Conjugation of cobrar in Spanish
cobrarto collect, to charge, to cashregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobro | |
| tú | cobras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobra | |
| nosotros | cobramos | |
| vosotros | cobráis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobran |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
cobracobroThe 1st person singular present is 'cobro', not the 3rd person form.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobré | |
| tú | cobraste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobró | |
| nosotros | cobramos | |
| vosotros | cobrasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobraron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- tú
cobrastescobrasteIn standard Spanish, the tú preterite is 'cobraste', not the nonstandard form 'cobrastes'.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraba | |
| tú | cobrabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobraba | |
| nosotros | cobrábamos | |
| vosotros | cobrabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobraban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraré | |
| tú | cobrarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobrará | |
| nosotros | cobraremos | |
| vosotros | cobraréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobrarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobraría | |
| tú | cobrarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobraría | |
| nosotros | cobraríamos | |
| vosotros | cobraríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobrarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobre | |
| tú | cobres | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobre | |
| nosotros | cobremos | |
| vosotros | cobréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobren |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- nosotros
cobramoscobremosHere the mistake is using the indicative form instead of the present subjunctive 'cobremos'.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobrara | |
| tú | cobraras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobrara | |
| nosotros | cobráramos | |
| vosotros | cobrarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobraran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cobra | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobre | |
| nosotros | cobremos | |
| vosotros | cobrad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobren |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
cobrascobraAffirmative tú commands use the 3rd person singular form: 'cobra', not the present indicative 'cobras'.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobrando | |
| tú | cobrando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobrando | |
| nosotros | cobrando | |
| vosotros | cobrando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobrando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobrado | |
| tú | cobrado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobrado | |
| nosotros | cobrado | |
| vosotros | cobrado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobrado |
cobrar — frequently asked questions
Is cobrar a regular verb?
Yes — cobrar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does cobrar mean?
cobrar is a Spanish verb meaning "to collect, to charge, to cash".