan.

Frequently asked questions about condimentar

Is condimentar regular?

Yes. Condimentar is a regular -ar verb: condimento, condimentas, condimenta. See the full conjugation of condimentar for every tense.

What is the past participle of condimentar?

The past participle is condimentado, used with haber in the perfect tenses: he condimentado. The gerund is condimentando, used with estar: estoy condimentando.

How do I say “I season” in the past?

For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo condimenté con especias. For a habit in the past, use the imperfect: Yo condimentaba el guiso.

How can I practise condimentar?

Start with the examples above: say each sentence aloud, then change the person and the complement. Then take the quiz, and finish with the Verb Quiz and the Conjugation Practice tools, which test the same forms in a different order. A few minutes a day with one verb is worth more than an hour once a week.

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