-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate marchar in Spanish

to march / to leave

marchar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2223 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los soldados marcharon al frente." (The soldiers marched to the front.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marcho
marchas
él/ella/Ud. marcha
nosotros marchamos
vosotros marcháis
ellos/ellas/Uds. marchan
Example

Me marcho mañana por la mañana.

I'm leaving tomorrow morning.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marché
marchaste
él/ella/Ud. marchó
nosotros marchamos
vosotros marchasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. marcharon
Example

Los soldados marcharon al frente.

The soldiers marched to the front.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marchaba
marchabas
él/ella/Ud. marchaba
nosotros marchábamos
vosotros marchabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. marchaban
Example

Antes yo marchaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to march / to leave often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marcharé
marcharás
él/ella/Ud. marchará
nosotros marcharemos
vosotros marcharéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. marcharán
Example

Mañana yo marcharé.

Tomorrow I will march / to leave.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marcharía
marcharías
él/ella/Ud. marcharía
nosotros marcharíamos
vosotros marcharíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. marcharían
Example

Si pudiera, yo marcharía.

If I could, I would march / to leave.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo marche
marches
él/ella/Ud. marche
nosotros marchemos
vosotros marchéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. marchen
Example

Espero que tú marches.

I hope that you march / to leave.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
marcha
él/ella/Ud. marche
nosotros marchemos
vosotros marchad
ellos/ellas/Uds. marchen
Example

¡Marcha!

March / to leave!

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