Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Sobrar in Spanish
sobrar to have left over, to have to spare, to be left over Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Sobrar (to have left over, to have to spare, to be left over) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: le sobra / le sobran, les sobra / les sobran. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- sobrado had left over
- Gerund
- sobrando having left over
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Sobrar
- Sobrar in the Indicative Present
- Sobrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Sobrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sobrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Sobrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Sobrar in the Indicative Future
- Sobrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Sobrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sobrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sobrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sobrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sobrar
- Imperative tenses of Sobrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Sobrar
Sobrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sobrar 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, “me sobra / me sobran”, meaning “I have left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobra / me sobran | I have left over |
| A ti | te sobra / te sobran | you have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobra / le sobran | s/he has left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobra / nos sobran | we have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobra / os sobran | you (plural) have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobra / les sobran | they have left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sobrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me sobró / me sobraron”, meaning “I had left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobró / me sobraron | I had left over |
| A ti | te sobró / te sobraron | you had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobró / le sobraron | s/he had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobró / nos sobraron | we had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobró / os sobraron | you (plural) had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobró / les sobraron | they had left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sobrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me sobraba / me sobraban”, meaning “I used to have left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobraba / me sobraban | I used to have left over |
| A ti | te sobraba / te sobraban | you used to have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobraba / le sobraban | s/he used to have left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobraba / nos sobraban | we used to have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobraba / os sobraban | you (plural) used to have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobraba / les sobraban | they used to have left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of sobrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está sobrando / me están sobrando”, meaning “I am having left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está sobrando / me están sobrando | I am having left over |
| A ti | te está sobrando / te están sobrando | you are having left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le está sobrando / le están sobrando | s/he is having left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos está sobrando / nos están sobrando | we are having left over |
| A vosotros/as | os está sobrando / os están sobrando | you (plural) are having left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está sobrando / les están sobrando | they are having left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of sobrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a sobrar / me van a sobrar”, meaning “I am going to have left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a sobrar / me van a sobrar | I am going to have left over |
| A ti | te va a sobrar / te van a sobrar | you are going to have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a sobrar / le van a sobrar | s/he is going to have left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a sobrar / nos van a sobrar | we are going to have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os va a sobrar / os van a sobrar | you (plural) are going to have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a sobrar / les van a sobrar | they are going to have left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sobrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me sobrará / me sobrarán”, meaning “I will have left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobrará / me sobrarán | I will have left over |
| A ti | te sobrará / te sobrarán | you will have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobrará / le sobrarán | s/he will have left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobrará / nos sobrarán | we will have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobrará / os sobrarán | you (plural) will have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobrará / les sobrarán | they will have left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sobrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me sobraría / me sobrarían”, meaning “I would have left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobraría / me sobrarían | I would have left over |
| A ti | te sobraría / te sobrarían | you would have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobraría / le sobrarían | s/he would have left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobraría / nos sobrarían | we would have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobraría / os sobrarían | you (plural) would have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobraría / les sobrarían | they would have left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sobrar 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, “me ha sobrado / me han sobrado”, meaning “I have had left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha sobrado / me han sobrado | I have had left over |
| A ti | te ha sobrado / te han sobrado | you have had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha sobrado / le han sobrado | s/he has had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha sobrado / nos han sobrado | we have had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os ha sobrado / os han sobrado | you (plural) have had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha sobrado / les han sobrado | they have had left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sobrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había sobrado / me habían sobrado”, meaning “I had had left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había sobrado / me habían sobrado | I had had left over |
| A ti | te había sobrado / te habían sobrado | you had had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le había sobrado / le habían sobrado | s/he had had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos había sobrado / nos habían sobrado | we had had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os había sobrado / os habían sobrado | you (plural) had had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había sobrado / les habían sobrado | they had had left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sobrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá sobrado / me habrán sobrado”, meaning “I will have had left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá sobrado / me habrán sobrado | I will have had left over |
| A ti | te habrá sobrado / te habrán sobrado | you will have had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá sobrado / le habrán sobrado | s/he will have had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá sobrado / nos habrán sobrado | we will have had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá sobrado / os habrán sobrado | you (plural) will have had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá sobrado / les habrán sobrado | they will have had left over |
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Sobrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sobrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría sobrado / me habrían sobrado”, meaning “I would have had left over”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría sobrado / me habrían sobrado | I would have had left over |
| A ti | te habría sobrado / te habrían sobrado | you would have had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría sobrado / le habrían sobrado | s/he would have had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría sobrado / nos habrían sobrado | we would have had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os habría sobrado / os habrían sobrado | you (plural) would have had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría sobrado / les habrían sobrado | they would have had left over |
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Subjunctive tenses of Sobrar
Sobrar 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, “me sobre / me sobren”, meaning “I have left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobre / me sobren | I have left over |
| A ti | te sobre / te sobren | you have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobre / le sobren | s/he has left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobre / nos sobren | we have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobre / os sobren | you (plural) have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobre / les sobren | they have left over |
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Sobrar 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, “me sobrara / me sobraran”, meaning “I had left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobrara / me sobraran | I had left over |
| A ti | te sobrara / te sobraran | you had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobrara / le sobraran | s/he had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobrara / nos sobraran | we had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobrara / os sobraran | you (plural) had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobrara / les sobraran | they had left over |
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Sobrar 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, “me sobrare / me sobraren”, meaning “I will have left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me sobrare / me sobraren | I will have left over |
| A ti | te sobrare / te sobraren | you will have left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le sobrare / le sobraren | s/he will have left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos sobrare / nos sobraren | we will have left over |
| A vosotros/as | os sobrare / os sobraren | you (plural) will have left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les sobrare / les sobraren | they will have left over |
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Sobrar 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, “me haya sobrado / me hayan sobrado”, meaning “I have had left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya sobrado / me hayan sobrado | I have had left over |
| A ti | te haya sobrado / te hayan sobrado | you have had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya sobrado / le hayan sobrado | s/he has had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya sobrado / nos hayan sobrado | we have had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os haya sobrado / os hayan sobrado | you (plural) have had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya sobrado / les hayan sobrado | they have had left over |
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Sobrar 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, “me hubiera sobrado / me hubieran sobrado”, meaning “I had had left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera sobrado / me hubieran sobrado | I had had left over |
| A ti | te hubiera sobrado / te hubieran sobrado | you had had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera sobrado / le hubieran sobrado | s/he had had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera sobrado / nos hubieran sobrado | we had had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera sobrado / os hubieran sobrado | you (plural) had had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera sobrado / les hubieran sobrado | they had had left over |
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Sobrar 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, “me hubiere sobrado / me hubieren sobrado”, meaning “I will have had left over”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere sobrado / me hubieren sobrado | I will have had left over |
| A ti | te hubiere sobrado / te hubieren sobrado | you will have had left over |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere sobrado / le hubieren sobrado | s/he will have had left over |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere sobrado / nos hubieren sobrado | we will have had left over |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere sobrado / os hubieren sobrado | you (plural) will have had left over |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere sobrado / les hubieren sobrado | they will have had left over |
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Imperative tenses of Sobrar
Sobrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “sobre”, meaning “(to you formal) have left over!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | sobra | (to you) have left over! |
| A ella/él/usted | sobre | (to you formal) have left over! |
| A nosotros/as | sobremos | let's have left over! |
| A vosotros/as | sobrad | (to you plural) have left over! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | sobren | (to you plural formal) have left over! |
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Sobrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no sobre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't have left over!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no sobres | (to you) don't have left over! |
| A ella/él/usted | no sobre | (to you formal) don't have left over! |
| A nosotros/as | no sobremos | let's not have left over! |
| A vosotros/as | no sobréis | (to you plural) don't have left over! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no sobren | (to you plural formal) don't have left over! |
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Frequently asked questions about Sobrar
Is sobrar a regular or irregular verb?
Sobrar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate sobrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), sobrar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le sobra / le sobran, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les sobra / les sobran. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate sobrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), sobrar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le sobró / le sobraron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les sobró / les sobraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate sobrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), sobrar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le sobraba / le sobraban, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les sobraba / les sobraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate sobrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), sobrar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le sobrará / le sobrarán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les sobrará / les sobrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate sobrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), sobrar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le sobre / le sobren, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les sobre / les sobren. The present subjunctive 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.
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