What does valer mean in English?

Valer means "to be worth" in English.

How do you conjugate valer in Spanish?

Valer 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 are common idiomatic expressions with valer?

Common idiomatic expressions using valer include: "valer la pena" (to be worth it), "más vale" (it's better to). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using valer?

Valer is irregular in some tenses

How do you use valer in a sentence?

Example: "Valió mucho dinero." which means "It was worth a lot of money." in English.

Valer

to be worth

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

valer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

valiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

valido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valgo I be worth	I be worth
tú	vales you be worth	you be worth
él/ella/usted	vale he/she/you be worths	he/she/you be worths
nosotros	valemos we be worth	we be worth
vosotros	valéis you all be worth	you all be worth
ellos/ustedes	valen they/you all be worth	they/you all be worth

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valía I used to be worth	I used to be worth
tú	valías you used to be worth	you used to be worth
él/ella/usted	valía he/she/you used to be worth	he/she/you used to be worth
nosotros	valíamos we used to be worth	we used to be worth
vosotros	valíais you all used to be worth	you all used to be worth
ellos/ustedes	valían they/you all used to be worth	they/you all used to be worth

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valí I be worthed	I be worthed
tú	valiste you be worthed	you be worthed
él/ella/usted	valió he/she/you be worthed	he/she/you be worthed
nosotros	valimos we be worthed	we be worthed
vosotros	valisteis you all be worthed	you all be worthed
ellos/ustedes	valieron they/you all be worthed	they/you all be worthed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valdré I will be worth	I will be worth
tú	valdrás you will be worth	you will be worth
él/ella/usted	valdrá he/she/you will be worth	he/she/you will be worth
nosotros	valdremos we will be worth	we will be worth
vosotros	valdréis you all will be worth	you all will be worth
ellos/ustedes	valdrán they/you all will be worth	they/you all will be worth

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valdría I would be worth	I would be worth
tú	valdrías you would be worth	you would be worth
él/ella/usted	valdría he/she/you would be worth	he/she/you would be worth
nosotros	valdríamos we would be worth	we would be worth
vosotros	valdríais you all would be worth	you all would be worth
ellos/ustedes	valdrían they/you all would be worth	they/you all would be worth

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valga that I be worth	that I be worth
tú	valgas that you be worth	that you be worth
él/ella/usted	valga that he/she/you be worth	that he/she/you be worth
nosotros	valgamos that we be worth	that we be worth
vosotros	valgáis that you all be worth	that you all be worth
ellos/ustedes	valgan that they/you all be worth	that they/you all be worth

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	valiera or valiese that I be worthed	that I be worthed
tú	valieras or valieses that you be worthed	that you be worthed
él/ella/usted	valiera or valiese that he/she/you be worthed	that he/she/you be worthed
nosotros	valiéramos or valiésemos that we be worthed	that we be worthed
vosotros	valierais or valieseis that you all be worthed	that you all be worthed
ellos/ustedes	valieran or valiesen that they/you all be worthed	that they/you all be worthed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	vale	be worth! (you)
usted	valga	be worth! (you formal)
nosotros	valgamos	let's be worth!
vosotros	valed	be worth! (you all)
ustedes	valgan	be worth! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no valgas	don't be worth! (you)
usted	no valga	don't be worth! (you formal)
nosotros	no valgamos	let's not be worth!
vosotros	no valgáis	don't be worth! (you all)
ustedes	no valgan	don't be worth! (you all)

More About "valer"

Idiomatic Expressions

valer la pena

to be worth it

💡 Vale la pena intentarlo (It's worth trying)

más vale

it's better to

💡 Más vale tarde que nunca (Better late than never)

Examples in Context

Valió mucho dinero.

It was worth a lot of money.

Preterite

Vale 50 euros.

It costs 50 euros.

Present

Ha valido la pena.

It has been worth it.

Present Perfect

Valdrá más en el futuro.

It will be worth more in the future.

Future

Usage Notes

•Valer is irregular in some tenses
•Present: valgo, vales, vale
•Future: valdré, valdrás, valdrá
•Main meanings: to be worth, to cost

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