Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I cover a shift
- tú you cover a shift
- usted, él, ella he/she covers a shift
- nosotros we cover a shift
- vosotros Spain you all cover a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they cover a shift
SPANISH VERB
cubrir una guardia
to cover a shift
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: cubriendo una guardia
- Past participle: cubierto una guardia
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I covered a shift
- tú you covered a shift
- usted, él, ella he/she covered a shift
- nosotros we covered a shift
- vosotros Spain you all covered a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they covered a shift
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to cover a shift
- tú you used to cover a shift
- usted, él, ella he/she used to cover a shift
- nosotros we used to cover a shift
- vosotros Spain you all used to cover a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cover a shift
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will cover a shift
- tú you will cover a shift
- usted, él, ella he/she will cover a shift
- nosotros we will cover a shift
- vosotros Spain you all will cover a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cover a shift
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would cover a shift
- tú you would cover a shift
- usted, él, ella he/she would cover a shift
- nosotros we would cover a shift
- vosotros Spain you all would cover a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cover a shift
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I cover a shift
- tú (that) you cover a shift
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she cover a shift
- nosotros (that) we cover a shift
- vosotros Spain (that) you all cover a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cover a shift
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I covered a shift
- tú (if) you covered a shift
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she covered a shift
- nosotros (if) we covered a shift
- vosotros Spain (if) you all covered a shift
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they covered a shift
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú cover a shift!
- usted cover a shift! (formal)
- nosotros cover a shift! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain cover a shift! (all of you)
- ustedes cover a shift! (all of you)
How to use cubrir una guardia
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Hoy cubro una guardia por una compañera enferma.
Today I'm covering a shift for a sick colleague.
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Past
El mes pasado Pablo cubrió una guardia cada fin de semana.
Last month Pablo covered a shift every weekend.
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Imperfect
Cuando era residente cubría una guardia tras otra sin quejarme.
When I was a resident I covered one shift after another without complaining.
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Future
¿Quién cubrirá una guardia la noche de Navidad?
Who'll cover a shift on Christmas night?
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Conditional
Yo cubriría una guardia más si me pagaran las horas.
I'd cover one more shift if they paid me the hours.
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Present subjunctive
Necesitan que alguien cubra una guardia este domingo.
They need someone to cover a shift this Sunday.
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Past subjunctive
Me pidieron que cubriera una guardia justo el día de mi boda.
They asked me to cover a shift right on my wedding day.
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Imperative
¡Cubrid una guardia vosotros, que yo llevo cuatro seguidas!
You lot cover a shift, I've done four in a row!
Good to know
- In a hospital, "una guardia" is an on-call shift; "estar de guardia" is to be on call, and "hacer una guardia" is said too.
Where you hear cubrir una guardia
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Fluency Level 1
- Este domingo cubro una guardia de Nerea. This Sunday I'm covering a shift for Nerea.
- En febrero cubrí una guardia de noche, con la luna casi llena. In February I covered a night shift, with the moon nearly full.
- Mañana voy a cubrir la guardia de Lucía. Tomorrow I'm going to cover Lucia's shift.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.