Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Copiar in Spanish
To copy Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Copiar
- Copiar in the Indicative Present
- Copiar in the Indicative Preterite
- Copiar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Copiar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Copiar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Copiar in the Indicative Future
- Copiar in the Indicative Conditional
- Copiar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Copiar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Copiar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Copiar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Copiar
- Imperative tenses of Copiar
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- Practice Copiar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Copiar is the Spanish verb for "to copy". 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 | copiar | to copy |
| Past participle | copiado | copied |
| Gerund | copiando | copying |
Indicative Tenses of Copiar
Copiar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of copiar 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, "copio", meaning "I copy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copio | I copy |
| Tú | copias | you copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copia | s/he copies, you (formal) copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiamos | we copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiáis | you (plural) copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copian | they copy, you (plural formal) copy |
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Copiar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of copiar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "copié", meaning "I copied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copié | I copied |
| Tú | copiaste | you copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copió | s/he copied, you (formal) copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiamos | we copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiasteis | you (plural) copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiaron | they copied, you (plural formal) copied |
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Copiar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of copiar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "copiaba", meaning "I used to copy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copiaba | I used to copy |
| Tú | copiabas | you used to copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copiaba | s/he used to copy, you (formal) used to copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiábamos | we used to copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiabais | you (plural) used to copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiaban | they used to copy, you (plural formal) used to copy |
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Copiar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of copiar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy copiando", meaning "I am copying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy copiando | I am copying |
| Tú | estás copiando | you are copying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está copiando | s/he is copying, you (formal) are copying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos copiando | we are copying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis copiando | you (plural) are copying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están copiando | they are copying, you (plural formal) are copying |
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Copiar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of copiar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a copiar", meaning "I am going to copy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a copiar | I am going to copy |
| Tú | vas a copiar | you are going to copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a copiar | s/he is going to copy, you (formal) are going to copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a copiar | we are going to copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a copiar | you (plural) are going to copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a copiar | they are going to copy, you (plural formal) are going to copy |
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Copiar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of copiar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "copiaré", meaning "I will copy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copiaré | I will copy |
| Tú | copiarás | you will copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copiará | s/he will copy, you (formal) will copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiaremos | we will copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiaréis | you (plural) will copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiarán | they will copy, you (plural formal) will copy |
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Copiar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of copiar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "copiaría", meaning "I would copy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copiaría | I would copy |
| Tú | copiarías | you would copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copiaría | s/he would copy, you (formal) would copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiaríamos | we would copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiaríais | you (plural) would copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiarían | they would copy, you (plural formal) would copy |
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Copiar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of copiar 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 copiado", meaning "I have copied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he copiado | I have copied |
| Tú | has copiado | you have copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha copiado | s/he has copied, you (formal) have copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos copiado | we have copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis copiado | you (plural) have copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han copiado | they have copied, you (plural formal) have copied |
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Copiar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of copiar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había copiado", meaning "I had copied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había copiado | I had copied |
| Tú | habías copiado | you had copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había copiado | s/he had copied, you (formal) had copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos copiado | we had copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais copiado | you (plural) had copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían copiado | they had copied, you (plural formal) had copied |
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Copiar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of copiar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré copiado", meaning "I will have copied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré copiado | I will have copied |
| Tú | habrás copiado | you will have copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá copiado | s/he will have copied, you (formal) will have copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos copiado | we will have copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis copiado | you (plural) will have copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán copiado | they will have copied, you (plural formal) will have copied |
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Copiar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of copiar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría copiado", meaning "I would have copied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría copiado | I would have copied |
| Tú | habrías copiado | you would have copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría copiado | s/he would have copied, you (formal) would have copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos copiado | we would have copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais copiado | you (plural) would have copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían copiado | they would have copied, you (plural formal) would have copied |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Copiar
Copiar 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, "copie", meaning "I copy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copie | I copy |
| Tú | copies | you copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copie | s/he copies, you (formal) copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiemos | we copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiéis | you (plural) copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copien | they copy, you (plural formal) copy |
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Copiar 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, "copiara", meaning "I copied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copiara | I copied |
| Tú | copiaras | you copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copiara | s/he copied, you (formal) copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiáramos | we copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiarais | you (plural) copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiaran | they copied, you (plural formal) copied |
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Copiar 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, "copiare", meaning "I will copy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | copiare | I will copy |
| Tú | copiares | you will copy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copiare | s/he will copy, you (formal) will copy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiáremos | we will copy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiareis | you (plural) will copy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copiaren | they will copy, you (plural formal) will copy |
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Copiar 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 copiado", meaning "I have copied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya copiado | I have copied |
| Tú | hayas copiado | you have copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya copiado | s/he has copied, you (formal) have copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos copiado | we have copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis copiado | you (plural) have copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan copiado | they have copied, you (plural formal) have copied |
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Copiar 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 copiado", meaning "I had copied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera copiado | I had copied |
| Tú | hubieras copiado | you had copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera copiado | s/he had copied, you (formal) had copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos copiado | we had copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais copiado | you (plural) had copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran copiado | they had copied, you (plural formal) had copied |
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Copiar 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 copiado", meaning "I will have copied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere copiado | I will have copied |
| Tú | hubieres copiado | you will have copied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere copiado | s/he will have copied, you (formal) will have copied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos copiado | we will have copied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis copiado | you (plural) will have copied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren copiado | they will have copied, you (plural formal) will have copied |
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Imperative Tenses of Copiar
Copiar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "copie", meaning "(to you formal) copy!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | copia | (to you) copy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | copie | (to you formal) copy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | copiemos | let's copy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | copiad | (to you plural) copy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | copien | (to you plural formal) copy! |
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Copiar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no copie", meaning "(to you formal) don't copy!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no copies | (to you) don't copy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no copie | (to you formal) don't copy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no copiemos | let's not copy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no copiéis | (to you plural) don't copy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no copien | (to you plural formal) don't copy! |
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