colocarConjugation
colocar means to place.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
The present tense of colocar is completely regular: coloco, colocas, coloca, colocamos, colocáis, colocan.
Future
The future tense of colocar is regular: colocaré, colocarás, colocará, colocaremos, colocaréis, colocarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of colocar is regular: colocaba, colocabas, colocaba, colocábamos, colocabais, colocaban.
Conditional
The conditional of colocar is regular: colocaría, colocarías, colocaría, colocaríamos, colocaríais, colocarían.
Preterite
The preterite of colocar features a spelling change in the first person: coloqué, colocaste, colocó, colocamos, colocasteis, colocaron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of colocar uses 'qu' throughout: no coloques, no coloque, no coloquemos, no coloquéis, no coloquen.
Imperative
The imperative of colocar gives commands: coloca (tú), coloque (usted), coloquemos (nosotros), colocad (vosotros), coloquen (ustedes).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of colocar uses 'qu' in all forms: coloque, coloques, coloque, coloquemos, coloquéis, coloquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of colocar is regular: colocara, colocaras, colocara, colocáramos, colocarais, colocaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does colocar mean in Spanish?
colocar means "to place".
Is colocar a regular or irregular verb?
colocar is a regular (with spelling change in some tenses) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate colocar in the present tense?
The present tense of colocar is: yo coloco, tú colocas, él/ella/usted coloca, nosotros colocamos, vosotros colocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colocan.
How do you conjugate colocar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of colocar is: yo coloqué, tú colocaste, él/ella/usted colocó, nosotros colocamos, vosotros colocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colocaron.
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