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SPANISH VERB

currar

to work, slang

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: currando
  • Past participle: currado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use currar

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermano curra en un bar del centro.

    My brother works at a bar downtown.

  2. Past

    Ayer curré doce horas seguidas sin descansar.

    Yesterday I worked twelve hours straight without a break.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes currábamos los sábados por la mañana también.

    We used to work Saturday mornings too.

  4. Future

    ¿Currarás este verano o te vas de vacaciones?

    Will you work this summer or go on holiday?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no curraría ni un día más en esa oficina.

    I wouldn't work one more day in that office.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que curres tanto, que te vas a poner malo.

    I don't want you working so hard, you'll get ill.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si currara menos horas, tendría tiempo para el gimnasio.

    If I worked fewer hours, I'd have time for the gym.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Curra un poco, Sergio, que la cocina no se limpia sola!

    Do some work, Sergio, the kitchen won't clean itself!

Good to know

  • "Currar" is casual: "un curro" is a job, "estoy currando" is "I'm at work".

Where you hear currar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Curro en un bar de Triana. I work in a bar in Triana.
  • Ayer curré doce horas. Yesterday I worked twelve hours.
  • En Japón voy a currar mucho. In Japan I'm going to work a lot.
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Advanced Level 1 · currar · curras

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