Cubrir conjugation chart
Cubrir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you cover | |
| vos | you cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she covers | |
| nosotros | we cover | |
| vosotros | you all cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they cover |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I covered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you covered | |
| vos | you covered | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she covered | |
| nosotros | we covered | |
| vosotros | you all covered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they covered |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to cover | |
| vos | you used to cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to cover | |
| nosotros | we used to cover | |
| vosotros | you all used to cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to cover |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will cover | |
| vos | you will cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will cover | |
| nosotros | we will cover | |
| vosotros | you all will cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will cover |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would cover | |
| vos | you would cover | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would cover | |
| nosotros | we would cover | |
| vosotros | you all would cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would cover |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I cover | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you cover | |
| vos | that you cover | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she cover | |
| nosotros | that we cover | |
| vosotros | that you all cover | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they cover |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Cubrir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I covered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you covered | |
| vos | if you covered | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she covered | |
| nosotros | if we covered | |
| vosotros | if you all covered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they covered |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (cubriese), more common in writing.
Cubrir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | cover! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | cover! | |
| usted | cover! | |
| nosotros | let's cover! | |
| vosotros | cover! | |
| ustedes | cover! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: cubre. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (cubra, cubramos, cubran).
Cubrir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't cover! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't cover! | |
| usted | don't cover! | |
| nosotros | let's not cover! | |
| vosotros | don't cover! | |
| ustedes | don't cover! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + cubras, cubra…
Always the verb haber + the past participle cubierto, which never changes.
Cubrir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he cubierto |
|---|---|
| tú | has cubierto |
| vos | has cubierto |
| él, ella, usted | ha cubierto |
| nosotros | hemos cubierto |
| vosotros | habéis cubierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han cubierto |
Cubrir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había cubierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habías cubierto |
| vos | habías cubierto |
| él, ella, usted | había cubierto |
| nosotros | habíamos cubierto |
| vosotros | habíais cubierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían cubierto |
Cubrir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré cubierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás cubierto |
| vos | habrás cubierto |
| él, ella, usted | habrá cubierto |
| nosotros | habremos cubierto |
| vosotros | habréis cubierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán cubierto |
Cubrir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría cubierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías cubierto |
| vos | habrías cubierto |
| él, ella, usted | habría cubierto |
| nosotros | habríamos cubierto |
| vosotros | habríais cubierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían cubierto |
Cubrir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya cubierto |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas cubierto |
| vos | hayas cubierto |
| él, ella, usted | haya cubierto |
| nosotros | hayamos cubierto |
| vosotros | hayáis cubierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan cubierto |
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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