Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am left over
- tú you are left over
- usted, él, ella he/she is left over
- nosotros we are left over
- vosotros Spain you all are left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are left over
SPANISH VERB
sobrar
to be left over
- #427 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: sobrando
- Past participle: sobrado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was left over
- tú you were left over
- usted, él, ella he/she was left over
- nosotros we were left over
- vosotros Spain you all were left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were left over
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be left over
- tú you used to be left over
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be left over
- nosotros we used to be left over
- vosotros Spain you all used to be left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be left over
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be left over
- tú you will be left over
- usted, él, ella he/she will be left over
- nosotros we will be left over
- vosotros Spain you all will be left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be left over
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be left over
- tú you would be left over
- usted, él, ella he/she would be left over
- nosotros we would be left over
- vosotros Spain you all would be left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be left over
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be left over
- tú (that) you be left over
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be left over
- nosotros (that) we be left over
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be left over
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were left over
- tú (if) you were left over
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were left over
- nosotros (if) we were left over
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were left over
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were left over
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be left over!
- usted be left over! (formal)
- nosotros be left over! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be left over! (all of you)
- ustedes be left over! (all of you)
How to use sobrar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre sobra arroz cuando cocina mi madre.
There's always rice left over when my mum cooks.
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Past
Sobró mucha tarta de la fiesta de ayer.
A lot of cake was left over from yesterday's party.
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Imperfect
En casa nunca sobraba nada, éramos siete hermanos.
At home nothing was ever left over, we were seven siblings.
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Future
Sobrará comida, así que traed táper.
There'll be food left over, so bring a container.
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Conditional
Con dos pizzas sobraría, somos solo tres.
Two pizzas would be more than enough, we're only three.
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Present subjunctive
Guarda lo que sobre para mañana.
Keep whatever's left for tomorrow.
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Past subjunctive
Pedimos poco para que no sobrara nada.
We ordered little so nothing would be left over.
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Imperative
¡Que sobre vino y nunca falte, como decía mi padre!
Let wine be left over and never run short, as my father said!
Good to know
- Sobra also means there's more than enough: sobra comida; "me sobra tiempo" is I have time to spare.
Where you hear sobrar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Siempre sobra comida en las bodas. There's always food left over at weddings.
- Sobró mole para una semana. There was mole left over for a week.
- Con tanta gente, no va a sobrar nada. With so many people, there won't be anything left over.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.