What does comprobar mean in English?

Comprobar means "to check" in English.

How do you conjugate comprobar in Spanish?

Comprobar 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 comprobar?

Comprobar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)

How do you use comprobar in a sentence?

Example: "Comprobé la información." which means "I checked the information." in English.

What are synonyms for comprobar?

Spanish synonyms for comprobar include: verificar, revisar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Comprobar

to check

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

comprobar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

comprobando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

comprobado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobo I check	I check
tú	comprobas you check	you check
él/ella/usted	comproba he/she/you checks	he/she/you checks
nosotros	comprobamos we check	we check
vosotros	comprobáis you all check	you all check
ellos/ustedes	comproban they/you all check	they/you all check

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobaba I used to check	I used to check
tú	comprobabas you used to check	you used to check
él/ella/usted	comprobaba he/she/you used to check	he/she/you used to check
nosotros	comprobábamos we used to check	we used to check
vosotros	comprobabais you all used to check	you all used to check
ellos/ustedes	comprobaban they/you all used to check	they/you all used to check

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobé I checked	I checked
tú	comprobaste you checked	you checked
él/ella/usted	comprobó he/she/you checked	he/she/you checked
nosotros	comprobamos we checked	we checked
vosotros	comprobasteis you all checked	you all checked
ellos/ustedes	comprobaron they/you all checked	they/you all checked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobaré I will check	I will check
tú	comprobarás you will check	you will check
él/ella/usted	comprobará he/she/you will check	he/she/you will check
nosotros	comprobaremos we will check	we will check
vosotros	comprobaréis you all will check	you all will check
ellos/ustedes	comprobarán they/you all will check	they/you all will check

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobaría I would check	I would check
tú	comprobarías you would check	you would check
él/ella/usted	comprobaría he/she/you would check	he/she/you would check
nosotros	comprobaríamos we would check	we would check
vosotros	comprobaríais you all would check	you all would check
ellos/ustedes	comprobarían they/you all would check	they/you all would check

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobe that I check	that I check
tú	comprobes that you check	that you check
él/ella/usted	comprobe that he/she/you check	that he/she/you check
nosotros	comprobemos that we check	that we check
vosotros	comprobéis that you all check	that you all check
ellos/ustedes	comproben that they/you all check	that they/you all check

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprobara or comprobase that I checked	that I checked
tú	comprobaras or comprobases that you checked	that you checked
él/ella/usted	comprobara or comprobase that he/she/you checked	that he/she/you checked
nosotros	comprobáramos or comprobásemos that we checked	that we checked
vosotros	comprobarais or comprobaseis that you all checked	that you all checked
ellos/ustedes	comprobaran or comprobasen that they/you all checked	that they/you all checked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	comproba	check! (you)
usted	comprobe	check! (you formal)
nosotros	comprobemos	let's check!
vosotros	comprobad	check! (you all)
ustedes	comproben	check! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no comprobes	don't check! (you)
usted	no comprobe	don't check! (you formal)
nosotros	no comprobemos	let's not check!
vosotros	no comprobéis	don't check! (you all)
ustedes	no comproben	don't check! (you all)

More About "comprobar"

Examples in Context

Comprobé la información.

I checked the information.

Preterite

Compruebo los datos.

I verify the data.

Present

Ha comprobado los resultados.

He/She has verified the results.

Present Perfect

Comprobaré tu respuesta.

I will check your answer.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

verificar(to verify)

More formal

revisar(to check, to review)

More about reviewing

Usage Notes

•Comprobar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)
•Stem changes: compruebo, compruebas, comprueba
•Main meaning: to check, to verify

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