How to conjugate Cobrar in Spanish
To charge (money), to collect (money) Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Cobrar
- Cobrar in the Indicative Present
- Cobrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cobrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cobrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cobrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cobrar in the Indicative Future
- Cobrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cobrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cobrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cobrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cobrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cobrar
- Imperative tenses of Cobrar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Cobrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Cobrar is the Spanish verb for "to charge (money), to collect (money)". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cobrar | to charge (money), to collect (money) |
| Past participle | cobrado | charged |
| Gerund | cobrando | charging |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cobrar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "cobro", meaning "I charge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobro | I charge |
| Tú | cobras | you charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobra | s/he charges, you (formal) charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobramos | we charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobráis | you (plural) charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobran | they charge, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cobrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cobré", meaning "I charged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobré | I charged |
| Tú | cobraste | you charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobró | s/he charged, you (formal) charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobramos | we charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobrasteis | you (plural) charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobraron | they charged, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cobrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cobraba", meaning "I used to charge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobraba | I used to charge |
| Tú | cobrabas | you used to charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobraba | s/he used to charge, you (formal) used to charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobrábamos | we used to charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobrabais | you (plural) used to charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobraban | they used to charge, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cobrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cobrando", meaning "I am charging".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cobrando | I am charging |
| Tú | estás cobrando | you are charging |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cobrando | s/he is charging, you (formal) are charging |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cobrando | we are charging |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cobrando | you (plural) are charging |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cobrando | they are charging, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cobrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cobrar", meaning "I am going to charge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cobrar | I am going to charge |
| Tú | vas a cobrar | you are going to charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cobrar | s/he is going to charge, you (formal) are going to charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cobrar | we are going to charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cobrar | you (plural) are going to charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cobrar | they are going to charge, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cobrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cobraré", meaning "I will charge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobraré | I will charge |
| Tú | cobrarás | you will charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobrará | s/he will charge, you (formal) will charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobraremos | we will charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobraréis | you (plural) will charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobrarán | they will charge, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cobrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cobraría", meaning "I would charge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobraría | I would charge |
| Tú | cobrarías | you would charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobraría | s/he would charge, you (formal) would charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobraríamos | we would charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobraríais | you (plural) would charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobrarían | they would charge, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cobrar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he cobrado", meaning "I have charged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cobrado | I have charged |
| Tú | has cobrado | you have charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cobrado | s/he has charged, you (formal) have charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cobrado | we have charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cobrado | you (plural) have charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cobrado | they have charged, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cobrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cobrado", meaning "I had charged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cobrado | I had charged |
| Tú | habías cobrado | you had charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cobrado | s/he had charged, you (formal) had charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cobrado | we had charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cobrado | you (plural) had charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cobrado | they had charged, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cobrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cobrado", meaning "I will have charged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cobrado | I will have charged |
| Tú | habrás cobrado | you will have charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cobrado | s/he will have charged, you (formal) will have charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cobrado | we will have charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cobrado | you (plural) will have charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cobrado | they will have charged, |
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Cobrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cobrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cobrado", meaning "I would have charged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cobrado | I would have charged |
| Tú | habrías cobrado | you would have charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cobrado | s/he would have charged, you (formal) would have charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cobrado | we would have charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cobrado | you (plural) would have charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cobrado | they would have charged, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "cobre", meaning "I charge".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobre | I charge |
| Tú | cobres | you charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobre | s/he charges, you (formal) charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobremos | we charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobréis | you (plural) charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobren | they charge, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "cobrara", meaning "I charged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobrara | I charged |
| Tú | cobraras | you charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobrara | s/he charged, you (formal) charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobráramos | we charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobrarais | you (plural) charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobraran | they charged, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "cobrare", meaning "I will charge".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cobrare | I will charge |
| Tú | cobrares | you will charge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobrare | s/he will charge, you (formal) will charge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobráremos | we will charge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobrareis | you (plural) will charge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobraren | they will charge, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya cobrado", meaning "I have charged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cobrado | I have charged |
| Tú | hayas cobrado | you have charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cobrado | s/he has charged, you (formal) have charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cobrado | we have charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cobrado | you (plural) have charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cobrado | they have charged, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera cobrado", meaning "I had charged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cobrado | I had charged |
| Tú | hubieras cobrado | you had charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cobrado | s/he had charged, you (formal) had charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cobrado | we had charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cobrado | you (plural) had charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cobrado | they had charged, |
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Cobrar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere cobrado", meaning "I will have charged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cobrado | I will have charged |
| Tú | hubieres cobrado | you will have charged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cobrado | s/he will have charged, you (formal) will have charged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cobrado | we will have charged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cobrado | you (plural) will have charged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cobrado | they will have charged, |
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Cobrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cobre", meaning "(to you formal) charge!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cobra | (to you) charge! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cobre | (to you formal) charge! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cobremos | let's charge! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cobrad | (to you plural) charge! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cobren | (to you plural formal) charge! |
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Cobrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cobre", meaning "(to you formal) don't charge!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no cobres | (to you) don't charge! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no cobre | (to you formal) don't charge! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cobremos | let's not charge! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cobréis | (to you plural) don't charge! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cobren | (to you plural formal) don't charge! |
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