Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I cry
- tú you cry
- usted, él, ella he/she cries
- nosotros we cry
- vosotros Spain you all cry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they cry
SPANISH VERB
llorar
to cry
- #272 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: llorando
- Past participle: llorado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I cried
- tú you cried
- usted, él, ella he/she cried
- nosotros we cried
- vosotros Spain you all cried
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they cried
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to cry
- tú you used to cry
- usted, él, ella he/she used to cry
- nosotros we used to cry
- vosotros Spain you all used to cry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cry
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will cry
- tú you will cry
- usted, él, ella he/she will cry
- nosotros we will cry
- vosotros Spain you all will cry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cry
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would cry
- tú you would cry
- usted, él, ella he/she would cry
- nosotros we would cry
- vosotros Spain you all would cry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cry
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I cry
- tú (that) you cry
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she cry
- nosotros (that) we cry
- vosotros Spain (that) you all cry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cry
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I cried
- tú (if) you cried
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she cried
- nosotros (if) we cried
- vosotros Spain (if) you all cried
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they cried
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú cry!
- usted cry! (formal)
- nosotros cry! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain cry! (all of you)
- ustedes cry! (all of you)
How to use llorar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi bebé llora cuando tiene sueño.
My baby cries when he's sleepy.
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Past
Lloré al final de la película.
I cried at the end of the movie.
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Imperfect
De niña lloraba por cualquier cosa.
As a girl I cried over anything.
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Future
Tu mamá llorará de alegría en tu graduación.
Your mom will cry with joy at your graduation.
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Conditional
Yo lloraría si perdiera a mi perro.
I'd cry if I lost my dog.
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Present subjunctive
No dejes que el niño llore tanto.
Don't let the boy cry so much.
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Past subjunctive
Si lloraras, nadie pensaría mal de ti.
If you cried, nobody would think badly of you.
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Imperative
¡No llores, mañana lo arreglamos!
Don't cry, we'll fix it tomorrow!
Where you hear llorar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Emiliano, no llores. Emiliano, don't cry.
- Lloré en el aeropuerto. I cried at the airport.
- No vamos a llorar, ¿verdad? We're not going to cry, are we?
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Mi mamá llora en todas las bodas. My mom cries at every wedding.
- Mi mamá lloró cuando se fue Valeria. My mom cried when Valeria left.
- ¡Mi mamá va a llorar! My mom is going to cry!
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When I Was a Child
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Beginner Level 2 · No llores.
The First Month
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Intermediate Level 1 · llorar
The Third Flat
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Intermediate Level 1 · lloró
It's Not Goodbye
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Intermediate Level 1 · llorando
After They Leave
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Intermediate Level 2 · lloró
We've Just Landed
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Intermediate Level 3 · llorando
I Wanted Everything to Be Perfect
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Intermediate Level 3 · lloré
See You Later, Oaxaca
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Intermediate Level 3 · No llores.
The More I Think About It
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Advanced Level 3 · lloró toda la noche
Coins, Godmother!
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Advanced Level 3 · lloran
All the Days of My Life
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Advanced Level 3 · no lloro · lloro igual
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.