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SPANISH VERB

comprobar

to check, to verify

  • #476 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: comprobando
  • Past participle: comprobado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use comprobar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre compruebo dos veces que la puerta está cerrada.

    I always check twice that the door is locked.

  2. Past

    ¿Comprobaste la hora del tren en la aplicación?

    Did you check the train time on the app?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre comprobaba el aceite del coche cada domingo.

    My dad checked the car's oil every Sunday.

  4. Future

    El técnico comprobará la caldera mañana por la mañana.

    The technician will check the boiler tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Yo comprobaría la reserva antes de salir de casa.

    I'd check the booking before leaving home.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que compruebes la fecha del pasaporte.

    It's best you check the date on your passport.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que comprobara el precio en otra tienda.

    I asked him to check the price in another shop.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Comprobad las luces del coche antes del viaje!

    Check the car lights before the trip!

Where you hear comprobar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Compruebo la fecha en el documento. I check the date in the document.
  • Ayer comprobé la dirección. Yesterday I checked the address.
  • Mañana comprobaré los nombres. Tomorrow I'll check the names.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.