What does colocar mean in English?

Colocar means "to place" in English.

How do you conjugate colocar in Spanish?

Colocar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using colocar?

Colocar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change

How do you use colocar in a sentence?

Example: "Coloqué el libro en la estantería." which means "I placed the book on the shelf." in English.

What are synonyms for colocar?

Spanish synonyms for colocar include: poner. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Colocar

to place

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

colocar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

colocando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

colocado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	coloco I place	I place
tú	colocas you place	you place
él/ella/usted	coloca he/she/you places	he/she/you places
nosotros	colocamos we place	we place
vosotros	colocáis you all place	you all place
ellos/ustedes	colocan they/you all place	they/you all place

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colocaba I used to place	I used to place
tú	colocabas you used to place	you used to place
él/ella/usted	colocaba he/she/you used to place	he/she/you used to place
nosotros	colocábamos we used to place	we used to place
vosotros	colocabais you all used to place	you all used to place
ellos/ustedes	colocaban they/you all used to place	they/you all used to place

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colocé I placed	I placed
tú	colocaste you placed	you placed
él/ella/usted	colocó he/she/you placed	he/she/you placed
nosotros	colocamos we placed	we placed
vosotros	colocasteis you all placed	you all placed
ellos/ustedes	colocaron they/you all placed	they/you all placed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colocaré I will place	I will place
tú	colocarás you will place	you will place
él/ella/usted	colocará he/she/you will place	he/she/you will place
nosotros	colocaremos we will place	we will place
vosotros	colocaréis you all will place	you all will place
ellos/ustedes	colocarán they/you all will place	they/you all will place

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colocaría I would place	I would place
tú	colocarías you would place	you would place
él/ella/usted	colocaría he/she/you would place	he/she/you would place
nosotros	colocaríamos we would place	we would place
vosotros	colocaríais you all would place	you all would place
ellos/ustedes	colocarían they/you all would place	they/you all would place

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	coloce that I place	that I place
tú	coloces that you place	that you place
él/ella/usted	coloce that he/she/you place	that he/she/you place
nosotros	colocemos that we place	that we place
vosotros	colocéis that you all place	that you all place
ellos/ustedes	colocen that they/you all place	that they/you all place

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colocara or colocase that I placed	that I placed
tú	colocaras or colocases that you placed	that you placed
él/ella/usted	colocara or colocase that he/she/you placed	that he/she/you placed
nosotros	colocáramos or colocásemos that we placed	that we placed
vosotros	colocarais or colocaseis that you all placed	that you all placed
ellos/ustedes	colocaran or colocasen that they/you all placed	that they/you all placed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	coloca	place! (you)
usted	coloce	place! (you formal)
nosotros	colocemos	let's place!
vosotros	colocad	place! (you all)
ustedes	colocen	place! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no coloces	don't place! (you)
usted	no coloce	don't place! (you formal)
nosotros	no colocemos	let's not place!
vosotros	no colocéis	don't place! (you all)
ustedes	no colocen	don't place! (you all)

More About "colocar"

Examples in Context

Coloqué el libro en la estantería.

I placed the book on the shelf.

Preterite

Coloco las sillas en fila.

I arrange the chairs in a row.

Present

Han colocado el cuadro.

They have placed the painting.

Present Perfect

Colocaré los muebles.

I will place the furniture.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

poner(to put, to place)

More common in everyday speech

Usage Notes

•Colocar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
•Spelling change: c→qu before e (coloqué, coloque)
•Main meanings: to place, to put, to arrange

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