How to conjugate Colocar in Spanish
To place, to locate, to put Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Colocar
- Colocar in the Indicative Present
- Colocar in the Indicative Preterite
- Colocar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Colocar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Colocar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Colocar in the Indicative Future
- Colocar in the Indicative Conditional
- Colocar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Colocar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Colocar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Colocar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Colocar
- Imperative tenses of Colocar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Colocar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Colocar is the Spanish verb for "to place, to locate, to put". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to colocar include: meter, poner, posar, situar, localizar, ubicar, echar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | colocar | to place, to locate, to put |
| Past participle | colocado | placed |
| Gerund | colocando | placing |
Indicative Tenses of Colocar
Colocar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of colocar 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, "coloco", meaning "I place".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coloco | I place |
| Tú | colocas | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coloca | s/he places, you (formal) place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocamos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocáis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocan | they place, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of colocar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "coloqué", meaning "I placed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coloqué | I placed |
| Tú | colocaste | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocó | s/he placed, you (formal) placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocamos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocasteis | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocaron | they placed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Colocar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of colocar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "colocaba", meaning "I used to place".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colocaba | I used to place |
| Tú | colocabas | you used to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocaba | s/he used to place, you (formal) used to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocábamos | we used to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocabais | you (plural) used to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocaban | they used to place, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of colocar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy colocando", meaning "I am placing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy colocando | I am placing |
| Tú | estás colocando | you are placing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está colocando | s/he is placing, you (formal) are placing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos colocando | we are placing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis colocando | you (plural) are placing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están colocando | they are placing, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of colocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a colocar", meaning "I am going to place".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a colocar | I am going to place |
| Tú | vas a colocar | you are going to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a colocar | s/he is going to place, you (formal) are going to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a colocar | we are going to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a colocar | you (plural) are going to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a colocar | they are going to place, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of colocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "colocaré", meaning "I will place".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colocaré | I will place |
| Tú | colocarás | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocará | s/he will place, you (formal) will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocaremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocaréis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocarán | they will place, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of colocar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "colocaría", meaning "I would place".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colocaría | I would place |
| Tú | colocarías | you would place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocaría | s/he would place, you (formal) would place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocaríamos | we would place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocaríais | you (plural) would place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocarían | they would place, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of colocar 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 colocado", meaning "I have placed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he colocado | I have placed |
| Tú | has colocado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha colocado | s/he has placed, you (formal) have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos colocado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis colocado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han colocado | they have placed, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of colocar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había colocado", meaning "I had placed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había colocado | I had placed |
| Tú | habías colocado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había colocado | s/he had placed, you (formal) had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos colocado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais colocado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían colocado | they had placed, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of colocar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré colocado", meaning "I will have placed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré colocado | I will have placed |
| Tú | habrás colocado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá colocado | s/he will have placed, you (formal) will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos colocado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis colocado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán colocado | they will have placed, |
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Colocar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of colocar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría colocado", meaning "I would have placed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría colocado | I would have placed |
| Tú | habrías colocado | you would have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría colocado | s/he would have placed, you (formal) would have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos colocado | we would have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais colocado | you (plural) would have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían colocado | they would have placed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Colocar
Colocar 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, "coloque", meaning "I place".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coloque | I place |
| Tú | coloques | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coloque | s/he places, you (formal) place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coloquemos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coloquéis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coloquen | they place, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Colocar 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, "colocara", meaning "I placed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colocara | I placed |
| Tú | colocaras | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocara | s/he placed, you (formal) placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocáramos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocarais | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocaran | they placed, |
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Colocar 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, "colocare", meaning "I will place".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colocare | I will place |
| Tú | colocares | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colocare | s/he will place, you (formal) will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colocáremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocareis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | colocaren | they will place, |
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Colocar 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 colocado", meaning "I have placed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya colocado | I have placed |
| Tú | hayas colocado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya colocado | s/he has placed, you (formal) have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos colocado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis colocado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan colocado | they have placed, |
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Colocar 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 colocado", meaning "I had placed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera colocado | I had placed |
| Tú | hubieras colocado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera colocado | s/he had placed, you (formal) had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos colocado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais colocado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran colocado | they had placed, |
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Colocar 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 colocado", meaning "I will have placed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere colocado | I will have placed |
| Tú | hubieres colocado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere colocado | s/he will have placed, you (formal) will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos colocado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis colocado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren colocado | they will have placed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Colocar
Colocar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "coloque", meaning "(to you formal) place!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | coloca | (to you) place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coloque | (to you formal) place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coloquemos | let's place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colocad | (to you plural) place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coloquen | (to you plural formal) place! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Colocar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no coloque", meaning "(to you formal) don't place!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no coloques | (to you) don't place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no coloque | (to you formal) don't place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no coloquemos | let's not place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no coloquéis | (to you plural) don't place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no coloquen | (to you plural formal) don't place! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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