cocinar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
cocinar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, hope, or doubt that someone cooks. It is common after phrases like 'Quiero que...' or 'Espero que...'.
Notes on cocinar in the Present Subjunctive
Cocinar is regular. It follows the standard pattern of swapping the -a for an -e in the endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que cocines algo rico.
I hope you cook something tasty.
tú
Quiero que ella cocine la cena.
I want her to cook dinner.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos cocinen hoy.
I doubt that they are cooking today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo cocina
Correct: que yo cocine
Why: In the subjunctive, -ar verbs change their vowel from 'a' to 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cocino
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
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.
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.