Cubrir Conjugation

to cover in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cubriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cubierto

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubro I cover	I cover
tú	cubres you cover	you cover
él/ella/usted	cubre he/she/you covers	he/she/you covers
nosotros	cubrimos we cover	we cover
vosotros	cubrís you all cover	you all cover
ellos/ustedes	cubren they/you all cover	they/you all cover

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubría I used to cover	I used to cover
tú	cubrías you used to cover	you used to cover
él/ella/usted	cubría he/she/you used to cover	he/she/you used to cover
nosotros	cubríamos we used to cover	we used to cover
vosotros	cubríais you all used to cover	you all used to cover
ellos/ustedes	cubrían they/you all used to cover	they/you all used to cover

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubrí I covered	I covered
tú	cubriste you covered	you covered
él/ella/usted	cubrió he/she/you covered	he/she/you covered
nosotros	cubrimos we covered	we covered
vosotros	cubristeis you all covered	you all covered
ellos/ustedes	cubrieron they/you all covered	they/you all covered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubriré I will cover	I will cover
tú	cubrirás you will cover	you will cover
él/ella/usted	cubrirá he/she/you will cover	he/she/you will cover
nosotros	cubriremos we will cover	we will cover
vosotros	cubriréis you all will cover	you all will cover
ellos/ustedes	cubrirán they/you all will cover	they/you all will cover

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubriría I would cover	I would cover
tú	cubrirías you would cover	you would cover
él/ella/usted	cubriría he/she/you would cover	he/she/you would cover
nosotros	cubriríamos we would cover	we would cover
vosotros	cubriríais you all would cover	you all would cover
ellos/ustedes	cubrirían they/you all would cover	they/you all would cover

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubra that I cover	that I cover
tú	cubras that you cover	that you cover
él/ella/usted	cubra that he/she/you cover	that he/she/you cover
nosotros	cubramos that we cover	that we cover
vosotros	cubráis that you all cover	that you all cover
ellos/ustedes	cubran that they/you all cover	that they/you all cover

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cubriera or cubriese that I covered	that I covered
tú	cubrieras or cubrieses that you covered	that you covered
él/ella/usted	cubriera or cubriese that he/she/you covered	that he/she/you covered
nosotros	cubriéramos or cubriésemos that we covered	that we covered
vosotros	cubrierais or cubrieseis that you all covered	that you all covered
ellos/ustedes	cubrieran or cubriesen that they/you all covered	that they/you all covered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cubre	cover! (you)
usted	cubra	cover! (you formal)
nosotros	cubramos	let's cover!
vosotros	cubrid	cover! (you all)
ustedes	cubran	cover! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cubras	don't cover! (you)
usted	no cubra	don't cover! (you formal)
nosotros	no cubramos	let's not cover!
vosotros	no cubráis	don't cover! (you all)
ustedes	no cubran	don't cover! (you all)

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