Cobrar conjugation
to charge (money), earn
Past participlecobrado
Gerundcobrando
Future stemcobrar-
Preterite (yo)cobré
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Cobrar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo cobro |
| tú cobras |
| él/ella/usted cobra |
| nosotros/as cobramos |
| vosotros/as cobráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobran |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo cobré |
| tú cobraste |
| él/ella/usted cobró |
| nosotros/as cobramos |
| vosotros/as cobrasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobraron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo cobraba |
| tú cobrabas |
| él/ella/usted cobraba |
| nosotros/as cobrábamos |
| vosotros/as cobrabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobraban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a cobrar |
| tú vas a cobrar |
| él/ella/usted va a cobrar |
| nosotros/as vamos a cobrar |
| vosotros/as vais a cobrar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a cobrar |
Futuro simple future
| yo cobraré |
| tú cobrarás |
| él/ella/usted cobrará |
| nosotros/as cobraremos |
| vosotros/as cobraréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobrarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo cobraría |
| tú cobrarías |
| él/ella/usted cobraría |
| nosotros/as cobraríamos |
| vosotros/as cobraríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobrarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he cobrado |
| tú has cobrado |
| él/ella/usted ha cobrado |
| nosotros/as hemos cobrado |
| vosotros/as habéis cobrado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han cobrado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy cobrando |
| tú estás cobrando |
| él/ella/usted está cobrando |
| nosotros/as estamos cobrando |
| vosotros/as estáis cobrando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están cobrando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) cobra |
| (usted) cobre |
| (vosotros/as) cobrad |
| (ustedes) cobren |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había cobrado |
| tú habías cobrado |
| él/ella/usted había cobrado |
| nosotros/as habíamos cobrado |
| vosotros/as habíais cobrado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían cobrado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo cobre |
| tú cobres |
| él/ella/usted cobre |
| nosotros/as cobremos |
| vosotros/as cobréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes cobren |
Quick questions about cobrar
Is cobrar regular or irregular?
Cobrar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of cobrar?
In the preterite, yo cobré and él/ella/usted cobró. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of cobrar?
The past participle of cobrar is cobrado, as in yo he cobrado.
What is the gerund of cobrar?
The gerund (-ing form) of cobrar is cobrando, as in yo estoy cobrando.
What is the future stem of cobrar?
The future and conditional stem of cobrar is cobrar-: yo cobraré, yo cobraría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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