Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Probar in Spanish
To try, to taste, to test, to prove Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Probar
- Probar in the Indicative Present
- Probar in the Indicative Preterite
- Probar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Probar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Probar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Probar in the Indicative Future
- Probar in the Indicative Conditional
- Probar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Probar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Probar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Probar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Probar
- Imperative tenses of Probar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Probar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Probar is the Spanish verb for "to try, to taste, to test, to prove". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to probar include: comprobar, ensayar, demostrar, intentar, tratar.
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | probar | to try, to taste, to test, to prove |
| Past participle | probado | tried |
| Gerund | probando | trying |
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Indicative Tenses of Probar
Probar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of probar 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, "pruebo", meaning "I try".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pruebo | I try |
| Tú | pruebas | you try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prueba | s/he tries, you (formal) tries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probamos | we try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probáis | you (plural) try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prueban | they try, you (plural formal) try |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Probar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of probar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "probé", meaning "I tried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probé | I tried |
| Tú | probaste | you tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probó | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probamos | we tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probasteis | you (plural) tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probaron | they tried, you (plural formal) tried |
Probar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of probar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "probaba", meaning "I used to try".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probaba | I used to try |
| Tú | probabas | you used to try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probaba | s/he used to try, you (formal) used to try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probábamos | we used to try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probabais | you (plural) used to try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probaban | they used to try, you (plural formal) used to try |
Probar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of probar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy probando", meaning "I am trying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy probando | I am trying |
| Tú | estás probando | you are trying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está probando | s/he is trying, you (formal) are trying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos probando | we are trying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis probando | you (plural) are trying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están probando | they are trying, you (plural formal) are trying |
Probar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of probar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a probar", meaning "I am going to try".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a probar | I am going to try |
| Tú | vas a probar | you are going to try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a probar | s/he is going to try, you (formal) are going to try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a probar | we are going to try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a probar | you (plural) are going to try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a probar | they are going to try, you (plural formal) are going to try |
Probar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of probar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "probaré", meaning "I will try".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probaré | I will try |
| Tú | probarás | you will try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probará | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probaremos | we will try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probaréis | you (plural) will try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probarán | they will try, you (plural formal) will try |
Probar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of probar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "probaría", meaning "I would try".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probaría | I would try |
| Tú | probarías | you would try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probaría | s/he would try, you (formal) would try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probaríamos | we would try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probaríais | you (plural) would try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probarían | they would try, you (plural formal) would try |
Probar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of probar 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 probado", meaning "I have tried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he probado | I have tried |
| Tú | has probado | you have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha probado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos probado | we have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis probado | you (plural) have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han probado | they have tried, you (plural formal) have tried |
Probar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of probar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había probado", meaning "I had tried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había probado | I had tried |
| Tú | habías probado | you had tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había probado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos probado | we had tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais probado | you (plural) had tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían probado | they had tried, you (plural formal) had tried |
Probar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of probar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré probado", meaning "I will have tried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré probado | I will have tried |
| Tú | habrás probado | you will have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá probado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos probado | we will have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis probado | you (plural) will have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán probado | they will have tried, you (plural formal) will have tried |
Probar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of probar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría probado", meaning "I would have tried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría probado | I would have tried |
| Tú | habrías probado | you would have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría probado | s/he would have tried, you (formal) would have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos probado | we would have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais probado | you (plural) would have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían probado | they would have tried, you (plural formal) would have tried |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Probar
Probar 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, "pruebe", meaning "I try".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pruebe | I try |
| Tú | pruebes | you try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pruebe | s/he tries, you (formal) tries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probemos | we try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probéis | you (plural) try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prueben | they try, you (plural formal) try |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Probar 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, "probara", meaning "I tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probara | I tried |
| Tú | probaras | you tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probara | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probáramos | we tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probarais | you (plural) tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probaran | they tried, you (plural formal) tried |
Probar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "probare", meaning "I will try".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | probare | I will try |
| Tú | probares | you will try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | probare | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probáremos | we will try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probareis | you (plural) will try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | probaren | they will try, you (plural formal) will try |
Probar 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 probado", meaning "I have tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya probado | I have tried |
| Tú | hayas probado | you have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya probado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos probado | we have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis probado | you (plural) have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan probado | they have tried, you (plural formal) have tried |
Probar 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 probado", meaning "I had tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera probado | I had tried |
| Tú | hubieras probado | you had tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera probado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos probado | we had tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais probado | you (plural) had tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran probado | they had tried, you (plural formal) had tried |
Probar 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. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere probado", meaning "I will have tried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere probado | I will have tried |
| Tú | hubieres probado | you will have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere probado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos probado | we will have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis probado | you (plural) will have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren probado | they will have tried, you (plural formal) will have tried |
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Imperative Tenses of Probar
Probar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pruebe", meaning "(to you formal) try!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | prueba | (to you) try! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pruebe | (to you formal) try! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | probemos | let's try! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | probad | (to you plural) try! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prueben | (to you plural formal) try! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Probar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pruebe", meaning "(to you formal) don't try!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pruebes | (to you) don't try! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pruebe | (to you formal) don't try! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no probemos | let's not try! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no probéis | (to you plural) don't try! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no prueben | (to you plural formal) don't try! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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