Conjugate merendar in Spanish
to have a snack / afternoon tea
merendar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2241 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los niños meriendan después del colegio." (The children have a snack after school.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
merendar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to have a snack / afternoon tea · -ar verb · irregular (stem-change-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | meriendo * |
| tú | meriendas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | merienda * |
| nosotros | merendamos |
| vosotros | merendáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | meriendan * |
Los niños meriendan después del colegio.
The children have a snack after school.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | merondé * |
| tú | merendaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | merendó |
| nosotros | merendamos |
| vosotros | merendasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merendaron |
Ayer yo merondé.
Yesterday I have a snack / afternoon tea.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | merendaba |
| tú | merendabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | merendaba |
| nosotros | merendábamos |
| vosotros | merendabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merendaban |
Antes yo merendaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to have a snack / afternoon tea often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | merenDAré |
| tú | merenDArás |
| él/ella/Ud. | merendará |
| nosotros | meRendaremos |
| vosotros | merendARéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merendarán |
Mañana yo merenDAré.
Tomorrow I will have a snack / afternoon tea.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | meRendaría |
| tú | meRendarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | meRendaría |
| nosotros | merendaríamos |
| vosotros | merendaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merendarían |
Si pudiera, yo meRendaría.
If I could, I would have a snack / afternoon tea.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | meriende * |
| tú | meriENDes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | meriENDe * |
| nosotros | merendemos |
| vosotros | merendéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merienden * |
Espero que tú meriENDes.
I hope that you have a snack / afternoon tea.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | merienda * |
| él/ella/Ud. | meriende * |
| nosotros | merendemos |
| vosotros | merendad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | merienden * |
¡Merienda!
Have a snack / afternoon tea!
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Los niños meriendan después del colegio.
The children have a snack after school.
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Solemos merendar a las cinco.
We usually have afternoon tea at five.
Common phrases with merendar
- hora de la merienda snack time
- merendar con amigos to have afternoon tea with friends