SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

llorar

to cry, to weep

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

llorar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yolloro
túlloras
él / ella / ustedllora
nosotros / nosotraslloramos
vosotros / vosotraslloráis
ellos / ellas / ustedeslloran

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

llorar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yolloré
túlloraste
él / ella / ustedlloró
nosotros / nosotraslloramos
vosotros / vosotrasllorasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedeslloraron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

llorar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yolloraba
túllorabas
él / ella / ustedlloraba
nosotros / nosotrasllorábamos
vosotros / vosotrasllorabais
ellos / ellas / ustedeslloraban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

llorar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yolloraré
túllorarás
él / ella / ustedllorará
nosotros / nosotraslloraremos
vosotros / vosotraslloraréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesllorarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

llorar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yolloraría
túllorarías
él / ella / ustedlloraría
nosotros / nosotraslloraríamos
vosotros / vosotraslloraríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesllorarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

llorar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yollore
túllores
él / ella / ustedllore
nosotros / nosotraslloremos
vosotros / vosotraslloréis
ellos / ellas / ustedeslloren

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 cry, to weep
  • to mourn

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

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