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SPANISH VERB

robar

to steal

  • #414 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: robando
  • Past participle: robado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use robar

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

  1. Present

    En esa calle roban celulares de noche.

    On that street they steal phones at night.

  2. Past

    Me robaron la cartera en el metro.

    My wallet was stolen on the subway.

  3. Imperfect

    El gato robaba comida de la mesa.

    The cat used to steal food from the table.

  4. Future

    Si dejas la bici ahí, te la robarán.

    If you leave the bike there, it'll get stolen.

  5. Conditional

    Nadie robaría una maleta tan fea.

    Nobody would steal such an ugly suitcase.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Guarda bien tu bolsa para que no te la roben.

    Keep your bag close so it doesn't get stolen.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me robaran el pasaporte, iría a la embajada.

    If my passport were stolen, I'd go to the embassy.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No me robes las papas, pide las tuyas!

    Don't steal my fries, order your own!

Where you hear robar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • En el camión roban celulares. On the bus they steal phones.
  • Me robaron el celular. They stole my phone.
  • No le van a robar nada. They're not going to steal anything from you.
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They Stole My Phone

Beginner Level 2 · robar · me robaron · le robaron

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