Cortar conjugation chart
Cortar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you cut | |
| vos | you cut | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she cuts | |
| nosotros | we cut | |
| vosotros | you all cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you cut | |
| vos | you cut | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she cut | |
| nosotros | we cut | |
| vosotros | you all cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to cut | |
| vos | you used to cut | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to cut | |
| nosotros | we used to cut | |
| vosotros | you all used to cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will cut | |
| vos | you will cut | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will cut | |
| nosotros | we will cut | |
| vosotros | you all will cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would cut | |
| vos | you would cut | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would cut | |
| nosotros | we would cut | |
| vosotros | you all would cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you cut | |
| vos | that you cut | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she cut | |
| nosotros | that we cut | |
| vosotros | that you all cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Cortar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I cut | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you cut | |
| vos | if you cut | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she cut | |
| nosotros | if we cut | |
| vosotros | if you all cut | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they cut |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (cortase), more common in writing.
Cortar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | cut! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | cut! | |
| usted | cut! | |
| nosotros | let's cut! | |
| vosotros | cut! | |
| ustedes | cut! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: corta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (corte, cortemos, corten).
Cortar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't cut! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't cut! | |
| usted | don't cut! | |
| nosotros | let's not cut! | |
| vosotros | don't cut! | |
| ustedes | don't cut! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + cortes, corte…
Always the verb haber + the past participle cortado, which never changes.
Cortar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he cortado |
|---|---|
| tú | has cortado |
| vos | has cortado |
| él, ella, usted | ha cortado |
| nosotros | hemos cortado |
| vosotros | habéis cortado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han cortado |
Cortar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había cortado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías cortado |
| vos | habías cortado |
| él, ella, usted | había cortado |
| nosotros | habíamos cortado |
| vosotros | habíais cortado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían cortado |
Cortar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré cortado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás cortado |
| vos | habrás cortado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá cortado |
| nosotros | habremos cortado |
| vosotros | habréis cortado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán cortado |
Cortar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría cortado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías cortado |
| vos | habrías cortado |
| él, ella, usted | habría cortado |
| nosotros | habríamos cortado |
| vosotros | habríais cortado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían cortado |
Cortar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya cortado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas cortado |
| vos | hayas cortado |
| él, ella, usted | haya cortado |
| nosotros | hayamos cortado |
| vosotros | hayáis cortado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan cortado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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