Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cojo | |
| tú | coges | |
| él / ella / usted | coge | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cogemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cogéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cogen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cogí | |
| tú | cogiste | |
| él / ella / usted | cogió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cogimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cogisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cogieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cogía | |
| tú | cogías | |
| él / ella / usted | cogía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cogíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cogíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cogían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cogeré | |
| tú | cogerás | |
| él / ella / usted | cogerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cogeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cogeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cogerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cogería | |
| tú | cogerías | |
| él / ella / usted | cogería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cogeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cogeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cogerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coja | |
| tú | cojas | |
| él / ella / usted | coja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cojamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cojáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cojan |
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 take, catch, hold, to get, to seize
- to pick, harvest
- to fish
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