Madurar Examples, Sentences & Quiz

Introduction

madurar means to mature, to ripen, and it is one of those verbs that shows up everywhere once you start listening for it. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page puts it to work: real example sentences in several tenses, grouped by use, two short passages that show the verb in context, the mistakes learners make with it, a ten-question quiz and answers to common questions. If you only learn one sentence, make it «Yo maduro todos los días» — I mature every day. The rest of this page builds out from there, tense by tense, so you can use madurar the way native speakers do — in the present for habits, in the past for finished events, and in the subjunctive after wishes and doubts.

Madurar in real example sentences

In the present: everyday use

The present is where madurar lives most of the time — routines, facts and what is happening now:

  1. Yo maduro todos los días. — I mature every day.
  2. Tú maduras en el trabajo. — You mature at work.
  3. Él madura con mi familia. — He matures with my family.
  4. Nosotros maduramos por la mañana. — We mature in the morning.

Talking about the past

In the past, choose the preterite for a finished event and the imperfect for a habit or background:

  1. Ayer yo maduré por la tarde. — Yesterday I matured in the afternoon.
  2. Antes, yo maduraba todos los días. — In the past, I used to mature every day.
  3. La semana pasada él maduró dos veces. — Last week He matured twice.

Plans and things already done

The future, the conditional and the present perfect round out the picture — plans, hypotheticals and recent events:

  1. Mañana yo maduraré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will mature without fail.
  2. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo maduraría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would mature right now.
  3. Hoy yo he madurado dos veces. — Today I have matured twice.

More everyday uses

The subjunctive, the imperative and the progressive cover wishes, commands and actions in progress:

  1. Espero que tú madures pronto. — I hope You mature soon.
  2. ¡madura, por favor! — Mature, please!
  3. Ahora mismo yo estoy madurando. — Right now I am maturing.

Madurar in context

A short dialogue

Ana: «Yo maduro en el trabajo.» — I mature at work. Luis: «¡Qué bien! Yo maduro con mi familia.» — I mature with my family. Ana: «Mañana yo maduraré sin falta.» — Tomorrow I will mature without fail. Luis: «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo maduraría ahora mismo.» — If I had more time, I would mature right now. Ana: «Hoy yo he madurado dos veces.» — Today I have matured twice.

A short paragraph

Ayer yo maduré por la tarde. Antes, yo maduraba todos los días. Hoy yo he madurado dos veces. Mañana yo maduraré sin falta.

Yesterday I matured in the afternoon. In the past, I used to mature every day. Today I have matured twice. Tomorrow I will mature without fail.

Common mistakes with madurar

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo maduraba.

Right: Ayer yo maduré.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, maduré. The imperfect maduraba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú maduras.

Right: Espero que tú madures.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: madures, not the indicative maduras. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No madura.

Right: No madures.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no madures. The affirmative madura can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo madurar todos los días.

Right: Yo maduro todos los días.

The infinitive madurar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo maduro.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He madurando.

Right: He madurado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he madurado. The gerund madurando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy madurando»), never with haber.

Quiz: madurar in use

Test yourself on madurar in use. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of madurar in the present indicative?

- (a) madura
- (b) maduro
- (c) maduramos
- (d) maduras

2. What is the tú form of madurar in the preterite?

- (a) maduramos
- (b) maduró
- (c) maduré
- (d) maduraste

3. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of madurar in the future?

- (a) madurará
- (b) madurarás
- (c) maduraré
- (d) maduraremos

4. What is the nosotros/as form of madurar in the present perfect?

- (a) has madurado
- (b) hemos madurado
- (c) ha madurado
- (d) he madurado

5. What is the yo form of madurar in the imperfect?

- (a) madurábamos
- (b) madurabas
- (c) maduraba
- (d) maduraba

6. What is the gerund of madurar?

- (a) madurar
- (b) madurado
- (c) madurando
- (d) maduro

7. What is the past participle of madurar?

- (a) madurar
- (b) maduré
- (c) madurando
- (d) madurado

8. Which sentence uses madurar correctly?

- (a) *Yo maduras todos los días.*
- (b) *Yo madura todos los días.*
- (c) *Yo madurar todos los días.*
- (d) *Yo maduro todos los días.* — I mature every day.

9. Which sentence uses madurar correctly?

- (a) *Ayer yo maduré por la tarde.* — Yesterday I matured in the afternoon.
- (b) *Ayer yo madurar por la tarde.*
- (c) *Ayer yo maduraba por la tarde.*
- (d) *Ayer yo maduro por la tarde.*

10. What does madurar mean?

- (a) to mature, to ripen
- (b) to stay
- (c) to fight
- (d) to fill

Answer key

1. (b) — In the present indicative, the yo form of madurar is maduro. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the tú form of madurar is maduraste. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (a) — In the future, the él/ella/Ud. form of madurar is madurará. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the present perfect, the nosotros/as form of madurar is hemos madurado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (c) — In the imperfect, the yo form of madurar is maduraba. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — The gerund of madurar is madurando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy madurando». 7. (d) — The past participle of madurar is madurado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he madurado». 8. (d) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of madurar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 9. (a) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of madurar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 10. (a) — madurar means «to mature, to ripen».

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I mature' in Spanish?

Say «Yo maduro todos los días». That is the present-tense yo form, and it is the sentence you will use most with this verb.

How do you say 'I matured' about yesterday?

Say «Ayer yo maduré por la tarde». The preterite is the tense for a finished event: yesterday, last week, last night.

Is madurar reflexive?

No — madurar is not reflexive. It conjugates without a pronoun: yo maduro, tú maduras, él madura. If you see a -se form of a similar verb, that is a different verb with its own meaning.

Which tense do learners find hardest with madurar?

Most learners struggle with choosing between the preterite and the imperfect, not with the forms themselves. Use the preterite (maduré) for a single finished event and the imperfect (maduraba) for habits and background. After that, the subjunctive is the next step.

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