Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I charge
- tú you charge
- usted, él, ella he/she charges
- nosotros we charge
- vosotros Spain you all charge
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they charge
SPANISH VERB
cobrar
to charge
- #296 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: cobrando
- Past participle: cobrado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I charged
- tú you charged
- usted, él, ella he/she charged
- nosotros we charged
- vosotros Spain you all charged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they charged
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to charge
- tú you used to charge
- usted, él, ella he/she used to charge
- nosotros we used to charge
- vosotros Spain you all used to charge
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to charge
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will charge
- tú you will charge
- usted, él, ella he/she will charge
- nosotros we will charge
- vosotros Spain you all will charge
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will charge
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would charge
- tú you would charge
- usted, él, ella he/she would charge
- nosotros we would charge
- vosotros Spain you all would charge
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would charge
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I charge
- tú (that) you charge
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she charge
- nosotros (that) we charge
- vosotros Spain (that) you all charge
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they charge
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I charged
- tú (if) you charged
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she charged
- nosotros (if) we charged
- vosotros Spain (if) you all charged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they charged
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú charge!
- usted charge! (formal)
- nosotros charge! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain charge! (all of you)
- ustedes charge! (all of you)
How to use cobrar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Cuánto cobra por una hora de clase?
How much do you charge for an hour of class?
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Past
Me cobraron de más en el restaurante.
They overcharged me at the restaurant.
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Imperfect
Antes no cobraban por el estacionamiento del centro.
They didn't use to charge for parking downtown.
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Future
El taxi cobrará extra por la maleta grande.
The taxi will charge extra for the big suitcase.
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Conditional
Yo cobraría más por un trabajo tan difícil.
I'd charge more for such a hard job.
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Present subjunctive
No dejes que te cobren la propina dos veces.
Don't let them charge you the tip twice.
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Past subjunctive
Si cobraran menos, iría más seguido al cine.
If they charged less, I'd go to the movies more often.
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Imperative
Cóbreme aquí, por favor, tengo prisa.
Charge me here, please, I'm in a hurry.
Good to know
- "Cobrar" is also to get paid: "Cobro los viernes."
Where you hear cobrar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- ¿Cuánto cobra por arreglar una llanta? How much do you charge to fix a tyre?
- El mecánico no nos cobró nada. The mechanic didn't charge us anything.
- Le voy a cobrar cien pesos. I'm going to charge you a hundred pesos.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Manolo, ¿nos cobras? Manolo, can we pay?
- Manolo no nos cobró la cena. Manolo didn't charge us for dinner.
- Hoy no os voy a cobrar nada. Today I'm not going to charge you anything.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.