cocinar Present Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
cocinar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for your current cooking habits, general facts about your skills, or what is happening on the stove right now.
Notes on cocinar in the Present
Cocinar is a standard -ar verb. No stem changes or spelling shifts occur.
Example Sentences
Yo cocino todos los días en casa.
I cook every day at home.
yo
Mi hermano cocina muy bien.
My brother cooks very well.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes cocinan comida picante?
Do you all cook spicy food?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: yo cocina
Correct: yo cocino
Why: Even though it's an -ar verb, the 'yo' form always ends in -o in the present indicative.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'cocinar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: cociné
The preterite of cocinar is regular: cociné, cocinaste, cocinó, cocinamos, cocinasteis, cocinaron.
Imperfect
yo: cocinaba
The imperfect of cocinar is regular: cocinaba, cocinabas, cocinaba, cocinábamos, cocinabais, cocinaban.
Future
yo: cocinaré
The future of cocinar is regular: cocinaré, cocinarás, cocinará, cocinaremos, cocinaréis, cocinarán.
Conditional
yo: cocinaría
The conditional of cocinar is regular: cocinaría, cocinarías, cocinaría, cocinaríamos, cocinaríais, cocinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cocine
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cocinara
The imperfect subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocinara, cocinaras, cocinara, cocináramos, cocinarais, cocinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cocina
The affirmative imperative of cocinar is: cocina (tú), cocine (usted), cocinemos (nosotros), cocinad (vosotros), cocinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cocines
The negative imperative of cocinar uses present subjunctive forms: no cocines, no cocine, no cocinemos, no cocinéis, no cocinen.