Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am worth
- tú you are worth
- usted, él, ella he/she is worth
- nosotros we are worth
- vosotros Spain you all are worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are worth
SPANISH VERB
valer
to be worth
- #89 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: valiendo
- Past participle: valido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was worth
- tú you were worth
- usted, él, ella he/she was worth
- nosotros we were worth
- vosotros Spain you all were worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were worth
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be worth
- tú you used to be worth
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be worth
- nosotros we used to be worth
- vosotros Spain you all used to be worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be worth
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be worth
- tú you will be worth
- usted, él, ella he/she will be worth
- nosotros we will be worth
- vosotros Spain you all will be worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be worth
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be worth
- tú you would be worth
- usted, él, ella he/she would be worth
- nosotros we would be worth
- vosotros Spain you all would be worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be worth
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be worth
- tú (that) you be worth
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be worth
- nosotros (that) we be worth
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be worth
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were worth
- tú (if) you were worth
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were worth
- nosotros (if) we were worth
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were worth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were worth
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be worth!
- usted be worth! (formal)
- nosotros be worth! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be worth! (all of you)
- ustedes be worth! (all of you)
How to use valer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Cuánto vale esa bolsa de piel, señora?
How much is that leather bag, ma'am?
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Past
El viaje valió cada peso que gastamos.
The trip was worth every peso we spent.
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Imperfect
Antes un café valía diez pesos en esta esquina.
A coffee used to cost ten pesos on this corner.
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Future
Esta casa valdrá mucho más en unos años.
This house will be worth a lot more in a few years.
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Conditional
Valdría la pena preguntar en la otra tienda.
It would be worth asking at the other store.
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Present subjunctive
No creo que ese celular valga tanto dinero.
I don't think that phone is worth that much money.
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Past subjunctive
Si valiera menos, lo compraría ahora mismo.
If it cost less, I'd buy it right now.
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Imperative
¡Válgame Dios, qué susto me diste!
Good heavens, what a scare you gave me!
Good to know
- "¿Cuánto vale?" asks the price, like "¿cuánto cuesta?". "Vale la pena" is "it's worth it".
Where you hear valer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Vale la pena. It's worth it.
- El viaje valió la pena. The trip was worth it.
- Va a valer la pena. It's going to be worth it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Este mezcal vale cada peso. This mezcal is worth every peso.
- Valió la pena. It was worth it.
- Va a valer la pena, ya verás. It's going to be worth it, you'll see.
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Even If It's Expensive
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Intermediate Level 1 · Vale la pena.
It's About Time
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Intermediate Level 3 · más vale que vengas a visitarnos
See You Later, Oaxaca
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Intermediate Level 3 · más te vale cuidarla
Better Late Than Never
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Fluency Level 1 · más vale
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.