How to conjugate Coger in Spanish
To take, to catch, to get, to pick Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Coger
- Coger in the Indicative Present
- Coger in the Indicative Preterite
- Coger in the Indicative Imperfect
- Coger in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Coger in the Indicative Informal Future
- Coger in the Indicative Future
- Coger in the Indicative Conditional
- Coger in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Coger in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Coger in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Coger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Coger
- Imperative tenses of Coger
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Coger conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Coger is the Spanish verb for "to take, to catch, to get, to pick". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to coger include: arrebatar, llevar, sacar, tomar, atrapar, pillar, prender, conseguir, obtener, traer, escoger.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | coger | to take, to catch, to get, to pick |
| Past participle | cogido | taken |
| Gerund | cogiendo | taking |
Indicative Tenses of Coger
Coger in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of coger 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, "cojo", meaning "I take".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cojo | I take |
| Tú | coges | you take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coge | s/he takes, you (formal) take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogemos | we take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogéis | you (plural) take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogen | they take, you (plural formal) take |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Coger in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of coger is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cogí", meaning "I took".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogí | I took |
| Tú | cogiste | you took |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogió | s/he took, you (formal) took |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogimos | we took |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogisteis | you (plural) took |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogieron | they took, you (plural formal) took |
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Coger in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of coger is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cogía", meaning "I used to take".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogía | I used to take |
| Tú | cogías | you used to take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogía | s/he used to take, you (formal) used to take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogíamos | we used to take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogíais | you (plural) used to take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogían | they used to take, you (plural formal) used to take |
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Coger in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of coger is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cogiendo", meaning "I am taking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cogiendo | I am taking |
| Tú | estás cogiendo | you are taking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cogiendo | s/he is taking, you (formal) are taking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cogiendo | we are taking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cogiendo | you (plural) are taking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cogiendo | they are taking, you (plural formal) are taking |
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Coger in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of coger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a coger", meaning "I am going to take".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a coger | I am going to take |
| Tú | vas a coger | you are going to take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a coger | s/he is going to take, you (formal) are going to take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a coger | we are going to take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a coger | you (plural) are going to take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a coger | they are going to take, you (plural formal) are going to take |
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Coger in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of coger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cogeré", meaning "I will take".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogeré | I will take |
| Tú | cogerás | you will take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogerá | s/he will take, you (formal) will take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogeremos | we will take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogeréis | you (plural) will take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogerán | they will take, you (plural formal) will take |
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Coger in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of coger is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cogería", meaning "I would take".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogería | I would take |
| Tú | cogerías | you would take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogería | s/he would take, you (formal) would take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogeríamos | we would take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogeríais | you (plural) would take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogerían | they would take, you (plural formal) would take |
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Coger in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of coger 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 cogido", meaning "I have taken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cogido | I have taken |
| Tú | has cogido | you have taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cogido | s/he has taken, you (formal) have taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cogido | we have taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cogido | you (plural) have taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cogido | they have taken, you (plural formal) have taken |
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Coger in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of coger is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cogido", meaning "I had taken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cogido | I had taken |
| Tú | habías cogido | you had taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cogido | s/he had taken, you (formal) had taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cogido | we had taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cogido | you (plural) had taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cogido | they had taken, you (plural formal) had taken |
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Coger in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of coger is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cogido", meaning "I will have taken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cogido | I will have taken |
| Tú | habrás cogido | you will have taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cogido | s/he will have taken, you (formal) will have taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cogido | we will have taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cogido | you (plural) will have taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cogido | they will have taken, you (plural formal) will have taken |
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Coger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of coger is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cogido", meaning "I would have taken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cogido | I would have taken |
| Tú | habrías cogido | you would have taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cogido | s/he would have taken, you (formal) would have taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cogido | we would have taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cogido | you (plural) would have taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cogido | they would have taken, you (plural formal) would have taken |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Coger
Coger 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, "coja", meaning "I take".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coja | I take |
| Tú | cojas | you take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coja | s/he takes, you (formal) take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cojamos | we take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cojáis | you (plural) take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cojan | they take, you (plural formal) take |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Coger 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, "cogiera", meaning "I took".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogiera | I took |
| Tú | cogieras | you took |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogiera | s/he took, you (formal) took |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogiéramos | we took |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogierais | you (plural) took |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogieran | they took, you (plural formal) took |
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Coger 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, "cogiere", meaning "I will take".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cogiere | I will take |
| Tú | cogieres | you will take |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cogiere | s/he will take, you (formal) will take |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cogiéremos | we will take |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cogiereis | you (plural) will take |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cogieren | they will take, you (plural formal) will take |
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Coger 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 cogido", meaning "I have taken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cogido | I have taken |
| Tú | hayas cogido | you have taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cogido | s/he has taken, you (formal) have taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cogido | we have taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cogido | you (plural) have taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cogido | they have taken, you (plural formal) have taken |
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Coger 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 cogido", meaning "I had taken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cogido | I had taken |
| Tú | hubieras cogido | you had taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cogido | s/he had taken, you (formal) had taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cogido | we had taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cogido | you (plural) had taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cogido | they had taken, you (plural formal) had taken |
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Coger 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 cogido", meaning "I will have taken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cogido | I will have taken |
| Tú | hubieres cogido | you will have taken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cogido | s/he will have taken, you (formal) will have taken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cogido | we will have taken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cogido | you (plural) will have taken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cogido | they will have taken, you (plural formal) will have taken |
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Imperative Tenses of Coger
Coger in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "coja", meaning "(to you formal) take!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | coge | (to you) take! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coja | (to you formal) take! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cojamos | let's take! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coged | (to you plural) take! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cojan | (to you plural formal) take! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Coger in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no coja", meaning "(to you formal) don't take!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no cojas | (to you) don't take! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no coja | (to you formal) don't take! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cojamos | let's not take! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cojáis | (to you plural) don't take! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cojan | (to you plural formal) don't take! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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