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SPANISH VERB

cocinar

to cook

  • #206 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cocinando
  • Past participle: cocinado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I cook
  2. tú you cook
  3. usted, él, ella he/she cooks
  4. nosotros we cook
  5. vosotros Spain you all cook
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cook

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I cooked
  2. tú you cooked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she cooked
  4. nosotros we cooked
  5. vosotros Spain you all cooked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cooked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to cook
  2. tú you used to cook
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to cook
  4. nosotros we used to cook
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to cook
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cook

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will cook
  2. tú you will cook
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will cook
  4. nosotros we will cook
  5. vosotros Spain you all will cook
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cook

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would cook
  2. tú you would cook
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would cook
  4. nosotros we would cook
  5. vosotros Spain you all would cook
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cook

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I cook
  2. tú (that) you cook
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she cook
  4. nosotros (that) we cook
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all cook
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cook

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I cooked
  2. tú (if) you cooked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she cooked
  4. nosotros (if) we cooked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all cooked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they cooked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú cook!
  2. usted cook! (formal)
  3. nosotros cook! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain cook! (all of you)
  5. ustedes cook! (all of you)

How to use cocinar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi esposa cocina mejor que yo.

    My wife cooks better than I do.

  2. Past

    Cociné mole para toda la familia.

    I cooked mole for the whole family.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela cocinaba con leña en el rancho.

    My grandmother cooked with firewood on the ranch.

  4. Future

    El domingo cocinaré pozole para los amigos.

    On Sunday I'll cook pozole for my friends.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Cocinarías tú si yo lavo los trastes?

    Would you cook if I wash the dishes?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que cocinemos en casa esta noche.

    I'd rather we cook at home tonight.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si cocinaras más seguido, gastarías menos.

    If you cooked more often, you'd spend less.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cocina sin tanta sal, por favor!

    Cook with less salt, please!

Where you hear cocinar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Yo nunca cocino. I never cook.
  • Mi mamá cocinaba mejor que nadie. My mom cooked better than anyone.
  • Voy a cocinar para la familia. I'm going to cook for the family.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Cocino cochinita los domingos. I cook cochinita on Sundays.
  • Cociné tamales para la Nochebuena. I cooked tamales for Christmas Eve.
  • Voy a cocinar para ustedes. I'm going to cook for you.
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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · cocinó

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Sometimes, Almost Never

Beginner Level 2 · cocino · cocinas · cocina

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The Best Mole in Oaxaca

Beginner Level 2 · cocinaba

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Have You Ever Tried Them?

Beginner Level 2 · cocinado

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Almost Two Months Already

Beginner Level 2 · cocinar

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You Have to Lie Diagonally

Beginner Level 3 · cocinar después de las diez

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · cocinaré

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It's My Treat

Beginner Level 3 · cocinado

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It's Not Goodbye

Intermediate Level 1 · has cocinado

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Whatever You Decide

Intermediate Level 1 · le cocinaría algo sin chile

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Peaches, Not Peaches

Advanced Level 1 · qué estáis cocinando

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