How to conjugate Trabajar in Spanish

Introduction

Trabajar is the Spanish verb for "to work". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to trabajar include: currar, funcionar, labrar, resultar.

Indicative Tenses of Trabajar

Trabajar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of trabajar 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, "trabajo en una cuidad grande", meaning "I work in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajo	I work
Tú	trabajas	you work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabaja	s/he works, you (formal) work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajamos	we work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajáis	you (plural) work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajan	they work,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of trabajar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "trabajé en una cuidad grande", meaning "I worked in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajé	I worked
Tú	trabajaste	you worked
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajó	s/he worked, you (formal) worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajamos	we worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajasteis	you (plural) worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajaron	they worked,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of trabajar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "trabajaba en una cuidad grande", meaning "I used to work in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajaba	I used to work
Tú	trabajabas	you used to work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajaba	s/he used to work, you (formal) used to work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajábamos	we used to work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajabais	you (plural) used to work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajaban	they used to work,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of trabajar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy trabajando en una cuidad grande", meaning "I am working in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy trabajando	I am working
Tú	estás trabajando	you are working
Ella / Él / Usted	está trabajando	s/he is working, you (formal) are working
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos trabajando	we are working
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis trabajando	you (plural) are working
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están trabajando	they are working,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of trabajar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a trabajar en una cuidad grande", meaning "I am going to work in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a trabajar	I am going to work
Tú	vas a trabajar	you are going to work
Ella / Él / Usted	va a trabajar	s/he is going to work, you (formal) are going to work
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a trabajar	we are going to work
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a trabajar	you (plural) are going to work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a trabajar	they are going to work,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of trabajar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "trabajaré en una cuidad grande", meaning "I will work in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajaré	I will work
Tú	trabajarás	you will work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajará	s/he will work, you (formal) will work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajaremos	we will work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajaréis	you (plural) will work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajarán	they will work,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of trabajar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "trabajaría en una cuidad grande", meaning "I would work in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajaría	I would work
Tú	trabajarías	you would work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajaría	s/he would work, you (formal) would work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajaríamos	we would work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajaríais	you (plural) would work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajarían	they would work,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of trabajar 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 trabajado en una cuidad grande", meaning "I have worked in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he trabajado	I have worked
Tú	has trabajado	you have worked
Ella / Él / Usted	ha trabajado	s/he has worked, you (formal) have worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos trabajado	we have worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis trabajado	you (plural) have worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han trabajado	they have worked,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of trabajar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había trabajado en una cuidad grande", meaning "I had worked in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había trabajado	I had worked
Tú	habías trabajado	you had worked
Ella / Él / Usted	había trabajado	s/he had worked, you (formal) had worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos trabajado	we had worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais trabajado	you (plural) had worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían trabajado	they had worked,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of trabajar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré trabajado en una cuidad grande", meaning "I will have worked in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré trabajado	I will have worked
Tú	habrás trabajado	you will have worked
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá trabajado	s/he will have worked, you (formal) will have worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos trabajado	we will have worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis trabajado	you (plural) will have worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán trabajado	they will have worked,

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Trabajar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of trabajar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría trabajado en una cuidad grande", meaning "I would have worked in a big city".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría trabajado	I would have worked
Tú	habrías trabajado	you would have worked
Ella / Él / Usted	habría trabajado	s/he would have worked, you (formal) would have worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos trabajado	we would have worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais trabajado	you (plural) would have worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían trabajado	they would have worked,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Trabajar

Trabajar 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, "trabaje", meaning "I work".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabaje	I work
Tú	trabajes	you work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabaje	s/he works, you (formal) work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajemos	we work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajéis	you (plural) work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajen	they work,

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Trabajar 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, "trabajara", meaning "I worked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajara	I worked
Tú	trabajaras	you worked
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajara	s/he worked, you (formal) worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajáramos	we worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajarais	you (plural) worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajaran	they worked,

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Trabajar 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, "trabajare", meaning "I will work".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	trabajare	I will work
Tú	trabajares	you will work
Ella / Él / Usted	trabajare	s/he will work, you (formal) will work
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajáremos	we will work
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajareis	you (plural) will work
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajaren	they will work,

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Trabajar 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 trabajado", meaning "I have worked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya trabajado	I have worked
Tú	hayas trabajado	you have worked
Ella / Él / Usted	haya trabajado	s/he has worked, you (formal) have worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos trabajado	we have worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis trabajado	you (plural) have worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan trabajado	they have worked,

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Trabajar 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 trabajado", meaning "I had worked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera trabajado	I had worked
Tú	hubieras trabajado	you had worked
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera trabajado	s/he had worked, you (formal) had worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos trabajado	we had worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais trabajado	you (plural) had worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran trabajado	they had worked,

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Trabajar 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 trabajado", meaning "I will have worked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere trabajado	I will have worked
Tú	hubieres trabajado	you will have worked
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere trabajado	s/he will have worked, you (formal) will have worked
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos trabajado	we will have worked
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis trabajado	you (plural) will have worked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren trabajado	they will have worked,

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Imperative Tenses of Trabajar

Trabajar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "trabaje", meaning "(to you formal) work!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	trabaja	(to you) work!
Ella / Él / Usted	trabaje	(to you formal) work!
Nosotras / Nosotros	trabajemos	let's work!
Vosotras / Vosotros	trabajad	(to you plural) work!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	trabajen	(to you plural formal) work!

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Trabajar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no trabaje", meaning "(to you formal) don't work!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no trabajes	(to you) don't work!
Ella / Él / Usted	no trabaje	(to you formal) don't work!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no trabajemos	let's not work!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no trabajéis	(to you plural) don't work!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no trabajen	(to you plural formal) don't work!

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Example sentences and usage

• Trabajé en una oficina de correo durante las vacaciones de verano. I worked in a post office during the summer vacation.
• Trabajo hasta los domingos. I work even on Sunday.
• Trabajas muy duro estos días. ¿No estás cansado? You work too hard these days. Aren't you tired?
• ¿Has visitado alguna vez la oficina en la que trabaja tu padre? Have you ever visited the office where your father works?
• Espero que trabajes más duro. I expect you to work harder.
• Mientras trabajaba en un banco, enseñaba economía en una universidad. While employed at the bank, he taught economics at college.
• La gente que trabaja regularmente en sitios abiertos no sufre de insomnio. People who regularly work in the open air do not suffer from sleeplessness.

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