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becar

to grant a stipend or scholarship for studying

Usage

To award someone a scholarship or grant — used almost exclusively in education contexts, often passive: fue becado por la universidad, lo becaron para estudiar en el extranjero. A common, everyday verb for students and academic institutions.

Examples
  • La universidad lo becó para hacer el doctorado. — The university gave him a scholarship to do his doctorate.
  • Fue becada por su excelente expediente académico. — She was awarded a scholarship for her excellent academic record.
  • La fundación beca a diez estudiantes cada año. — The foundation grants scholarships to ten students every year.
Common mistake

The person receiving the money is the direct object (lo becaron, not él becó dinero) — becar means "to grant someone a scholarship," not "to receive one."

Simple tenses

Present (presente)

yobeco
túbecas
él/ellabeca
nosotrosbecamos
vosotrosbecáis
ellos/ellasbecan

Imperfect (imperfecto)

yobecaba
túbecabas
él/ellabecaba
nosotrosbecábamos
vosotrosbecabais
ellos/ellasbecaban

Preterite (pretérito)

yobequé
túbecaste
él/ellabecó
nosotrosbecamos
vosotrosbecasteis
ellos/ellasbecaron

Future (futuro)

yobecaré
túbecarás
él/ellabecará
nosotrosbecaremos
vosotrosbecaréis
ellos/ellasbecarán

Conditional (condicional)

yobecaría
túbecarías
él/ellabecaría
nosotrosbecaríamos
vosotrosbecaríais
ellos/ellasbecarían

Subjunctive (subjuntivo)

yobeque
túbeques
él/ellabeque
nosotrosbequemos
vosotrosbequéis
ellos/ellasbequen

Subjunctive imperfect (subjuntivo imperfecto)

yobecara
túbecaras
él/ellabecara
nosotrosbecáramos
vosotrosbecarais
ellos/ellasbecaran

Imperative (imperativo)

túbeca
nosotrosbequemos
vosotrosbecad

Compound tenses

Pretérito perfecto compuesto

yohe becado
túhas becado
él/ellaha becado
nosotroshemos becado
vosotroshabéis becado
ellos/ellashan becado

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

yohabía becado
túhabías becado
él/ellahabía becado
nosotroshabíamos becado
vosotroshabíais becado
ellos/ellashabían becado

Pretérito anterior

yohube becado
túhubiste becado
él/ellahubo becado
nosotroshubimos becado
vosotroshubisteis becado
ellos/ellashubieron becado

Futuro compuesto

yohabré becado
túhabrás becado
él/ellahabrá becado
nosotroshabremos becado
vosotroshabréis becado
ellos/ellashabrán becado

Condicional compuesto

yohabría becado
túhabrías becado
él/ellahabría becado
nosotroshabríamos becado
vosotroshabríais becado
ellos/ellashabrían becado

Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo

yohaya becado
túhayas becado
él/ellahaya becado
nosotroshayamos becado
vosotroshayáis becado
ellos/ellashayan becado

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo

yohubiera becado
túhubieras becado
él/ellahubiera becado
nosotroshubiéramos becado
vosotroshubierais becado
ellos/ellashubieran becado

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

becando

Past participle (participio)

becado

Infinitive (infinitivo)

becar

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Frequently asked questions

What does "becar" mean?

"becar" means "to grant a stipend or scholarship for studying".

How do you conjugate "becar" in the present tense?

The present (presente) of "becar" is: yo beco, tú becas, él/ella beca, nosotros becamos, vosotros becáis, ellos/ellas becan.

What is the Pretérito perfecto compuesto of "becar"?

The pretérito perfecto compuesto of "becar" is: yo he becado, tú has becado, él/ella ha becado, nosotros hemos becado, vosotros habéis becado, ellos/ellas han becado.

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "becar"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "becar" is: tú beca, nosotros bequemos, vosotros becad.

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