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SPANISH VERB

copiar

to copy

  • #310 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: copiando
  • Past participle: copiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use copiar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre copio los archivos importantes en un disco externo.

    I always copy important files to an external drive.

  2. Past

    ¿Copiaste bien la dirección del hotel?

    Did you copy the hotel address correctly?

  3. Imperfect

    En el colegio copiábamos los apuntes del mejor alumno.

    At school we copied the best student's notes.

  4. Future

    Te copiaré la receta en un papel.

    I'll copy the recipe for you on a piece of paper.

  5. Conditional

    Yo copiaría el enlace antes de cerrar la página.

    I'd copy the link before closing the page.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El profesor no permite que copiemos en los exámenes.

    The teacher doesn't allow us to copy on exams.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que copiara su estilo de peinado.

    She asked me to copy her hairstyle.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Copia el código y pégalo aquí!

    Copy the code and paste it here!

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