Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobro | |
| tú | cobras | |
| él / ella / usted | cobra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobré | |
| tú | cobraste | |
| él / ella / usted | cobró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraba | |
| tú | cobrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cobraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraré | |
| tú | cobrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cobrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraría | |
| tú | cobrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cobraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobre | |
| tú | cobres | |
| él / ella / usted | cobre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cobremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cobréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cobren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to charge (money, etc.)
- to collect
- to gather up (strength, bravery etc.)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations