Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I take
- tú you take
- usted, él, ella he/she takes
- nosotros we take
- vosotros Spain you all take
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they take
SPANISH VERB
coger
to take, to catch
- #244 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: cogiendo
- Past participle: cogido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I took
- tú you took
- usted, él, ella he/she took
- nosotros we took
- vosotros Spain you all took
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they took
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to take
- tú you used to take
- usted, él, ella he/she used to take
- nosotros we used to take
- vosotros Spain you all used to take
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will take
- tú you will take
- usted, él, ella he/she will take
- nosotros we will take
- vosotros Spain you all will take
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would take
- tú you would take
- usted, él, ella he/she would take
- nosotros we would take
- vosotros Spain you all would take
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I take
- tú (that) you take
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she take
- nosotros (that) we take
- vosotros Spain (that) you all take
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I took
- tú (if) you took
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she took
- nosotros (if) we took
- vosotros Spain (if) you all took
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú take!
- usted take! (formal)
- nosotros take! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain take! (all of you)
- ustedes take! (all of you)
How to use coger
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Cojo el autobús a las ocho todas las mañanas.
I catch the bus at eight every morning.
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Past
Cogimos un taxi porque llovía muchísimo.
We took a taxi because it was pouring.
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Imperfect
Mi madre cogía naranjas del patio para el zumo.
My mother picked oranges from the patio for the juice.
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Future
¿Cogerás el tren rápido o el normal?
Will you take the fast train or the normal one?
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Conditional
Yo cogería un paraguas, por si acaso.
I'd take an umbrella, just in case.
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Present subjunctive
Es mejor que cojas el metro a esta hora.
It's better that you take the metro at this time of day.
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Past subjunctive
Me dijo que cogiera las llaves del cajón.
She told me to take the keys from the drawer.
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Imperative
Coge otro trozo de tortilla, que está buenísima.
Take another piece of tortilla, it's delicious.
Good to know
- In Spain "coger" is the everyday word for catching a bus or picking something up; in Mexico and Argentina it is vulgar, so say "tomar" or "agarrar" there.
Where you hear coger
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Cojo el autobús a las siete. I catch the bus at seven.
- He cogido un resfriado. I've caught a cold.
- Vas a coger frío sin abrigo. You're going to get cold without a coat.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Cojo el autobús de Cádiz todos los lunes. I take the Cadiz bus every Monday.
- Cogimos el primer tren desde el aeropuerto. We caught the first train from the airport.
- Cogeré aire y subiré al avión. I'll take a breath and get on the plane.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.