Cocinar

to cook

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cocinar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cocinando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cocinado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocino I cook	I cook
tú	cocinas you cook	you cook
él/ella/usted	cocina he/she/you cooks	he/she/you cooks
nosotros	cocinamos we cook	we cook
vosotros	cocináis you all cook	you all cook
ellos/ustedes	cocinan they/you all cook	they/you all cook

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocinaba I used to cook	I used to cook
tú	cocinabas you used to cook	you used to cook
él/ella/usted	cocinaba he/she/you used to cook	he/she/you used to cook
nosotros	cocinábamos we used to cook	we used to cook
vosotros	cocinabais you all used to cook	you all used to cook
ellos/ustedes	cocinaban they/you all used to cook	they/you all used to cook

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cociné I cooked	I cooked
tú	cocinaste you cooked	you cooked
él/ella/usted	cocinó he/she/you cooked	he/she/you cooked
nosotros	cocinamos we cooked	we cooked
vosotros	cocinasteis you all cooked	you all cooked
ellos/ustedes	cocinaron they/you all cooked	they/you all cooked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocinaré I will cook	I will cook
tú	cocinarás you will cook	you will cook
él/ella/usted	cocinará he/she/you will cook	he/she/you will cook
nosotros	cocinaremos we will cook	we will cook
vosotros	cocinaréis you all will cook	you all will cook
ellos/ustedes	cocinarán they/you all will cook	they/you all will cook

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocinaría I would cook	I would cook
tú	cocinarías you would cook	you would cook
él/ella/usted	cocinaría he/she/you would cook	he/she/you would cook
nosotros	cocinaríamos we would cook	we would cook
vosotros	cocinaríais you all would cook	you all would cook
ellos/ustedes	cocinarían they/you all would cook	they/you all would cook

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocine that I cook	that I cook
tú	cocines that you cook	that you cook
él/ella/usted	cocine that he/she/you cook	that he/she/you cook
nosotros	cocinemos that we cook	that we cook
vosotros	cocinéis that you all cook	that you all cook
ellos/ustedes	cocinen that they/you all cook	that they/you all cook

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cocinara or cocinase that I cooked	that I cooked
tú	cocinaras or cocinases that you cooked	that you cooked
él/ella/usted	cocinara or cocinase that he/she/you cooked	that he/she/you cooked
nosotros	cocináramos or cocinásemos that we cooked	that we cooked
vosotros	cocinarais or cocinaseis that you all cooked	that you all cooked
ellos/ustedes	cocinaran or cocinasen that they/you all cooked	that they/you all cooked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he cocinado I have cooked	I have cooked
tú	has cocinado you have cooked	you have cooked
él/ella/usted	ha cocinado he/she/you have cooked	he/she/you have cooked
nosotros	hemos cocinado we have cooked	we have cooked
vosotros	habéis cocinado you all have cooked	you all have cooked
ellos/ustedes	han cocinado they/you all have cooked	they/you all have cooked

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había cocinado I had cooked	I had cooked
tú	habías cocinado you had cooked	you had cooked
él/ella/usted	había cocinado he/she/you had cooked	he/she/you had cooked
nosotros	habíamos cocinado we had cooked	we had cooked
vosotros	habíais cocinado you all had cooked	you all had cooked
ellos/ustedes	habían cocinado they/you all had cooked	they/you all had cooked

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube cocinado I had cooked	I had cooked
tú	hubiste cocinado you had cooked	you had cooked
él/ella/usted	hubo cocinado he/she/you had cooked	he/she/you had cooked
nosotros	hubimos cocinado we had cooked	we had cooked
vosotros	hubisteis cocinado you all had cooked	you all had cooked
ellos/ustedes	hubieron cocinado they/you all had cooked	they/you all had cooked

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré cocinado I will have cooked	I will have cooked
tú	habrás cocinado you will have cooked	you will have cooked
él/ella/usted	habrá cocinado he/she/you will have cooked	he/she/you will have cooked
nosotros	habremos cocinado we will have cooked	we will have cooked
vosotros	habréis cocinado you all will have cooked	you all will have cooked
ellos/ustedes	habrán cocinado they/you all will have cooked	they/you all will have cooked

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría cocinado I would have cooked	I would have cooked
tú	habrías cocinado you would have cooked	you would have cooked
él/ella/usted	habría cocinado he/she/you would have cooked	he/she/you would have cooked
nosotros	habríamos cocinado we would have cooked	we would have cooked
vosotros	habríais cocinado you all would have cooked	you all would have cooked
ellos/ustedes	habrían cocinado they/you all would have cooked	they/you all would have cooked

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya cocinado that I have cooked	that I have cooked
tú	hayas cocinado that you have cooked	that you have cooked
él/ella/usted	haya cocinado that he/she/you have cooked	that he/she/you have cooked
nosotros	hayamos cocinado that we have cooked	that we have cooked
vosotros	hayáis cocinado that you all have cooked	that you all have cooked
ellos/ustedes	hayan cocinado that they/you all have cooked	that they/you all have cooked

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera cocinado that I had cooked	that I had cooked
tú	hubieras cocinado that you had cooked	that you had cooked
él/ella/usted	hubiera cocinado that he/she/you had cooked	that he/she/you had cooked
nosotros	hubiéramos cocinado that we had cooked	that we had cooked
vosotros	hubierais cocinado that you all had cooked	that you all had cooked
ellos/ustedes	hubieran cocinado that they/you all had cooked	that they/you all had cooked

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cocina	cook! (you)
usted	cocine	cook! (you formal)
nosotros	cocinemos	let's cook!
vosotros	cocinad	cook! (you all)
ustedes	cocinen	cook! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cocines	don't cook! (you)
usted	no cocine	don't cook! (you formal)
nosotros	no cocinemos	let's not cook!
vosotros	no cocinéis	don't cook! (you all)
ustedes	no cocinen	don't cook! (you all)

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